LEWES — The world is Delaware’s oyster, according to professionals in a new up and coming industry – the aquaculture industry. But the field of rearing and harvesting oysters can be an expensive one to navigate these days.
While the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration defines aquaculture as the breeding, rearing of harvesting fish, shellfish, algae and more, Delaware state officials are focused on the potential of oyster farms in the Rehoboth and Delaware Bays, as well as clams in the Assawoman Bay.