Virginia sees oyster aquaculture grow

According to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and Virginia Sea Grant the oyster aquaculture industry is set to see a boom. In 2010 over 16 million oysters were sold to the value of US$5 million (€3.483 million). A survey carried out suggest that nearly twice the amount of 2010 could be sold in
2011.

“Basically, these practices make it possible for growers to plant more oysters upfront and then have more oysters alive to harvest the next year, when the animals mature,” says Karen Hudson, Shellfish Aquaculture Specialist at VIMS and co-author of the report. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers