CRMC BioSecurity Board
Meeting Location: URI Bay Campus Coastal Institute
Large Conference Room
July 2, 2015

Meeting Minutes

Attendees: Scott Marshall, Mike McGiveney, Robert Rheault, Dale Leavitt, Marta Gomez- Chiarri, Tom McKenna (USDA), Lauren Harris (USDA) and David Beutel

Call to order. A. Livingston called the first meeting of the Subcommittee to order at 4:15 p.m.

Discussion: shellfish disease monitoring program:

• Funding from USDA ($4500)
• Sentinel Program using standard tests
• Work to leverage with other disease testing programs (EQIP)
• Six sites: Winnapaug, Quonochontaug, Ninigret, Point Judith, Bissel Cove, RWU
• Oysters obtained between September 15 and 30.
• Log temperature and salinity
• RWU Lab to conduct tests

Vase tunicate discussion:

• Project to determine temperature tolerance
• Tunicates from Maine
• 48 hour quarantine required to purge tunicate
• Research conducted at GSO aquarium
• Post project water treatment before release (Marta will contact with protocol)

New business:

• Tal Ben-Horin research project raising Bulgao; Dave will contact for scheduling presentation to describe project; BioSecurity Board will make a recommendation to the Director
• Kelp species for aquaculture; Skid to contact Matt Green at DEM to verify native kelp species

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