Students learn the ins and outs of shellfish farming

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Michael Gilman, aquaculture extension assistant for CT Sea Grant, showes one type of oyster dredge during the new "Foundations of Shellfish Farming" class.
Michael Gilman, aquaculture extension assistant for CT Sea Grant, shows one type of oyster dredge during the new “Foundations of Shellfish Farming” class. Judy Benson / CT Sea Grant

In the “Foundations of Shellfish Farming” course offered for the first time this year, 18 students were immersed in plenty of practical, first-hand knowledge about aquaculture. The article was published in the Spring-Summer 2023 issue of Wrack Lines magazine.

“More than just the ABC’s of aquaculture” can be found here.