Free Press advances shellfish farming workshop at Darling Marine Center
The Free Press reported the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole will offer “Applied Methods in Shellfish Farming,” an intensive, hands-on workshop from June 20–24. Chris Davis, executive director of the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center, will lead the workshop that will introduce practical methods of cultivating commercially important bivalve molluscs, including oysters, mussels, clams and scallops. The course will include visits to commercial oyster, mussel and clam farm growout operations, according to the article. Regulations on leasing, permitting and biosecurity also will be addressed. Cost of the five-day workshop is $725. Room and board at the DMC are available for an additional fee. Information and registration material are available online and by calling 563.8220. May 20 is the registration deadline.