SCHEDULE

Monday, April 21 - TAG Meetings - 1st Floor Auditorium

Tuesday, April 22 - Propagation/Conservation/Collecting

7:00 - 8:008:00 - 8:058:05 - 9:009:00 - 10:0010:00 - 10:3010:30 - 11:0011:00 - 12:3012:30 - 2:00

2:00 - 3:003:00 - 5:005:00 - 8:00

8:00 - 10:00

7:00 - 8:00 8:00 - 8:108:10 - 8:358:35 - 9:009:00 - 9:259:25 - 9:509:50 - 9:559:55 - 10:2010:20 - 10:2510:25 - 10:50

10:50 - 11:15

Continental breakfast at Union StationWelcome Coral CAPAITAGBreakWCMC updateFFTAG Lunch

FFTAG continuedMFTAGDinner at your leisure

Kick-Off Event at Front Street Brewery - Sponsored by Piscine Energetics

Continental breakfast at Union Station Welcome and Introduction - Hap Fatzinger Animal ProfessionalsShark Ray Breeding - Instructions Not Included - Mark DvornakMakin’ Babies - Captive Rearing of Echinoderms - Jordan SalyersFrom Egg to Bay: Adventure Aquarium’s Horseshoe Crab Head-Start Program - Matt FerroniAqua Logic Break sponsored by YSI/XylemDynasty MarineCatching Lighting in a Jar; Preliminary Success of Breeding Pomacanthus sp.at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium - Aaron JeskieConditions for Captive Spawning of French Grunt, Matthew Dawson

Happy Earth Day!

Conference Center: Cape Fear Community College - Union Station502 N. Front Street - 2 blocks from hotels

Wednesday, April 23 - Veterinary Session

7:00 - 8:008:00 - 8:058:05 - 8:108:10 - 8:258:25 - 8:408:40 - 8:558:55 - 9:109:10 - 9:159:15 - 9:409:40 - 9:459:45 - 10:00

10:00 - 10:15

2:20 - 2:45

2:45 - 2:502:50 - 3:153:15 - 3:203:20 - 3:453:45 - 4:10

4:10 - 4:35

4:35 - 5:006:00 - 9:00

Continental breakfast at Union StationMorning updateRed SeaDiscospondylitis in a Green Moray Eel (Gymnothorax funebris) - Dr. Shane BoylanFish Anesthesia: Alternatives to MS-222 - Dr. Kate BaileyPublic Display Aquatic Invertebrates: Medical Advances - Dr. Gregory A. Lewbart

Voriconizole Toxicity in African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) - Dr. Craig Harms Quality MarineBreak sponsored by Reed MaricultureEcoxoticA Customized 3D-Printed Splint for Stabilization of an Open Front Flipper Fracturein a Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) - Dr. Emily F. Christiansen Whole Blood Transfusion in a Cownose Ray - Rhinoptera bonasus - Mayela Alsina

Determining the Life History and Spawning Cycle of the Grooved BrainCoral Diploria labyrinthiformis - Bob Snowden CaribSeaBreak sponsored by Reef BritePentairA Record of Coral Growth under LED Lights - Grant AndersonDisplaying the Sexy Beast: Collection and Transport of LargeCarcharhinus albimarginatus - Lyle Squire How Enriched Artemia Nauplii Affect the Development of White-spotted

Phyllorhiza punctata) - Margarida Ferreira

Ice Breaker at the Riverwalk on the Cape Fear RiverSponsored by Dynasty Marine and Cairns Marine

11:15 - 11:40 11:40 - 1:251:25 - 1:301:30 - 1:551:55 - 2:20

Asexual Propagation of Acropora cervicornis - John ThanLunch/Professional Development Session (lunch provided)Cairns MarineSão Tomé and Príncipe – The West-African Opportunity - João CorreiaCollection and Acclimation of Deep-Water Teleosts Without EverGetting Wet…Almost - Frank Young

1:30 - 4:30

4:00 - 4:305:00 - 10:00

9:00 - 10:00

Beach Day and Aquarist Olympics at the Fort Fisher State Recreation AreaSponsored by McRoberts Sales Co., Inc and Hayward Flow Control Board buses from Hilton for cocktails and dinner at the NC Aquarium at Fort FisherCocktails and dinner at the NC Aquarium at Fort FisherSponsored by New Era, Living Color Enterprises Inc., and Red SeaBoard buses for hotels

Thursday, April 24 - Animal Training

7:00 - 8:008:00 - 8:058:05 - 8:108:10 - 8:35

8:35 - 8:50

8:50 - 9:159:15 - 9:359:35 - 10:0510:05 - 10:10

10:10 - 10:35

10:35 - 11:05

11:05 - 11:30

11:30 - 11:3511:35 - 1:20

Continental breakfast at Union Station Morning update Living Color Enterprises Inc.Capturing Elasmobranchs Using Behavioral Husbandry Training Techniquesto Reduce Stress in Transports and Medical Procedures - Nicole LeierThe Successful Training, Capture and Transport of a GoliathGrouper (Epinephelus itijara) - Amy ReiersonCan You Teach an Old Nautilus New Tricks? - Greg BarordTraining of Marine Eels: How to Make Feeding Easier - Erin PatelBreak sponsored by Brightwell AquaticsPiscine Energetics

Attempted Treatments for Eimeria southwelli in CownoseRays (Rhinoptera bonasus) - Heather Broadhurst Degradation of Formalin - Evidence for Changes to Long-Term FormalinTreatment Protocols - Stacy KnightAulani Marine Teleost Quarantine - Part Deux - Marj AwaiReed MaricultureLunch/Professional Development Session (lunch provided)Sponsored by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums

Exhibitry/Animal Health/Quarantine

10:15 - 10:30

10:30 - 10:4510:45 - 11:0011:00 - 12:0012:30 - 1:00

Common Causes for Mortality Events in Captive Sand TigerSharks (Carcharias taurus) - Dr. Robert GeorgeSuccessful Treatment of NeobenedeniaMetabolomics in Fish Health Management - Dr. Michael StoskopfStump the Chump/Questions from Your Facility/Q&ABoard buses for beach activites (lunch provided)

Friday, April 25 - Acquisitions and Collection Management

3:10 - 3:353:35 - 3:403:40 - 4:05

4:05 - 4:304:30 - 4:554:55 - 8:008:00 - 11:00

Break sponsored by Living Color AMS YSI/XylemWhen a Dock is More Than Just a Place to Tether Boats: Incorporating LearningLaboratories on a Floating Surface - Julianne E. Steers1985 Called - They Want Their Artemia Methods Back - Dr. Andrew RhynePest Management in a Semi-Open Freshwater Multi-Taxa Exhibit - Beth SchnebleDinner at your lesiureFondue and Home Brew at The Little Dipper - Sponsored by Quality Marine

7:00 - 8:008:00 - 8:058:05 - 8:108:10 - 8:35

8:35 - 9:009:00 - 9:259:25 - 9:309:30 - 9:559:55 - 10:0010:00 - 10:2510:25 - 10:5010:50 - 11:1511:15 - 11:40

11:40 - 12:0512:05 - 12:15

Continental breakfast at Union StationMorning update New EraThe Collection and Husbandry of Mahi Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus)at Adventure Aquarium - Elizabeth Hann

Managing Mycobacterium in Syngnathid Systems - Steve YongReef BriteBreak sponsored by Quality MarineLiving Color AMSRehabilitation of a Sea Turtle with a Serious Skull Fracture - Christian LegnerMajano Anemone Infestation and Control at the National Aquarium - Kelli CadenasThe Jack Track: A Fish Transportation System - Vincent LevesqueInterview with a Vampire Squid: Advances in the Collection and Displayof Deep-Sea Cephalopods - Alicia BitondoChanging Feeding Strategies in a Large Multi-Species Exhibit - Jackie CooperClosing remarks/updates - Hap Fatzinger

1:20 - 2:102:10 - 2:152:15 - 2:40

2:40 - 3:05

3:05 - 3:10

RAW Business Meeting/Bid for RAW 2016Brightwell Aquatics

of Hellbenders,Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishop - Amanda PedigoA Survey of Voltage in Aquaria Housing Elasmobranchs - Mary McCarthy and Julie Levans

Hayward Flow Control