Virginia oyster growers and researchers found that simply moving oysters to saltier waters before harvest is just as effective at reducing Vibrio as more costly treatment methods, such as high-pressure treatment or low-dose radiation. Local growers secured research funding through Virginia Sea Grant’s partner Fishery Resource Grant Program and may have found an alternative treatment that could save time, money, and jobs.
The VIMS Aquaculture Genetics and Breeding Technology Center (ABC) conducts oyster breeding and research aimed at developing oyster breeds that
Americans eat more fish than we catch, and while some of the difference gets made up by seafood imports, researchers
Harmful algal blooms occur regularly in the Chesapeake Bay, and these blooms could have negative effects on oysters grown for
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