*MINNESOTA SEA GRANT* For Immediate Release 13 October 2011 Contact: Sharon Moen, communications coordinator. 218-726-6195; smoen at d.umn.edu Minnesota Sea Grant will host "A Salute to Lake Superior's Sustainable Fisheries" at the McNamara Alumni Center in Minneapolis, Minn., on November 1 from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. The event features ten top Minnesota chefs creating lake herring entrees to win a prize of $1,000 and high American Culinary Federation accolades. The event also celebrates Lake Superior’s sustainable lake herring fishery and the legacy of Sea Grant founder Athelstan Spilhaus. University and Minnesota officials will be on hand. More information about the event and a list of the competing chefs can be found at http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/<http://umn.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=099a9196d58c0806a6976600b&id=6fde1509f6&e=fd28dac0b4><http://umn.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=099a9196d58c0806a6976600b&id=ecb53091c5&e=fd28dac0b4> fisheries/salute<http://umn.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=099a9196d58c0806a6976600b&id=ffb8e2c7a8&e=fd28dac0b4>. Tickets are $10. They can be purchased at the University of Minnesota Bookstore in person, by phone at 612-625-6000, or online at http://www.bookstores.umn.edu<http://umn.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=099a9196d58c0806a6976600b&id=983aaa673c&e=fd28dac0b4> . Happy National Seafood Month! ### Minnesota Sea Grant facilitates interactions among the public and scientists to enhance the environment and economies along Lake Superior and Minnesota's inland waters by identifying information needs, fostering research, and communicating results. Minnesota Sea Grant is funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of Minnesota. It is part of NOAA Sea Grant, a nationwide network of 32 similar science-based programs. ---Join Minnesota Sea Grant on Facebook or Twitter--- -- Sharon Moen Interim Communications Coordinator University of Minnesota Sea Grant Program 144 Chester Park 31 West College Street Duluth, MN 55812 ><))))'> ><))))'> ><))))'> 218-726-6195 ---Join Minnesota Sea Grant on Facebook or Twitter--- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.great-lakes.net/lists/glin-announce/attachments/20111013/2ce56e37/attachment.html