Oyster Aquaculture Training Program (OAT)
Oyster aquaculture in Virginia is undergoing extraordinary growth, which will increase demand for trained technical and support staff in the Commonwealth, and eventually in Maryland and other states. ABC established the Oyster Aquaculture Training program to help meet the demand for trained staff for industry, and to assist our own program in routine oyster-domestication programs. The training program began in 2009 with the advent of generous private funding. The inaugural program took place in April-September, 2009.
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