Shallow Draft Harbor Workshop

Agenda

9:00-9:15 am
Welcome and Introductions
Ron Kinnunen and Chuck Pistis (Michigan Sea Grant)
Mark Ebener (Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority and LSTC Chair)
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Representative

9:15-9:40 am
Offshore Fish Community Ecological Interactions in Lake Superior
Dan Yule (U.S. Geological Survey)

9:40-10:05 am
Nearshore Fish Community Ecological Interactions in Lake Superior
Owen Gorman (U.S. Geological Survey)

10:05-10:30 am
Bathymetric Distribution of Lake Trout in Lake Superior
Shawn Sitar (Michigan Department of Natural Resources)

10:30-10:45 am
Break

10:45-11:10 am
Estimates of Siscowet Biomass in Offshore Waters of Lake Superior
Dan Yule (U.S. Geological Survey)

11:10-11:35 am
Lakewide Estimates of Siscowet Relative Abundance in Lake Superior
Mark Ebener (Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority)

11:35-12:00 noon
Estimates of Siscowet Production and Abundance in Michigan Waters of Lake Superior
Jim Bence (Michigan State University)

12:00-1:00 pm
Lunch

1:00-1:25 pm
Harvest and Relative Abundance of Siscowet Lake Trout in Michigan Waters of Lake Superior, 1929-1961
Chuck Bronte (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

1:25-1:50 pm
Potential Regulations for a Siscowet Fishery in Lake Superior
Mark Ebener (Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority)

1:50-2:00 pm
Break

2:00-4:00 pm
Economic Feasibility of Oil Purification and Fish Meal Production Facilities
Subramaniam Sathivel (Louisiana State University & Louisiana State University Agricultural Center)

  • Extraction of fish oil from siscowet lake trout
  • Conventional fish oil refining steps
  • Design and build a pilot scale adsorption unit to purify fish oil for nutraceutical market
  • Feasibility of producing fish oil from siscowet lake trout
  • Freezing rates on the quality of seafood and byproducts
  • Converting siscowet lake trout and other fish processing byproducts into fish meal and fish protein

4:00-4:30 pm
Where Do We Go From Here?
Michigan Sea Grant

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