“Taxation of Aquaculture in Connecticut: Review of PA 490 and PA 21-24,” was produced by the Marine Affairs Institute at the Roger Williams University School of Law and the Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program. Tessa Getchis and Mike Gilman of Connecticut Sea Grant contributed to this report.
Aquaculture
Article highlights Foundations of Shellfish Farming course
Article published in Inside Investigator describes how enrollment in a new program offered through the UConn tripled this year. “Foundations of Shellfish Farming Training” is a 12-week course.
Sugar kelp nutritional and health concerns fact sheet is here
Laboratory analysis of kelp samples from five Long Island Sound farms shows that the native seaweed can be a nutritious, low-risk food to add to a healthy diet. The test results are described in a fact sheet now available from Connecticut Sea Grant and UConn Extension.
Kelp Fest: open house, cooking classes, farm tour and more!
The Yellow Farmhouse Education Center and Stonington Kelp Company will host Kelp Fest, a month-long celebration from April 26 to May 27. Events will include cooking classes, a kelp farm boat tour and more!
Bay scallop hatchery featured in new shellfish video
The Aquaculture Video Series continues with a more regional focus with a visit to a bay scallop hatchery on Martha’s Vineyard on a picture-perfect day.
Gathering to learn and share what’s new in the shellfish world
Keeping Connecticut’s oyster and clam populations healthy and accessible for recreational and commercial harvest is no simple task. Just ask the approximately 60 volunteer overseers of shellfishing in their towns who attended the Jan. 24 Annual Gathering of Shellfish Commissions.
New episode in video series features National Fish Hatchery
The first installment of 2026 in the Aquaculture Video Series comes from a visit to the National Fish Hatchery in North Attleboro, Mass. Watch the video to learn a bit about their programs involving American shad, trout and bloater.
Registration open for Foundations of Shellfish Farming 2026
Foundations of Shellfish Farming is an in-person training course for new and prospective farmers and those who simply seek to learn more about aquaculture practices and techniques. It will be offered on Tuesday evenings from Jan. 20 to April 7, 2026 at UConn Avery Point.
Two great marine science events offered at Sound School
Registration is open for two workshops in September at The Sound School co-sponsored by Maryland Sea Grant, “Aquaculture in Action,” and “Biofilms, Biodiversity & Microplastics.”
CTSG shellfish training course spotlighted on CT public radio
Connecticut Public Radio broadcast “Aspiring shellfish farmers get a boost from CT training program,” on Sept. 3, 2025, about the oysterman Samuel Tucker and the training he received in the CT Sea Grant aquaculture course.