Community Corner
Shellfish Hatchery and Upweller Tour
Join Associate Professor Dale Leavitt on a tour of the facilities at Roger Williams University (RWU). Dale will lead the group on a visit to the RWU Blount Shellfish Hatchery and upweller nursery system on the university's learning platform. The group will have the opportunity to view the variety of oyster outgrow systems currently on display along the waterfront. In addition, the group will visit the RWU marine ornamental fish culture program and its associated live food production systems.
This event if part of the 15th Annual Community Lecture Series sponsored by Rhode Island Sea Grant, the URI Cooperative Extension/Nutrition and Food Sciences Department, and the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council. This event is also sponsored by the R.I. Shellfish Management Plan and Roger Williams University.
If you are interested in this event please RSVP to blairk4@my.uri.edu or call at 401-874-6800