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Executive Administrative Assistant – PCSGA
The Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association (PCSGA) is a non-profit (501c6) organization that supports producers of mussels, clams, oysters, and geoduck in the states of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California and Hawaii. The Association, based in Olympia, Washington, is governed by a Board of Directors and is staffed by four employees. PCSGA advocates on behalf of a healthy marine environment, builds relationships with state and federal agencies, and supports industry research. The function of the Executive Administrative Assistant is to support the daily administrative functions of the Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association and its members.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Perform general administrative functions including but not limited to:
– Correspond regularly with members and public
– Format, proofread, and edit documents
– Manage Association calendar
– Schedule and staff internal and external meetings
– Receive and respond to phone calls and email
– Copy, fax, mail
– Track inventory and reorder supplies
• Take meeting minutes, including monthly board meetings, and prepare for distribution
• Manage content of PCSGA website
• Assist with all aspects of event meeting and tour planning
• Manage membership database, including annual update of member information
• Conduct media scans for industry related news
• Other duties as assigned
Join us for the 21st Annual SLURP!
SLURP
Shellfish Lovers Ultimate Rejuvenation Party!
April 14, 2019
4:30 – 8 pm
Fish Tale Brew House
Olympia, WA
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$65 in Advance, $80 at the Door
Your ticket includes:
- Fabulous Feast of Shellfish Dishes made by local restaurants
- Taste an Assortment of Washington Wines (if you like what you try, you can purchase it from the wine store)
- Brews made by Fish Brewing Co.
- Grand Oyster Bar
- Celebrity Slurp-Off
- Live Auction
- Live Music by Eden Lane Quartet featuring Stephanie Layton
- 100% of proceeds benefit PCSGA’s Shellfish Habitat Restoration Fund which provides funding for shellfish education and habitat restoration efforts.
Participating Companies Updated Weekly!
2019 Generously Sponsored By:
Fish Brewing Co.
Plauché & Carr LLP
Lakeside Industries
Duncan Insurance
Norplex Inc.
Northwest Farm Credit Services
Heritage Bank
Kiley Juergens Wealth Management, LLC
Jet City Label
LFS, Inc.
Seattle – Tacoma Box Company
Sorenson Transport Co.
USI Insurance Services
2019 Participating Restaurants:
Fish Tale Brew Pub
Taylor Shellfish Farms
Elliot’s Oyster House
Octapas Cafe
Iron Rabbit Restaurant & Bar
Anthony’s Homeport
Beau Legs Fish & Chips
Chelsea Farms Oyster Bar
Three Magnets Brewing Co.
Basilico Ristorante Italiano
2019 Participating Oyster Bar Companies:
Hog Island Oyster Co.
Taylor Shellfish Farms
Chelsea Farms
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
JJ Brenner Oyster Co.
Hama Hama Oyster Co.
2019 Participating Wineries:
Long Road Winery
Marchetti Wines
Vino Aquino
Orca Wines
Hoodsport Winery
St. Hilaire Winery
VIDEO: Shellfish Farms: Building Community
Funded by the Nereus Program as part of the Ocean Link Northwest communications project, this video centers around a shellfish grower in Willapa Bay in southwestern Washington. Graduate students Michael Quinlan and Rachel Lee worked with the Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association to show the symbiotic relationship between shellfish farms and the rural communities where they’re located.
UMBC’s Colleen Burge helps show oyster aquaculture can limit disease in wild oysters
Excerpt: The potential spread of disease from farmed oysters to wild oysters is a frequent concern for oyster producers and consumers alike. Contrary to common perceptions, new UMBC research in Aquaculture Environment Interactions has found that properly managed oyster aquaculture operations can actually help limit the spread of disease among wild oysters.
“This is another line of evidence saying that oyster aquaculture can be a good thing,” says Colleen Burge, assistant professor of marine biotechnology at UMBC, and a co-author on the study.
“The established way of thinking is that disease spreads from aquaculture, but in fact aquaculture may limit disease in nearby wild populations,” adds Tal Ben-Horin, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Rhode Island and the lead author on the study.
December Ecosystems Services Photo Contest Winner
Congratulations Nyle Taylor
Nyle Taylor: This photo was taken by our divers off the east side of Harstine Island. In the background, you can just make out the shadows of two of our divers working to install mesh tubes underwater. In the process, schools of shiner perch and flounder are attracted into our work site to feed on organisms that have been brought to the surface of the sand through the tube installation process. The fish dart in and out from between the tubes. Despite our diver’s presence, the fish are highly active, even right in the vicinity of their work.
Hatchery Technician for Pacific Hybreed at NOAA Manchester Research Station
Pacific Hybreed is looking for a part-time Hatchery Technician to fill the the critical team-member position for “on the ground” hatchery operations and breeding efforts.
Read more here.