This program is SOLD OUT. Join us at the UGA Aquarium for an Ocean to Table program focused on oysters! Not only are these shellfish delicious and nutritious — they also play a vital role in maintaining healthy coastal ecosystems… Full story
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Donations to the UGA Shellfish Research Lab upgrade the facility and allow for expanded operations
June 25, 2021
The UGA Shellfish Research Lab can increase oyster production, as well as produce more algae to feed the baby oysters, thanks to new water tanks and a concrete pad to hold the tanks donated to Marine Extension and Georgia Sea… Full story
Cabbage Island Exploration
April 21, 2021
Explore the expansive shell rakes and oyster reef communities on Cabbage Island at low tide! We’ll scout the many piles of shell material and search for whelks, crabs and other small invertebrates in the tidal pools. Children 10 years or… Full story
UGA Shellfish Research Lab expands algae research and production
September 3, 2020
Raising millions of baby oysters takes a lot of hard work. Just ask Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant’s aquaculture extension agents based at the UGA Shellfish Research Lab on Skidaway Island. Since 2015, the shellfish team has been producing… Full story
UGA scientists investigate marine murder mystery
March 20, 2019
A team of University of Georgia investigators is working on a murder mystery, not your everyday who-done-it, but one in which the investigators are scientists, and the victims are thousands of tiny oyster larvae. The mystery began the in the… Full story
Georgia Oysters: Bringing Back the Bivalve
November 10, 2018
Join us at the Shellfish Research Lab on Skidaway Island to learn about oyster ecology and local oyster aquaculture. Participants in the Georgia Oysters workshop will have opportunities to tour the state’s first oyster hatchery, talk with researchers, visit wild… Full story
UGA helps sustain the coastal economy
November 1, 2018
Diversifying and adapting to change with UGA experts to help is key for coastal businesses Orders come in overnight by emails and through messages left on Charlie Phillips’ phone. By 7:30 a.m., he’s behind the desk in his cramped office-its… Full story
Keeping it Local: Reviving Georgia’s Seafood Heritage
April 9, 2018
Learn about UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant’s efforts to grow oyster aquaculture in the state and raise awareness of issues facing Georgia’s commercial fishing industry at “Keeping it local: Reviving Georgia’s seafood heritage.” The event will take place… Full story