Mercury in Chesapeake Bay Seafood
When scientists talk about mercury in fish, they often refer to one of three types of broad categories of fish: […]
2011 Research Portfolio, Research, Seafood Products & Safety, Uncategorized
Seafood Products & Safety
2010 Research Portfolio, Fellowships & Internships, Fisheries & Aquaculture, Research, Seafood Products & Safety, Uncategorized, Virginia Sea Grant Graduate Research Fellowship
Preventing Shellfish-Borne Disease
Adenovirus and norovirus are viruses that can be released from wastewater treatment plants and can contaminate shellfish and cause gastrointestinal
Coastal Communities, Fisheries & Aquaculture, Seafood Products & Safety, Uncategorized, Virginia Marine Resource Bulletin Winter 2010
Marketer, Educator, Processor
…and waterman. One Virginia fishing family is taking on all of these roles and more to sell their catch directly to consumers at farmers’ markets. They are also spreading the word to other watermen about the increased profits that can be gained by this strategy.
Fisheries & Aquaculture, Research, Seafood Products & Safety, Uncategorized, Virginia Marine Resource Bulletin Winter 2010
From Discovery to Market
Virginia Tech’s Zhiyou Wen is looking for a way to capitalize on a chance connection between the biodiesel industry and the demand for omega-3 fatty acids. Algae that grow on waste glycerol from biofuel production can turn that byproduct into omega-3s for use in a variety of foods and nutritional products.