Market Development to Diversify Shellfish Aquaculture Products in Massachusetts
Principal Investigators
Abigail Archer, Woods Hole Sea Grant/Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
Diane Murphy, Woods Hole Sea Grant/Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
Co-Principal Investigators
Melissa Sanderson, Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance
Michele Insley, Wellfleet SPAT (Shellfish Promotion and Tasting )
Summary
The project explores the potential to broaden the shellfish aquaculture market in Massachusetts to include two other native clam species – surf clams (Spisula solidissima) and blood arks (Anadara ovalis) as well as shucked oysters (Crassostrea virginica), for those who prefer not to eat raw oysters. The team will conduct a market analysis of the potential consumer demand for and economic value of culturing alternative species, as well as for shucked oysters. It builds on past research by Woods Hole Sea Grant and the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension to culture surf clams and blood arks and social science research into consumer appetite for new shellfish products.
Updates/Reports
» New England Butter Clams Marketing and Promotion Plan - July 10, 2019
» Market Development to Diversify Shellfish Aquaculture Products in Massachusetts - 2020 presentation by A. Archer to Southern New England Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
» An Exploration of Alternative Market Potential for MA Oysters - April 1, 2020
» Shucked Oyster Cook Off Final Report - June 2020 - June 2020
» Is There a Market for Shucked Oysters? - Coastal Impacts newsletter, Aug. 2020
Publications
Marine Bulletin - Growing Methods for Petite Surf Clams, Aug. 2020
Project Information
Started: October 2017
Completed:
Funded under: NOAA Sea Grant National Aquaculture Initiative
Relevant Links
Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Marine Programs