Aquaculture 2025

March 6 - 10, 2025

New Orleans, Louisiana USA

Down on the Farm

Friday, March 7, 2025 11:00 AM - 3:45 PM Salon E
Chair: Leslie Strumer, Bill WaltonClarkClark

  • 11:00 AM
    Russell Grice

    OYSTER FARMING – IS IT FOR YOU?

  • 11:15 AM
    Emily Johns

    EAST VS. WEST COAST: A GROWER’S PERSPECTIVE OF SIMILARITIES, DIFFERENCES AND TRENDS OF OYSTER AQUACULTURE IN THE USA

  • 11:30 AM
    Wood Oglesby

    DOWN ON THE FARM: EXPLORING THE EVOLUTION AND POTENTIAL OF ALTERNATIVE OYSTER CULTURE IN LOUISIANA

  • 11:45 AM
    Matt Parker

    A TALE OF TWO LEASES: COMPARING POTENTIAL SHELLFISH LEASES FOR FINAL SITE SELECTION

  • 12:00 PM
    Rachel Hutchinson

    REAL-TIME WATER QUALITY MONITORING IN SHELLFISH GROWING AREAS, MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE

  • 12:15 PM
    William Walton

    EFFECT OF BOTTOM AND FLOATING CONTAINER PRODUCTION ON OYSTER PERFORMANCE: GROWTH, SURVIVAL, SHAPE, SHELF LIFE, AND CONSUMER PERCEPTIONS

  • 1:30 PM
    Matthew LaGanke

    TRADEOFFS OF SPLITTING OYSTERS AT THREE TRIGGER DENSITIES IN OFF-BOTTOM OYSTER AQUACULTURE

  • 1:45 PM
    Leslie Sturmer

    REEVALUATING THE CO-CULTURE OF EASTERN OYSTERS WITH SEA URCHINS Lytechinus variegatus ON FLORIDA’S GULF OF MEXICO COAST

  • 2:00 PM
    Austin Maguire

    APPLYING MARK-RECAPTURE TECHNIQUES IN OYSTER AQUACULTURE TO IMPROVE MANAGEMENT DECISIONS

  • 2:15 PM
    Keith Chenier

    UTILIZING UNCREWED AERIAL SYSTEMS TO FACILITATE THE RECOVERY OF OFF-BOTTOM OYSTER AQUACULTURE GEAR IN COASTAL MISSISSIPPI, USA

  • 2:30 PM
    Renee Mercaldo-Allen

    BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATIONS, RELATIVE CONDITION, AND ESTIMATED PRODUCTION OF BLACK SEA BASS Centropristis striata USING OYSTER AQUACULTURE CAGES AND BOULDERS AS HABITAT

  • 2:45 PM
    Ryan Morse

    DEVELOPING TOOLS TO QUANTIFY ECOSYSTEM SERVICES PROVIDED BY AQUACULTURE – INTEGRATING HABITAT AND FISH PRODUCTION

  • 3:00 PM
    Julia McDowell

    ECOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS OF SHELLFISH AQUACULTURE RELEVANT TO PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE HABITATS AND A REVIEW OF RELEVANT TOOLS, MODELS, AND CALCULATORS