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Published: March 28, 2007
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Mid-Atlantic - Chesapeake Bay Shellfish Aquaculture Planning Project is Underway

In cooperation with NOAA National Sea Grant <http://www.seagrant.noaa.gov/> , the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office <http://noaa.chesapeakebay.net/>  has funded Maryland Sea Grant to facilitate a Chesapeake Bay Shellfish Aquaculture Planning Project to guide future efforts and investments in the Chesapeake Bay region. The project will engage a broad group of stakeholders in both Maryland and Virginia. Maryland Sea Grant is working closely with Virginia Sea Grant Extension to:

*  Organize meetings, workshops, and conferences between growers, harvesters, and other regional interest groups to assess the current status of oyster aquaculture and to develop recommendations for industry expansion;

*  Engage industry and academic professionals nationwide to gain knowledge of successful production methods used in other regions;

*  Identify and prioritize constraints to the development of private sector oyster aquaculture in Maryland and Virginia;

*  Describe needs and opportunities for hatchery production, research & demonstration projects, education, public policy, and marketing & economics;

*  Produce a project report that can serve as a plan for development of a sustainable and environmentally beneficial oyster aquaculture industry in the Chesapeake region.

An informational brochure describing the project is available online <http://chesapeakebay.noaa.gov/docs/ShellfishAquacultureBrochureTrifold.pdf> . For more information, contact Jamie.King@noaa.gov.



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