PRESS RELEASE: May 4, 2011 Contact: Helen Domske, NY Sea Grant, Buffalo, 716-645-3610, cell: 716-866-7477 New York Sea Grant presents 2011 State of Lake Erie Meeting May 12 in Hamburg, NY Hamburg, NY - New York Sea Grant is pleased to present the 2011 annual State of Lake Erie Meeting Thursday, May 12th, 7-9 PM, at the Armor Fire Hall, 4932 Clark Street in Hamburg, NY. This annual meeting is held in partnership with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and in cooperation with New York State Assemblyman Kevin Smardtz and the Southtowns Walleye Association of WNY. The agenda at the 2011 State of Lake Erie meeting includes presentations on: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Fishing Regulations Proposal Don Einhouse, Lake Erie Unit Leader, NYSDEC Review of the 2010 Lake Erie Steelhead Fishery, Reason for Concern? Jim Markham, Senior Fishery Biologist, NYSDEC Round Goby Research Update Dr. Chris Pennuto, Buffalo State College Warmwater Fisheries Status & Trends Don Einhouse, Lake Erie Unit Leader, NYSDEC DEC's Great Lakes Fishing Outreach Programs Mike Todd, Aquatic Biologist, NYSDEC. For more information or directions, contact: Helen Domske, NY Sea Grant, 716-645-3610, hmd4 at cornell.edu <hmd4 at cornell.edu>. Learn more about New York Sea Grant¹s activities and initiatives in New York¹s Great Lakes and marine waters online at www.nyseagrant.org <http://www.nyseagrant.org <http://www.nyseagrant.org/> > , http://facebook.com/nyseagrant <http://facebook.com/nyseagrant> , and http://twitter.com/nyseagrant <http://twitter.com/nyseagrant>. # MORE INFO: New York Sea Grant (NYSG), a statewide network of integrated research, education, and extension services promoting the coastal economic vitality, environmental sustainability and citizen awareness about the State¹s marine and Great Lakes resources, is currently in its 40th year of ³Bringing Science to the Shore.² NYSG, one of 32 university-based programs under the National Sea Grant College Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is a cooperative program of the State University of New York and Cornell University. The National Sea Grant College Program engages this network of the nation¹s top universities in conducting scientific research, education, training, and extension projects designed to foster science-based decisions about the use and conservation of our aquatic resources. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.great-lakes.net/lists/glin-announce/attachments/20110504/f313e5af/attachment.html