To address interest in microalgae culture and techniques for molluscan shellfish hatcheries, a two-day workshop was led by Dr. Gary Wikfors, Director of the NOAA Fisheries Laboratory in Milford, Connecticut. The workshop was co-hosted by Dr. Huiping Yang and Leslie Sturmer of the University of Florida/IFAS Molluscan Shellfish Aquaculture Program with funding provided through the NOAA National Sea Grant College Program.
Topics included:
Complete Microalgal Notebook includes:
DISCLAIMER: These videos are intended to present introductory information about microalgae to those culturing these organisms in the hatchery to feed young stages of shellfish. The videos are not intended as either an academic course on microalgal biology or complete training in culturing microalgae.
Speaker Introductions
Introduction to Microalgae
Introduction to Microalgae Continued
Function of Microalgae
Nutrition of Bivalves Part 1
Nutrition of Bivalves Part 2
Chemical Ecology
Natural Phytoplankton as Bivalve Foods
When: January 30-31, 2019
Where: FWC Senator Kirkpatrick Marine Lab, 11350 SW 153rd Court, Cedar Key, FL
A two-day Microalgae Culture workshop is being held to address interests in culture technology and techniques for molluscan shellfish hatcheries. Topics for presentations and hands-on demonstrations will address the following topics: Function of Microalgae, Mass-Culture Strategies, Nutrition of Bivalves, Chemical Ecology of Cultures, Phytoplankton as Bivalve Foods, Media preparation & Aseptic transfers and Quantification Methods. Dr. Gary Wikfors, Director of the NOAA Fisheries Laboratory in Milford, Connecticut (https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/nefsc/Milford/), will lead workshop presentations and demonstrations. Funding for this workshop was provided through the NOAA Sea Grant. (more…)
University of Florida | IFAS
Shellfish Aquaculture Research & Extension
11350 SW 153rd Court I P.O. Box 89
Cedar Key, FL 32625
Phone: (352) 543-5057
