Some of you have heard about the “Waffle House” oyster mortality survey that Bill Walton with Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences started in 2025 to get a better handle on sudden unusual mortalities, or SUMS.
Periodic, unpredictable spikes in mortality of commercial oyster crops in spring and summer are a longstanding problem in the industry.
Did you miss the Addressing Clam Mortalities during Summer Workshop?
Shellfish growers have experienced chronic losses of adult clams reaching harvest size for many years during the summer months.
The Shellfish Aquaculture Extension Program at the University of Florida/IFAS is seeking a part-time field technician to assist in the management of aquaculture research facilities and applied research projects on molluscan shellfish culture.
The US Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Research Service released the 2023 Census of Aquaculture, which is conducted every five years.
The USDA NRCS in Florida has begun accepting applications for disaster assistance funding through the Emergency Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
The Rebuilding Florida Fisheries Program was established to provide financial assistance from the Florida Disaster Fund and the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida to support fishery participants impacted by the 2024 Florida hurricane season.
The Shellfish Pilot Crop Insurance Program available through the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) is in its second year with several revisions to the policy.
In a video episode of Voice of the Sea TV produced by the University of Hawaii, Hawaii Sea Grant (HSG) researchers traveled to the Gulf
