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The Marine Advisory Program has been a leader in marine aquaculture initiatives across the Commonwealth. Efforts over recent years have focused upon soft-shell blue crab production, oyster gardening, and the culture of marine finfish for food, stock enhancement, or live-bait production. New Publication - Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture - Situation and Outlook Report (Results of Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture Crop Reporting Survey 2005-2007), VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2007-2, June 2007 Publications: Initial Market Assessment of the Cultured, Non-native Oyster, C. ariakensis, VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2006-9, December 2006 Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture - Situation and Outlook Report (Results of Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture Crop Reporting Survey 2004-2006), VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2006-5, June 2006 Production of Spot as Live Bait for Recreational Angling, Marine Resource Advisory No. 78, November 2005 Contact marine specialist Mike Oesterling (mike@vims.edu) for information about these programs, or query the Virginia Sea Grant publications database to view published literature. If you have an aquaculture-related project idea and seek funding to explore it, check out the Fishery Resource Grant Program. |
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