Scientists are using an ecosystem approach to aquaculture, growing multiple seafood products together in a sustainable system.
Rutgers University faculty have helped launch the current wave of oyster farms in New Jersey.
New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium and Rutgers University have partnered up with numerous shellfish farms throughout the Jersey Shore for the Apprenticeship In Shellfish Aquaculture Program (ASAP).
The Atlantic surf clam, an economically valuable species that is the main ingredient in clam chowder and fried clam strips, has returned to Virginia waters in a big way, reversing a die-off that started more than two decades ago.
Postdoctoral researcher Laura Steeves collaborates with NOAA Fisheries to understand how a species important to New Jersey will respond to changing ocean conditions.
Micah Seidel (Biological Sciences major, left), Angie Catt (Agriculture and Food Systems major, right), and Natalie Radu (SEBS Plant Science minor, not pictured) won best “Home Grown Student Short Documentary” in the college category at the 2024 Garden State Film Festival. The film, Life on the Edge: Exploring New Jersey’s Coastal Ecosystems features Dr. Munroe’s research.
Congratulations to the Rutgers Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RUCOOL) team on its selection as the recipient of the TOS Ocean Observing Team Award!
