Texas Parks and Wildlife and the NOAA Fisheries Service (NMFS) are co-hosting three gear workshops in conjunction with Texas Sea Grant who is offering Trade Adjustment Assistance training for eligible applicants. These workshops will provide Shrimp Fishermen with updates on design, installation procedures of existing (those already in use) TEDs and BRDs and techniques to ensure their proper function and an introduction of newly approved BRDs which are optional for fishermen in State and Federal Waters. In addition, Mike Haby will present a course on fuel savings in the shrimp fleet as per guidelines for TAA intensive training. Meetings will be held in Port Isabel, Brownsville and Port Lavaca with Spanish translation available. The meeting in Port Lavaca is scheduled for Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 5 p.m. in the Ag Auditorium located at the Calhoun County Fairgrounds. For questions or more information, please call Rhonda Cummins at the Calhoun County Extension Office at 361-552-9747.