The North Carolina Aquaculture Development Conference Announces the Cultured Seafood Festival this March in New Bern, N.C.
The North Carolina Aquaculture Development Conference (NCADC)is excited to announce the culminating event of the conference, the Cultured Seafood Festival, will be held at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center on March 9, 2018. This ‘all you care to eat’ festival is open to the public from 6pm to 9pm and will feature a variety of aquaculture raised seafood.
Aquaculture is the business of farming aquatic plants and animals, and North Carolina prides itself as being one of the most aquaculture respected states in the United States. In North Carolina, the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is the lead agency for aquaculture, and farmers grow a wide range of products: trout, catfish, hybrid striped bass, prawns, crawfish, clams, oysters, and more.
Designed to educate the public about aquaculture species, the Cultured Seafood Festival offers a fun, family-friendly environment with an abundance of delicious food crafted by Chef James “Smoke” Boyd, one of New Bern’s top chefs and owner of The Flame Catering and Banquet Centre. The Cultured Seafood Festival plans to offer different variations of aquaculture raised seafood including North Carolina oysters, crab cakes, clams, tilapia, hybrid striped bass, crawfish and catfish. Tickets are $50 per person and are available online.
When:
Friday, March 9, 2018
6pm to 9pm
Where:
New Bern Riverfront Convention Center
203 S. Front Street
New Bern, N.C. 28560
Tickets:
http://www.cvent.com/events/ncadc-cultured-seafood-festival/event-summary-e2d1dacb61364b6280abdc5509c491cd.aspx
About the North Carolina Aquaculture Development Conference
The North Carolina Aquaculture Development Conference (NCADC) is designed to bring together the general public, current and prospective fish farmers, scientists, and personnel from regulatory agencies to share information and ideas about the development of aquaculture in North Carolina. This four-day conference is now celebrating 30 years and features classes on subjects like aquaponics, mariculture and aquaculture.
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A limited number of complimentary tickets are available for working members of the media. For tickets and/or press inquiries, please contact Kristen Baughman at kristen@tabletopmediagroup.com. Photographs are available for download by visiting Dropbox.