Maintaining the oyster aquaculture industry’s public image as a steward of the nation’s coastal ecosystems requires diligent management of gear. Environmental stewardship includes planning, action and investment to reduce, reuse, recycle and recover oyster gear and equipment. Suggested practices and examples of community stewardship are given.
Charlie Culpepper serves as assistant director of the Division of Aquaculture in the state agency that regulates the aquaculture industry in Florida.
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Email: Charlie.Culpepper@fdacs.gov
