Oyster delivery

Delaware Sea Grant sends first batch of baby oysters to a commercial aquaculture operation in Delaware

When Delaware Sea Grant (DESG) began operating the first oyster hatchery in the state of Delaware aimed at serving research, industry and restoration purposes alike, those involved in the process knew that one day, the hatchery would be able to send baby oysters to commercial fisheries in the state of Delaware. They just didn’t expect it to be so soon.

But that’s exactly what happened when, in early July, DESG’s oyster hatchery sent 200 bags of shell with roughly 105,000 oyster spat—or baby oysters—to a commercial aquaculture operation in the Delaware Bay using larvae that the pilot hatchery produced.

Source: University of Delaware

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