Trenton Public Policy Seminar Series

FREE SEMINAR - No. 82

‘Taste & See the Benefits of Aquaculture in NJ’

presented by

Dr. Eric Powell

Director, Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory

Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

NJ Agriculture Experiment Station

Sponsored by:

Rutgers Office of State Relations

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

STATE HOUSE ANNEX

Committee Room 1, 1st Floor

10:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.

SESSION SYNOPSIS

New Jersey is in a commanding position to stimulate new economic benefits by capitalizing on the multi-million dollar aquaculture market. The state’s coastal location and proximity to the largest consumer markets in the nation signify that aquaculture can be a thriving and vital industry in the State. With federal and state support, Rutgers has constructed a Multi-species Aquaculture Demonstration Facility (MADF), a critical component of this economic initiative. Using New Jersey’s natural assets, the MADF can be used to stimulate economic growth, provide employment opportunities, act as a business incubator, assist in aquatic restoration efforts and move New Jersey’s aquaculture production into the global market place. Learn about clam production in our coastal lagoons, and how the MADF will help revitalize the oyster industry in the Delaware Bay.

Free samples of Cape May salt oysters outside CAFÉ NJ immediately following seminar!!

For more information, contact the Office of State Relations by phone at

(732) 932-7741 or by email at staterel@oldqueens.rutgers.edu