Register Online Now for the 2017 NC Catch Summit in Nags Head
Full Summit Schedule
Monday • March 13 • Basnight’s Lone Cedar • Nags Head Causeway
5:30-8:30 Hosted by Outer Banks Catch • Sponsored by NC Watermen Foundation and Lost Colony Brewing
Speaker: Danny Couch, “A History of Commercial Fishing in Dare County”
Tuesday • March 14 • Jennette’s Pier • Nags Head
8:30-9:00
Registration • Continential Breakfast Sponsored by Mike Keller, Ltd.
9:00-9:15 Host Welcome • Amy Gaw - Outer Banks Catch, Chair
Summit Welcome • Heidi Smith - NC Catch, President
9:15-10:00
Mark It to Market: Seafood Trail Dining and Tourism Sponsored by Carolina Designs Realty
Panelists: Mike Cashion, Mississippi Hospitality & Restaurant Assoc.; David Cartier, Hungry Town Tours, Beaufort; Daniel Lewis, Coastal Provisions Oyster Bar & Wine Cafe, Southern Shores; and Chuck Weirich, NC Sea Grant.
Moderator: Russ Lay, journalist, co-owner Outer Banks Voice
10:00-10:45
Sea to Table to the Bank: Seafood Economics for Chefs Sponsored by NC Growing Together
Panelists: Ricky Moore, Saltbox Seafood Joint, Durham; Sam McGann, Blue Point, Duck; and John May, Piedmont, Durham. Moderator: Matt Walker, publisher/editor, Outer Banks Milepost
10:45-11:00
Morning Break - Sponsored by Village Realty
11:00-11:45
A Fish by Any Other Name: Putting Spiny Dogfish to the Test Sponsored by NC Sea Grant
Justin Lachine, Cafe Lachine; Bud Gruninger, Basnight’s Lone Cedar; Jim Trotman, Consumer; Dewey Hemilright, Commercial Fisherman, Kill Devil Hills; Evan Ferguson, Cape Hatteras School.
Moderator: Catherine Kozak, freelance journalist
11:45-12:00
Role Play - Waitstaff Prep Sponsored by North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives
12:00-1:00
Lunch - Generously provided by The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau
1:00-1:15
NC Catch Product/Packaging Labeling & Event Certification Sponsored by NC Dept. of Agriculture
1:15-1:45
Every Fish Has a Tale: The Power of Storytelling to Add Value to NC Seafood Sponsored by NC Watermen Foundation
Bit + Grain, Ryan Stancil & Baxter Miller
1:45-2:30
Strength Through Numbers: The True Economic Contribution of Commercial Fishing Sponsored by Ocracoke Working Watermen’s Association Panelists: Jason Gray, NC Rural Center; Lee Nettles, Outer Banks Visitors Bureau;
Moderator: Mark Jurkowitz, publisher/journalist, Outer Banks Sentinel
2:30-2:45
Afternoon Break Sponsored by NC Farm Bureau
2:45-3:30
What’s Catching On? New Food Trends and Opportunites for NC Seafood Sponsored by Village Realty
Jim Seidel, Carolina Fish Market, Charlotte; Carolyn Twesten, Weaver Street Market, Chapel Hill; Bryan Cohn, Seal the Seasons; James Clark, Hook & Larder, Chapel Hill and Postal, Pittsboro; Moderator: Sam Walker, news director, Max Radio
3:30-4:15
Beyond the Docks Sponsored by Outer Banks Catch
Tami Gray, Avon, NC; Ernie Foster, Hatteras, NC; Robbie Midgett, Stumpy Point, NC. Moderator: Sandy Semans Ross, executive director, Outer Banks Catch
4:15-4:30
Wrap Up and Final Remarks
Thank you to our event sponsors
Accommodations: The Ramada Plaza Nags Head Oceanfront, 1701 S. Virginia Dare Trail in Kill Devil Hills, is the official event hotel. A limited number of rooms are being offered at special Summit rates of $67.30 (streetview) and $87.30 (oceanfront). Book by February 11 to receive the special rate. Phone 252.441.2151
