MSCI 552B - Shellfish Aquaculture in Practice: New Perspectives

Summer, odd years (2) Walton, Michaelis

This short, intensive course provides a hands-on experiential learning opportunity, immersed in shellfish aquaculture in a region outside Chesapeake Bay (e.g., New England, the Pacific Northwest, the Gulf Coast). Students will be actively engaged at each operation (e.g., helping sort oysters, harvesting clams, assisting with hatchery larval care, etc.); students should expect to get wet and dirty and be tired at the end of each day. This course will provide students with an overview of the various types of shellfish aquaculture practiced in the visited region, and an understanding of the implications for both public stock enhancement and private production.