2023 Workshop Schedule (Friday - Sunday)
Note: you must be a registered workshop attendeed to join in the Friday & Saturday workshop activies. The vendor room will be open to the public during the Friday/Saturday workshop times. The Sunday auction is open to all (but you must register). See the Registration tab on the side.
Friday, March 24
12-6 pm Native fish & plant collecting field trip at local waterways (Led by Gerald Pottern)
6:30 pm Meet and Greet (with hors d'oeuvres)
7:30 pm Robert Lupton - Keeping Freshwater Shrimp: Top 10 Reasons Shrimp Keepers Fail
8:30 pm Ryan Chan - Unlocking the Key to Spawning Cardinal and Neon Tetras
9:30 pm Mini-Auction / Late Night Trivia / Social Hour
Saturday, March 25
8:30 am Registration and Gathering
8:30 am Shrimp Bowl Competition - Setup and Sign in
9:30 am Josh Wiegert - Nano Tank Adventures: Setting Up A Small Tank.
10:45 am Gary Lange - The Most Amazing Rainbowfish, followed by auction of rainbowfish eggs
Noon Lunch (60 min) + Shrimp Judging
1:00 pm Ryan Chan - Secrets of Breeding the Amano Shrimp
2:15 pm Visit Vender Room/ Shrimp Bowl Competition Judging
2:45 pm Robert Lupton - Q&A on Breeding and Maintaining Shrimp
4:00 pm Visit Vender Room
People’s Choice voting for Shrimp Bowl ends
4:30 pm Josh Wiegert - So, You Think You Want A Giant Tank
5:45 pm Final Visit to Vender Room
5:45 pm Banquet and social hour setup
6:15 pm Social Time & Shrimp Contest Viewing
7:00 pm Banquet and presentation of shrimp contest awards
8:00 pm Gary Lange - Collecting Rainbowfish: "It's not a Problem, It's an Adventure" followed by short auction of remaining rainbowfish eggs
Sunday, March 26
9:00 am Auction Registration and Setup
10:00 am Auction Starts
Native Fish & Plant Collecting with Gerald Pottern
12:00 pm to 6:00 pm: Native fish collecting trip at 3 or 4 local streams or lakes within a 1 hour drive of Raleigh. Meet at Ramada Inn front door and we will sign participant waivers and carpool from there. Gerald will have a scientific & educational permit to cover our group, so you won’t need a personal NC-WRC fishing license during this trip. RAS will have a few dipnets, seines, buckets, and a photo tank, but bring your own if you have them. Also bring waders or tall rubber boots, food, drinks, tow