Black Sea Bass Discard Mortality seminar, Sept. 25, 7:00 PM, Rutgers Coop Extension

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Hello Everyone,

Our Marine Extension Program Seminar Series (MEPSS) with Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) is getting restarted for the fall and winter. This series will include a monthly seminar event covering topics related to fisheries, aquaculture, and coastal resource management.

The first fall seminar will be from 7:00-8:30 PM on Tuesday, September 25 at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Ocean County (1623 Whitesville Road, Toms River, NJ 08755). I'll be the speaker for the first event and will deliver a presentation on:

"Estimating and Reducing the Discard Mortality Rate of Black Sea Bass in Deepwater Recreational Fisheries"

The presentation will describe the results from a black sea bass tagging study that was conducted to estimate the discard mortality rate of black sea bass during the winter offshore recreational fishery, including recommended best capture and handling practices for reducing the discard mortality rate of black sea bass (e.g., swim bladder venting).

This seminar is open to all who are interested and will be a "HyFlex" seminar offering where you can participate live in-class or remotely via webinar.

Please register for in-class or webinar participation by Friday, September 21 by contacting Kelly Jurgensen (kjurgensen@co.ocean.nj.us | 732-349-1152).

In-Class: $10 Program Fee, includes VENTAFISH™ venting tool
Checks can be made out to "Ocean County Board of Agriculture"
and mailed in advance to the address above, or payment can also
be made via cash or check at the event.

Webinar: Free, but must register in advance

Please feel free to forward this announcement to anyone who might be interested and to contact me if you have any questions. We're looking forward to seeing many of you on Tuesday, September 25!

Thank You,
Doug