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.
๐—”๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜… ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐—”๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜‡๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐˜๐—ฎ โ€” former President of the ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† and founder of... aquaculturemag.com/2026/07/0โ€ฆ
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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
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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 Zealandโ€™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-leโ€ฆ
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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/eveโ€ฆ
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Made by @grok Imagine from my profile pic. #TheFutureIsNow
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Photo of Dottie one of our Alabama oyster farmers from when the USDA RMA folks visited the @AUShellfishLab!
Itโ€™s National Oyster Day! We offer loans and disaster programs for seeded oyster producers as well as risk management coverage for oysters raised in a controlled environment.
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Honored and excited to serve for the next 3 years supporting #aquaculture around the world.
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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 masgc.org/article/how-to-estโ€ฆ
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Hello Oyster Folks! This is going to be a great session. Abstracts due this week.
Track 4 is โ€œThe Oyster is Your World.โ€ 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
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Learning about oysters from the best!
๐Ÿฆช๐Ÿฆช๐Ÿ”ฌStaff 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
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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
Alabama and Mississippi Oyster Community of Practice
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Russell "Rusty" Grice retweeted
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 nature.com/articles/s42003-0โ€ฆ
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My amazing niece! @Evo_Doro
Early response genes Jun and Fos turn on within 10 MINUTES of an injury in ๐˜”๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ด! @Evo_Doro @ #SICB2024
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Too many to thank, but you know who you are and your support means everything! @aucfwe Master of Natural Resources degreeโœ…! 35 years to the day from my first degree @AuburnU @AUShellfishLab
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Russell "Rusty" Grice retweeted
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
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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!
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