Applied Shellfish Farming Course in Rhode Island and Online
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Please fill out the following registration form for Spring 2024, if you have not already. You only need one submission per registrant. There are NO prerequisites.
Registration link:
bit.ly/RWU_shellfish
Course Information:
Instructor: Dr. Hisham Abdelrahman
Time: Tuesdays @ 6:30-9:30 PM (EST)
Date: January 30 – May 7, 2024
Platform: In-person or Zoom
Location (for in-person participants): Roger Williams University (RWU) Bristol Camus, Rhode Island, USA
You can find more information about the course on the website below:
AppliedShellfishFarming.org
Course Description:
Applied Shellfish Farming will provide an introduction and the needed technical background via weekly in-person and Zoom lectures to undertake or work within a small shellfish farming enterprise.
Topics in the course include:
an overview of shellfish farming, shellfish biology, farm site selection, the permitting process and regulatory aspects of securing and maintaining a lease, an overview of shellfish nursery and grow-out systems, risk management strategies, other technical aspects of shellfish farming, and business and marketing management advice from a variety of guest lecturers whom are professionals in their field. Upon completion of this course, Participants will have a firm understanding of shellfish biology and develop the technical knowledge pertaining to operating a shellfish business.
A certificate of completion from RWU-University College will be handled/sent to each participant upon completion of the course.
