NOV. 18-20
Pacific Marine Expo
Qwest Field Event Center, Seattle
www.pacificmarineexpo.com

Pacific Marine Expo is the largest commercial marine tradeshow on the West Coast. Serving all aspects of the market, including commercial vessels owners, commercial fishermen, boatbuilders and seafood processors, this annual event covers it all.

Contact: Diversified Business Communications, P.O. Box 7437, Portland, ME 04112-7437, tel. (207) 842-5500, fax (207) 842-5503

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AUG. 4-8
Maine Lobster Festival
Harbor Park, Rockland, Maine
Contact: Maine Lobster Festival
P.O. Box 552, Rockland, ME 04841
tel. (207) 596-0376 or (800) 562-2529
info@mainelobsterfestival.com
www.mainelobsterfestival.com

AUG. 7
Great American Seafood Cook-Off
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans
Contact: Ewell Smith
Louisiana Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board
UNO Advanced Technology Center
2021 Lakeshore Drive, Suite 300
New Orleans, LA 70122
tel. (504) 283-8250
ewell@louisianaseafood.com
www.greatamericanseafoodcookoff.com

AUG. 14
Freeport (N.Y.) Bay House Tours
Contact: Long Island Traditions
382 Main Street
Port Washington, NY 11050
tel. (516) 767-8803, fax (516) 767-8805
director@longislandtraditions.org
www.longislandtraditions.org

AUG. 16-19
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Meeting
Crowne Plaza, Destin, Fla.
Contact: Charlene Ponce
2203 N. Lois Ave., Suite 1100
Tampa, FL 33607
tel. (813) 348-1630 or (888) 833-1844; fax (813) 348-1711
charlene.ponce@gulfcouncil.org
www.gulfcouncil.org

AUG. 17-20
Nor-Fishing Exhibition
Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim, Norway
Contact: Nor-Fishing Foundation
Klostergt 90, NO-7030 Trondheim, Norway
tel. +47 73 56 86 40, fax +47 73 56 86 41
mailbox@nor-fishing.no
www.nor-fishing.no

AUG. 17-19
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting
Holiday Inn Historic District Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Contact: MAFMC
300 S. New St.
Dover, DE 19904
tel. (302) 674-2331 or (877) 446-2362, fax (302) 674-5399
info@mafmc.org
www.mafmc.org

SEPT. 7-10
Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference
Seafood and Aquaculture in Focus
Delta Hotel and Conventions Center, St. John's, Newfoundland
Contact: Heather Manuel
Centre for Aquaculture and Seafood Development
Fisheries and Marine Institute
P.O. Box 4920, St. John's, Newfoundland, A1C 5R3
tel: (709) 778-0345, fax: (709) 778-0670
heather.manuel@mi.mun.ca
www.aftc.ca

SEPT. 11-16
Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting
Doubletree Hotel Boise-Riverside, Boise, Idaho
Contact: PFMC
7700 N.E. Ambassador Place, Suite 200
Portland, OR 97220-1384
tel. (503) 820-2280 or (866) 806-7204, fax (503) 820-2299
www.pcouncil.org
pfmc.comments@noaa.gov

SEPT. 12-16
American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting
Westin Convention Center Hotel and David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh
Contact: Shawn Johnston
American Fisheries Society
5410 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 110
Bethesda, MD 20814
tel. (301) 897-8621, ext. 230, fax (301) 897-8096
sjohnston@fisheries.org
www.fisheries.org/afs10

SEPT. 13-17
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting
Charleston Marriott Hotel, Charleston, S.C.
Contact: SAFMC
4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201
North Charleston, SC 29405
tel. (843) 571-4366 or (866) 723-6210; fax (843) 769-4520
www.safmc.net
www.safmc@safmc.net

SEPT. 17-19
Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival
Ports O’Call Village, San Pedro, Calif.
Contact: Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival
P.O. Box 2949, Palos Verdes, CA 90274
tel. (310) 798-7478
info09@lobsterfest.com
www.lobsterfest.com

SEPT. 18-19
Comercial Fishermen's Festival
Port of Astoria, Pier 1, Astoria, Ore.
Contact: Cyndi Mudge, Marketing & Media Relations
Commercial Fishermen's Festival
P.O. Box 973
Astoria, OR 97103
cyndi@commercialfishermensfestival.com
www.commercialfishermensfestival.com

SEPT. 18
Day at the Docks
A Celebration of Hatteras Island Watermen
Hatteras Village, N.C., waterfront
Contact: Lynne Foster
P.O. Box 120, Hatteras, NC 27943
tel. (252) 986-2515
www.dayatthedocks.org

SEPT. 25
Fishermen's Fall Festival
Fishermen's Terminal, Seattle
Contact: Craig Cross
Seattle Fishermen’s Memorial
P.O. Box 17356, Seattle, WA 98107
tel. (206) 782-6577
info@seattlefishermensmemorial.org
www.seattlefishermensmemorial.org

SEPT. 25-26
Working Waterfront Festival
Fisherman’s Wharf, Steamship Pier, New Bedford, Mass.
Contact: Laura Orleans
c/o CEDC, P.O. Box 6553, New Bedford, MA 02742
tel. (508) 993-8894
info@workingwaterfrontfestival.org
www.workingwaterfrontfestival.org

SEPT. 28-30
New England Fishery Management Council Meeting
Hotel Viking, Newport, R.I.
Contact: Patricia M. Fiorelli, NEFMC
50 Water St., Mill 2
Newburyport, MA 01950
tel. (978) 465-0492; fax (978) 465-3116
pfiorelli@nefmc.org
www.nefmc.org

OCT. 1-3
North Carolina Seafood Festival
Morehead City, N.C., waterfront
Contact: North Carolina Seafood Festival
P.O. Box 1812, Morehead City, NC 28557
tel. (252) 726-6273, fax (252) 726-0318
fun@ncseafoodfestival.org
www.ncseafoodfestival.org

WEEK OF OCT. 4
North Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting
Hotel Captain Cook, Anchorage, Alaska
Contact: NPFMC
605 W. 4th Ave., Suite 306
Anchorage, AK 99501
tel. (907) 271-2809; fax (907) 271-2817
www.fakr.noaa.gov/npfmc

OCT. 9-10
Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival
Port Angeles, Wash., City Pier
Contact: Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival
105 1/2 E. 1st St.
Port Angeles, WA 98362
tel. (360) 452-6300, fax (360) 452-4695
info@crabfestival.org
www.crabfestival.org

OCT. 12-14
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting
Ramada Inn, Kill Devil Hills, N.C.
Contact: MAFMC
300 S. New St., Room 2115
Dover, DE 19904
tel. (302) 674-2331 or (877) 446-2362
fax (302) 674-5399
info@mafmc.org
www.mafmc.org

OCT. 12-15
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting
Location TBA, Honolulu
Contact: WPFMC
1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400
Honolulu, HI 96813
tel. (808) 522-8220, fax (808) 522-8226
info.wpcouncil@noaa.gov
www.wpcouncil.org

OCT. 16-17
St. Mary’s Oyster Festival
St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds, Leonardtown, Md.
Contact: St. Mary’s Oyster Festival
P.O. Box 766, California, MD 20619
tel. (301) 863-5015
phocus@md.metrocast.net
www.usoysterfest.com

OCT. 25-28
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Meeting
Embassy Suites, Baton Rouge, La.
Contact: Charlene Ponce
2203 N. Lois Ave., Suite 1100
Tampa, FL 33607
tel. (813) 348-1630 or (888) 833-1844
fax (813) 348-1711
info@gulfcouncil.org
www.gulfcouncil.org

NOV. 14-17
International Symposium on Energy Use in Fisheries
Seattle, Wash.
Contact: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D.
Chief, Partnerships and Communications Division
NOAA Fisheries Service
1315 East-West Highway, Room 9552 SSMC3
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Tel. (301) 713-2379 x 165
Christopher.M.Moore@noaa.gov
www.energyfish.nmfs.noaa.gov

DEC. 1-3
International WorkBoat Show
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans
Contact: Diversified Business Communications
P.O. Box 7437, Portland, ME 04112-7437
tel. (207) 842-5500, fax (207) 842-5503
www.workboatshow.com