Fish Watch (10/18) US Seafood Facts provided by NOAA NMFS
World Bank Report (9/07) Aquaculture: Changing the Face of the Waters

INTRODUCTION
Aquaculture is defined as the controlled cultivation and harvest in the waters and tidal wetlands of the state of aquatic animals and plants, including but not limited to, oysters, clams, mussels and other molluscan shellfish, lobsters and crabs, fish and commercially important seaweed.
-Connecticut General Statutes

Purpose
This guide is intended to provide web-based educational resources that will assist Connecticut aquaculture producers, municipal shellfish and harbor management commissions, researchers, educators, students, and aquaculture enthusiasts. If you have any questions or suggestions for improvement, please contact: tessa.getchis@uconn.edu

Credits
This guide was produced by Tessa Getchis and Noreen Blaschik. Web development assistance was provided by Todd Fake and Peg Van Patten. Funding was provided by the Connecticut Sea Grant College Program: http://www.seagrant.uconn.edu

For questions or comments, contact:
Tessa Getchis, Aquaculture Extension Educator
Connecticut Sea Grant and Cooperative Extension
tessa.getchis@uconn.edu (860) 405-9104

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Last updated 10/18/07