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Visit The Business of Aquaculture

The Business of Aquaculture

Reviews the keys to running a successful business; the four P's of marketing, wholesale distributors, risks, and sales.
2015
Aquaculture in Shared Waters
Visit Marketing Cultured Oysters

Marketing Cultured Oysters

Video of a workshop that goes over niche marketing for raw bar cultured oysters, differentiating your product on qualities and adapting your marketing pitch, how to target key buyers and get maximum return.
2015
East Coast Shellfish Growers Association
Visit For Consumers of Molluscan Shellfish: Safe Handling, Storage, and Cooking Practices

For Consumers of Molluscan Shellfish: Safe Handling, Storage, and Cooking Practices

This brochure reviews safe handling, storage, and cooking practices that shellfish consumers should follow to prevent illness.
2013
Connecticut Sea Grant
Visit Planning for Success in Your Aquaculture Business

Planning for Success in Your Aquaculture Business

Reviews business management skills, such as finance, record keeping, marketing, and personnel management. More aquaculture businesses fail because of poor management than poor production practices.
2008
Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center
Visit Shellfish Handling, Tagging, and Labeling

Shellfish Handling, Tagging, and Labeling

Slideshow summarizing the regulations for shellstock and shucked shellfish handling, sanitation, tagging, and labeling for the state of Maine
2004
Maine DMR Bureau of Public Health