Scientists raise 300,000 surfclams offshore, proving open-ocean aquaculture can work

Rutgers researchers have made a discovery that could change the future of seafood farming in New Jersey. A study led by marine scientist Daphne Munroe has shown that Atlantic surfclams can be ...
Rutgers University

How the University Is Preparing the Future Workforce to Join New Jersey’s Oyster Renaissance

Acquafredda also collaborates with Diana Burich, the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium’s director of education, to design this out-of-school educational experience. Together, they run a part of the ...
Hartford Courant

CT’s million-dollar shellfish industry faced a problem. A new strategy aims to increase the catch.

For more than 20 years, rainfall forced shellfish bed closures for a minimum of eight days. The new Connecticut Department of Agriculture strategy, which cuts closures down by a day or two from the ...
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Leyte waters cleared of red tide; shellfish ban stays in Matarinao Bay

TACLOBAN CITY—Shellfish harvested from the coastal waters of Leyte are now safe for human consumption after testing negative ...