GLIN==> Bullhead Workshop - February 14-15, 2006

[Sean Rafferty <sdr138@psu.edu>]

Hello All,

Pennsylvania Sea Grant, EPA, and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection will be hosting a conference dedicated to the development of
standardized criteria for assessing brown bullheads in Areas of
Concern.  The conference will take place February 14-15, 2006 in
Erie, PA.  For more details see the below announcement or contact
Pennsylvania Sea Grant Extension Director, Eric Obert, via phone at (814)
217-9018 or e-mail at eco1@psu.edu. 

Please pass this announcement on to anyone you feel would be
interested.

Thank You!

Development of Standardized Criteria for the Assessment of Brown Bullhead Lesions and Deformities in Areas of Concern
 
Sponsored by:
Pennsylvania Sea Grant, USEPA GLNPO, and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Dates:
                        
February 14-15, 2006
                                   
 
Location:
                   
Tom Ridge Environmental Center
                                   
Presque Isle State Park
                                   
301 Peninsula Drive
                                   
Erie, PA 16505
 
This two-day workshop is the third in a series focused on the ?Fish
Tumors or Other Deformities? beneficial-use impairment and studies of the
Presque Isle Bay Area of Concern (AOC).  Participants will discuss
and finalize standardized protocols for assessing liver and external
lesions on brown bullhead catfish, evaluate reference lesion rate data
for Lake Erie, and review proposed delisting targets for the Presque Isle
Bay AOC.
 
For more information or to register, contact Pennsylvania Sea Grant
Extension Director -Eric Obert via phone at (814) 217-9018 or e-mail at
eco1@psu.edu.
 
Additional details will be posted on the Pennsylvania Sea Grant Web site
(under current events) soon! 

http://pennstatebehrend.psu.edu/seagrant

Sean D. Rafferty
Lake Erie Coastal Outreach Specialist
Pennsylvania Sea Grant
Tom Ridge Environmental Center
301 Peninsula Drive, Suite 3
Erie, PA 16505
Ph:     814-217-9013
Fax:    814-217-9021