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Gerry Zagorski
03-15-2019, 02:21 PM
This from Rutgers

The next seminar as a part of our Marine Extension Program Seminar Series (MEPSS) with Rutgers Cooperative Extension will be on Wednesday, April 3 from 7:00-8:30 PM.

The featured speaker will be Jeff Dement (Director, Fish Tagging Program, American Littoral Society) (https://www.littoralsociety.org/fish-tagging.html). Jeff will be giving a presentation entitled:

"Tales Tags Tell: 54 Years of Fish Tagging with the American Littoral Society"

The American Littoral Society's Fish Tagging Program was started in 1965 and over 640,000 fish have been tagged by volunteers since the program's inception. Come learn about the past, present, and future of the program, including tagging results and how volunteers can get involved.

This will be a free "HyFlex" seminar where people can attend live at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Ocean County (1623 Whitesville Road, Toms River, NJ 08755) or remotely via webinar.

Please register by Friday, March 29 if you are planning to attend either by coming to Toms River or participating remotely via webinar by contacting Kelly Jurgensen (kjurgensen@co.ocean.nj.us | 732-349-1152).


Please feel free to forward this announcement and attached flyer to anyone who might be interested and to contact me if you have any questions.

Also, you can mark your calendar for the next evening MEPSS seminar dates and topics:

Monday, April 29 - Dr. Grace Saba (Rutgers University), Mid-Atlantic Coastal Acidification Network (https://midacan.org/)

Monday, June 24 - Beth Sharack (NOAA) and Erika Bernal (Montclair State University), Microplastics in our coastal ocean

RUCoopExt
03-15-2019, 02:25 PM
Thanks, Gerry!

I'll be standing by to answer any questions that folks might have. If interested in this free seminar, then please register by calling our office (732-349-1152) or emailing Kelly Jurgensen (kjurgensen@co.ocean.nj.us).

Cheers,
Doug

RUCoopExt
03-29-2019, 10:22 AM
Hello Everyone,

I am posting a reminder about our seminar on fish tagging next Wednesday, April 3 from 7:00 - 8:30 PM. The featured speaker will be Jeff Dement, Director of the American Littoral Society Fish Tagging Program:

https://www.littoralsociety.org/fish-tagging.html

Jeff will be talking about the history of the program, movements patterns of fish species, and how anglers can get involved by volunteering to tag fish.

Please see the attached flyer for more information. Live participation is possible in-class in Toms River or remotely via webinar.

Thanks,
Doug