OYSTER J>EED HOLDINGS:An independent oyster hatchery on Americas east coastfine-tunes production efficiencies to meet increased demand

摘要

A fter completing his Masters degree, Mike Congrove worked as anextension agent for a shellfish trade association on America's eastern seaboard. He was supporting small growers to improve their spat-on-shell production. The Aquaculture Genetics and Breeding Technology Center (ABC) at the Virginia Institute of MarineScience (VIMS) was^ providing larvae and seed, but there wasnt enough and independent growers were having to buy out of state.