
Aquaculture Business Specialist - Director @worldaquaculture @acesedu @SeaGrant @AUShellfishLab @MSALseagrant @auburnu Auburn BS '88 BA '21 MNR '23
Dauphin Island, AL
Joined February 2011
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Understandable explanation to a complex problem which is having the Data to understand Risk to obtain Financing to increase Adoption. Unexplainable mortality means no Data and high Risk for shellfish farming.
𝗔𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗪𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗕𝗼𝘅
𝗗𝗿. 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗼 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝘇𝗮 𝗱𝗲 𝗬𝘁𝗮 — former President of the 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗔𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 and founder of...
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So fun to participate in this program as part of @AUShellfishLab @MSALSeaGrant @CityofFairhope especially being back in my hometown!
During a ceremony at the Fairhope Docks this morning, Mayor Sullivan, city staff, and current/former members of the city's Harbor and Environmental Boards received official 'Clean and Resilient Marina' status from the 'MS./AL. Sea Grant' program, a division of the NOAA. #NOAA #flycreek #fairhopedocks #fairhopenews
Staff blog about recent trip to New Zealand with shellfish farmers to learn about industry technology, trends and exchange knowledge! #oysterfarming #aquaculture #Sustainability
What can U.S. oyster farmers learn from New Zealand’s thriving aquaculture industry? Rusty Grice shares highlights from a Sea Grant trip that brought innovation and collaboration to the world of shellfish aquaculture. masgc.org/article/kia-ora-le…
Important webinar for eligible commercial oyster farmers coming up!
RMA encourages oyster producers to attend a webinar on Aug. 27 to learn more about the Shellfish crop insurance program. Add it to your calendar: rma.usda.gov/news-events/eve…
Photo of Dottie one of our Alabama oyster farmers from when the USDA RMA folks visited the @AUShellfishLab!
See this Instagram photo by @rustygrice instagram.com/p/DMJfbnssnom/…
Honored and excited to serve for the next 3 years supporting #aquaculture around the world.
Accurate inventory starts with seed delivery!
Team Blog: Rusty Grice of @AUShellfishLab and @ACESedu shares a simple weighing method to help oyster farmers track seed inventory accurately. A must-read for oyster growers! #Aquaculture #OysterFarming #SeaGrant
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Hello Oyster Folks! This is going to be a great session. Abstracts due this week.
Track 4 is “The Oyster is Your World.” Call for abstracts closes Aug. 30. Details: bit.ly/3wXpTKn
Sponsors: @MSALSeaGrant, U.S. EPA Gulf of Mexico Division, @mobilebaynep, @NOAA, @NGulfInst, MSU Geosystems Research Institute, @DISLFoundation, @NeelSchaffer, @Stantec

ALT Call for Abstracts - Bays and Bayous Symposium 2024. Track: The Oyster is Your World. Keywords for this track include oysters, wild harvest, oyster aquaculture, oyster restoration, and oyster research. Share your research! The background features green and blue geometric shapes. The title is in bold, uppercase letters to emphasize the theme of the symposium track focused on oyster-related topics.
Learning about oysters from the best!
🦪🦪🔬Staff Blog: Melissa Schneider attended the recent @ALMSOysterCoP meeting and saw how @MSALSeaGrant has a hand in many oyster efforts! Ways we support and work with scientists at @disealab, @AUShellfishLab, @SMEElab and others: bit.ly/3WT7Xva
Thank you @ALMSOysterCoP @disealab @AUShellfishLab @Melissa_in_MS @MSALSeaGrant @pruettjessicaL @SMEElab @ms_nature and so many others. Especially the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources for hosting this event!
#oysters
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Check out our new paper! This was years of hard work and analysis. Thank you to all the co authors!
Transcriptome analysis of whole-body regeneration in the ctenophore M. leidyi uncovers conserved features of wound healing and regeneration present in the last common animal ancestor. @Whitney_Lab, @juliar_mateu, @_AEdgar_, @Evo_Doro
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Too many to thank, but you know who you are and your support means everything! @aucfwe Master of Natural Resources degree✅! 35 years to the day from my first degree @AuburnU @AUShellfishLab
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We've teamed up with oyster farmers to launch the Commercial Oyster Aquaculture Sector Training (COAST) Program to meet the demand for qualified labor!
Staff Blog: @rustygrice, oyster #aquaculture business specialist with #SeaGrant and @ACESedu: bit.ly/46WfAlD
Come join us and learn about commercial oyster aquaculture! @AUShellfishLab @MSALSeaGrant
Interested in starting your own oyster aquaculture operation? Please consider attending this FREE program being held by @rustygrice on Monday, July 31st! RSVP to [email protected]. Lunch and materials provided!




























