Milford Aquaculture Seminar

44th Milford Aquaculture Seminar

January 13-15, 2025

Deadlines

• November 11, 2024 - Abstracts are due. Please submit your abstracts as soon as possible.
• December 13, 2024 - Early bird registration ends. Please register by December 13 to get the early bird reduced seminar fee.
• December 28, 2024 - Last day to reserve a hotel room at the special seminar reduced rate. Make your hotel reservations directly with the Courtyard by Marriott in Shelton, Connecticut.

Registration

Registration is now open for the 2025 Milford Aquaculture Seminar. After December 13, seminar registration fees increase.

Full registration included an evening poster session, and continental breakfast, lunch, and full schedule of presentations on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Venue

The Milford Aquaculture Seminar will be held at the Courtyard by Marriott in Shelton, Connecticut. We arranged a special meeting room rate of $124 per night plus tax. The last day to book at the special meeting rate is Saturday, December 28, 2024.

Instructions for Oral and Poster Presentations

Abstract Submission

Abstract submissions must be received by November 11, 2024. Note that the body of the abstract is limited to 400 words.

Oral Presentation

Speakers are limited to 15 minutes for their presentation and questions. Presentations can be loaded from a USB thumb drive prior to your session.

Poster Presentations

Posters can be up to 36x48 inches in size.

Posters will be on display during the opening reception on January 13 (6:00-8:00 p.m.). Due to the anticipated volume of attendees, we will have limited space to keep posters displayed after the opening reception.

Agenda

• Conference Agenda (pdf, 5pg)

Monday, January 13

Afternoon

4:00 PM Registration opens

6:00-8:00 PM Poster Session

Tuesday, January 14

Morning

8:00 AM Registration and continental breakfast

9:00 AM Opening remarks and presentations

10:15 AM Morning coffee break

10:45 AM Presentations

Afternoon

12:00 PM Buffet lunch

1:15 PM Presentations

2:30 PM Afternoon coffee break

3:00 PM Presentations

4:00 PM Adjourn

Wednesday, January 15

Morning

8:00 AM Registration and continental breakfast

9:00 AM Presentations

10:30 AM Morning coffee break

11:00 AM Presentations

Afternoon

12:30 PM Buffet lunch

1:45 PM Presentations

2:45 PM Afternoon coffee break

3:15 PM Adjourn and farewell break

History

The first Milford Aquaculture Seminar was held in 1975, when a small group of Milford Laboratory researchers and shellfish growers convened to discuss issues of concern to the aquaculture industry. Since then, the meeting has expanded to include the wider scientific and academic communities, industry, ecosystem managers, and the public. The seminar is typically held every January. Every other year, it is held in conjunction with the Northeast Aquaculture Conference Expo. The next joint meeting will be held in January 2026.

Contact

Lisa Milke

(203) 306-8141 voice/text

Address:

Northeast Fisheries Science Center

Milford Laboratory

212 Rogers Avenue

Milford CT 06460 USA

Past Meetings

43rd Milford Aquaculture Seminar / 25th Northeast Aquaculture Conference & Expo

Thanks for a great conference! The meeting was held January 10-12, 2024 in Providence, Rhode Island. Visit the website for information.

42nd Milford Aquaculture Seminar

January 9-11, 2023

Past Meeting Abstracts

• The 40th Milford Aquaculture Seminar was held January 13‐15, 2020. Abstracts are published as NEFSC Reference Document 22-17.
• The 38th Milford Aquaculture Seminar was held January 8-10, 2018. Abstracts are published as NEFSC Reference Document 19-11.
• The 37th Milford Aquaculture Seminar was held on January 11-13th, 2017 in conjunction with the Northeast Aquaculture Conference & Exposition.
• The 36th Milford Aquaculture Seminar was held January 11-13th, 2016. Abstracts are published as a NEFSC Reference Document 16-06.
• The 35th Milford Aquaculture Seminar was held January 14-16, 2015, in conjunction with the Northeast Aquaculture Conference & Exposition.
• The 34th Milford Aquaculture Seminar was held February 24-26, 2014. Download File (pdf, 63 pgs)
• The 33rd Milford Aquaculture Seminar was held on December 12-15th, 2012 in conjunction with the Northeast Aquaculture Conference & Exposition and the International Conference on Shellfish Restoration. Abstracts are published in the Journal of Shellfish Research, Vol 32, no.2, 571-612.
• The 32nd Milford Aquaculture Seminar was held on March 12, 2012 - March 14, 2012. Abstracts are published in the Journal of Shellfish Research, Vol. 31, no.1, 201-230.
• The 31st Milford Aquaculture Seminar was held on February 7, 2011 - February 9, 2011. Abstracts are published in the Journal of Shellfish Research, Vol. 30, no.2, 437-458.
• The 30th Milford Aquaculture Seminar was held on February 8, 2010 - February 10, 2010. Abstracts are published in the Journal of Shellfish Research, Vol. 29, no. 2, pages 535 - 564.
• The 29th Milford Aquaculture Seminar was held on February 23, 2009 - February 25, 2009. Abstracts are published in the Journal of Shellfish Research, Vol. 28, no. 3, pages 641 - 659.
• The 28th Milford Aquaculture Seminar was held on February 25, 2008 - February 27, 2008. Abstracts are published in the Journal of Shellfish Research, Vol. 27, no. 4, pages 939 - 964.
• The 27th Milford Seminar was held with NACE 2006 on December 6, 2006 - December 8, 2006. Abstracts are published in the Journal of Shellfish Research, Vol. 26, no.2, pages 645 - 672.
• The 26th Milford Seminar was held on February 27, 2006 - March 1, 2006. Abstracts are published in the Journal of Shellfish Research, Vol. 25, no.2, pages 651 - 656.
• The 25th Anniversary Milford Seminar was held on February 28, 2005 - March 2, 2005. Abstracts are published in the Journal of Shellfish Research, Vol. 24 no 4, pages 1257 - 1277.
• The 24th Milford Aquaculture Seminar was held on February 23, 2004 - February 25, 2004. Abstracts are published in the Journal of Shellfish Research, Vol. 23, no.2, pages 628 - 645
• The 23rd Milford Aquaculture Seminar was held on February 24, 2003 - February 26, 2003. Abstracts are published in the Journal of Shellfish Research, Vol. 22, no.1, pages 285 - 304.
• The 22nd Milford Aquaculture Seminar was held on February 25, 2002 - February 27, 2002. Abstracts are published in the Journal of Shellfish Research, Vol.21, no.1, pages 329 - 356.
• The 21st Milford Aquaculture Seminar was held on February 26, 2001 - February 28, 2001. Abstracts are published in the Journal of Shellfish Research, Vol. 20, no.1, pages 509 - 530.
• The 20th Anniversary Milford Aquaculture Seminar was held on February 28, 2000 - March 1, 2000. Abstracts are published in the Journal of Shellfish Research, Vol. 19, no.1 pages 563 – 584.