This week’s installment in the Connecticut Aquaculture Video Series focuses on Growing Oysters in Tidal Pond and features Jonathan Goldstein and the crew at Sherwood Island Oysters in Westport.
Fisheries
3rd series video features hybrid oyster aquaculture method
Connecticut Aquaculture Video Series continues with interview of Steve Plant, owner of Connecticut Cultured Oysters in Noank, explaining how he uses floating cages and bottom culture to grow shellfish.
Waterbury fish farm is focus of 2nd CT Aquaculture Video
Ideal Fish in Waterbury, where European seabass is grown for sale to restaurants and markets, is featured in the second installment in the Connecticut Aquaculture Video Series.
Oyster hatchery focus of CT Aquaculture Video Series launch
A new Connecticut Aquaculture Video Series has been launched, starting with “Shellfish Hatchery 101.” A new video will be posted every two weeks this winter showcasing the state’s aquaculture industry.
Harmful algal blooms explained in new fact sheet
Learn the basics of harmful algal blooms and how they can affect shellfish in the new fact sheet, “Harmful Algal Blooms and Shellfish in Marine Environments in Connecticut.”
Registration open for 2024 shellfish farming course
Foundations of Shellfish Farming is a training course for new and prospective farmers and those who simply seek to learn more about aquaculture practices and techniques. It will meet on Tuesdays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. from Jan. 16 to April 2 at UConn Avery Point. Financial aid is available.
Seaweed growers urged to pursue markets in plant-based foods
Plant-based alternatives to meat, milk and other foods derived from animal products are the fastest growing sector of the food industry, as more consumers identify as “flexitarians” who want to eat in a healthier, more environmentally friendly way.
Seaweed Food Safety: Comparing Compliance with Preventive Controls for Human Food with Seafood HACCP
The National Sea Grant Law Center has announced the release of a new seaweed food safety publication produced in partnership with New York Sea Grant and Connecticut Sea Grant as part of the National Seaweed Hub.
Concepcion answers questions about her career for national group
Chaya Gaberria of the U.S. Aquaculture Society recently interviewed Anoushka Concepcion, CTSG associate extension education on marine aquaculture, about her career. The interview has been posted on the society’s website.
Concepcion receives award from World Aquaculture Society
Anoushka Concepcion, CTSG associate extension educator for marine aquaculture, has been chosen for the Industry Impact Award of the World Aquaculture Society for 2022.