The Shellfish Aquaculture Research and Extension Program is a university-based program that supports integrated research, education and extension to develop, sustain, and enhance economic opportunities for the shellfish aquaculture industry in Florida.
We are an integral part of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) at the University of Florida, one of the nation’s leading Land Grant universities. The mission of IFAS, a federal-state-county partnership, is to develop the knowledge in agriculture, human and natural resources, and life sciences, and enhance and sustain the quality of human life by making that information accessible.
We tap into the expertise of scientists of various disciplines located at the university’s 20 departments and schools. Our statewide specialists lead highly relevant programs including seafood safety, aquaculture economics and business management, invertebrate physiology and ecology, shellfish reproduction, soil and water sciences, and more. Our extension, education and outreach programs are done in partnership with UF/IFAS Extension, Florida Sea Grant and coastal counties of Florida.
Faculty and Staff
Cedar Key Field Office
![Leslie Sturmer Shellfish Aquaculture LNST@ufl.edu](/wp-content/uploads/sturmer.jpg)
Shellfish Aquaculture
LNST@ufl.edu
![Carter Cyr Biological Scientist ccyr399@ufl.edu](http://shellfish.ifas.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/Carter-Blog1-e1504123307762.jpg)
Biological Scientist
ccyr399@ufl.edu
![Reggie Markham Field Technician reggie.markham@ufl.edu](/wp-content/uploads/markham.jpg)
Field Technician
On-campus Departments
![Charles Adams Marine Economics and Business Mgmt cmadams@ufl.edu"](/wp-content/uploads/adams.jpg)
Marine Economics
and Business Mgmt
cmadams@ufl.edu
![Shirley Baker Bivalve Ecology and Physiology sbaker25@ufl.edu](/wp-content/uploads/baker.jpg)
Bivalve Ecology and Physiology
sbaker25@ufl.edu
![Todd Osborne Aquatic and Soil Biogeochemistry osbornet@ufl.edu](/wp-content/uploads/osborne.jpg)
Aquatic and Soil Biogeochemistry
osbornet@ufl.edu
![Steve Otwell Seafood Safety and Technology otwell@ufl.edu](/wp-content/uploads/otwell.jpg)
Seafood Safety and Technology
otwell@ufl.edu
![Huiping Yang Mollusk Aquaculture and Restoration huipingyang@ufl.edu](/wp-content/uploads/yang.jpg)
Mollusk Aquaculture and Restoration
huipingyang@ufl.edu