Growers' survey and synthesis of industry, GAP analysis, growers meetings, etc.
The Centre for Shellfish Research (CSR) was created to facilitate the emergence of the B.C. shellfish aquaculture industry as a sustainable economic engine for healthy, vibrant coastal communities.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada research facilities in British Columbia include: the Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney, the Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo, the West Vancouver Laboratory in West Vancouver, and the Cultus Lake Laboratory at...
Our laboratory has been involved in a variety of restoration projects ranging from small experimental oyster "mini-reefs" to combined experimental/full-scale restoration (see Current Reef Restoration Projects).
The Aquaculture Research and Development Facility provides state-of-the-art facilities designed to support research, training, pre-commercial production, and small-scale commercial trials, on alternative species for marine aquaculture.
The VIMS Molluscan Ecology Program has been involved in efforts to restore native Virginia oyster (Crassostrea virginica) oyster populations since the early 1990s.
The Pacific Shellfish Institute (PSI) was formed in late 1995 to develop and disseminate scientific and technical information of value to the general public, shellfish farmers, and public officials in connection with shellfish-related environmental,...
Virginia's Oyster Reef Teaching EXperience or VORTEX is a multi-component training program focusing on the importance of oyster reef communities in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem designed specifically for science educators by the Virginia Insitute of...
The Virginia's Oyster Reef Teaching EXperience (VORTEX) Web ActiVity for Educators (WAVE) program is a series of educational materials that are available exclusively from the Internet in PDF (Portable Document Format). This series of publications was...