CHALMETTE, LA – This month, fishermen, coastal businesses, and government contracting agencies will share their skills and first-hand experiences when the Working on the Water Summit and Expo returns to St. Bernard Parish on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at the Meraux Foundation’s Docville Farm, 5124 E. St. Bernard Hwy, in Violet, LA.
Working on the Water is an organization created after the 2010 BP oil spill. Its mission is to support coastal businesses and improve the resiliency of the coastal economy.
Presentations will focus on innovation in the fishing industry, coastal restoration, and business expansion.
The event is designed for fishermen, charter boat captains, and other coastal businesses to learn about opportunities in coastal restoration, ecotourism, and innovations in the fishing industry. Coastal business owners will have an opportunity to speak to government contracting agencies directly and learn new ways to make more money in the down season.
The Summit is the culmination of an initiative to expand the scope of Working on the Water by the St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation, the Regional Planning Commission, and the Economic Development Administration. The expanded programming included four hands-on workshops held in Southeast Louisiana in 2015.
The 2016 Working on the Water summit is presented by the Meraux Foundation. Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses serves as the captain sponsor. The St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District and the
St. Bernard Parish Government are deck hand sponsors.
Partners include Louisiana Economic Development, Nunez Community College, the Meraux Foundation, St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Small Business Administration, Louisiana Small Business Development Center, TruFund, Leadership St. Bernard, LiftFund, St. Bernard Parish Office of Tourism, GNO, Inc., National Wildlife Federation’s Vanishing Paradise Program, NOLA and the LA Water Network.
Though free, participants should register online, in advance, here
