Inaugural Inland Bays Oyster Week: Oyster Hatchery Tour
When:
August 07,2024 –
August 07,2024
all-day
Where:
Cannon Lab, Room 203, University of Delaware/Sharp Campus
700 Pilottown Road, Lewes, DE
700 Pilottown Road, Lewes, DE
In 2023, Delaware Sea Grant began operating the first oyster hatchery in the state of Delaware aimed at serving research, industry and restoration purposes alike. In early July, the 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. Join Alyssa Campbell, Laboratory Coordinator of the Oyster Hatchery, for a tour of this pilot-scale operation and learn what it takes to spawn oysters and grow them to “seed” size for distribution to local aquaculture operations. This event is free but limited to 15 participants, so reservation required via EventBrite. 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
