DATE:     10/13/97
CONTACT:  Jack Whetstone, (803) 546-4481
          Betsy Sheehan, (803) 734-2210
WRITER:   Tom Lollis, (803) 284-334

Aquaculture Association
annual meeting is Nov. 1

     CLEMSON -- The South Carolina Aquaculture Association will
hold its annual meeting Nov. 1 in Charleston.
     "The meeting gives producers and those interested in getting
into aquaculture an opportunity to discuss the finer points of
production," said Jack Whetstone, Clemson Extension aquaculture
specialist and meeting organizer.
     Experts from Clemson University will present the latest in
research findings and give updates on various commercial
aquaculture species, legislation relating to the industry and
regulations pertaining to handling and processing.
     A Frogmore stew will be served at 1 p.m., followed by tours
of commercial clam, shrimp, tilapia, redfish and bait minnow
farms, plus the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Saltwater Finfish Hatchery.
     Registration is $35 by Oct. 27. That includes membership in
the S.C. Aquaculture Association. Registration at the door will
be $50.
     For more information contact Jack Whetstone, Clemson
University Cooperative Extension Service, at (803) 546-4481, or
Betsy Sheehan with the S.C. Department of Agriculture at (803) 
734-2210.
     To register, contact Ms. Virginia Frick, S.C. Department of
Agriculture at (803) 734-2210, or send mail to S.C. Aquaculture
Association, P.O. Box 11280, Columbia, SC 29211.
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