Friday, December 10, 2010

Virginia gets oyster farming zones while Maryland struggles

The state of Virginia is reserving more than 1,000 ac of prime water bottom to the farming of oysters and clams. These 15 "aquaculture opportunity zones" will be sited in the Rappahannock River, in the tributaries of Mobjack Bay and around Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay. It is expected that the Virginia Marine Resources Commission will approve the new shellfish farming areas at its meeting on 25 January.

"This is an incredible opportunity," stated Jack Travelstead, the commission's fisheries chief. "Shellfish aquaculture is more dependable than going out and catching oysters, and reduces pressure on our wild stocks. Read more...
This blog is written by Martin Little The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers

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