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Development of Hatchery Capacity in Maryland JORDAN SHOCKLEY BLUE OYSTER ENVIRONMENTAL

Overview 1. Site Considerations 2. Production Goals 3. Market 4. Start-up Impediments

Site Considerations • Important factors to consider • Salinity • Temperature • Tidal Exchange • Surrounding land/infrastructure • Proximity to setting location • Historical Data • Important to determine annual variability in water quality to determine extremes

Production Goals • Diploid vs Triploid • What do your customers want? • Strain ratio • Strain • Size • Who are your customers? • Seasonal demands • In house production vs outside sales • Holding Strategies • Where are your customers? • Wintering seed • Understanding out of State disease testing requirements and import certificates

Market Demands • High demand for Triploid Seed • 90% Triploid • Other 10% preferred triploid but would accept diploid • Out of state Demand • 1. New Jersey • 2. North Carolina • 3. Delaware • 4. Virginia • Size Demands • Spring/Fall – Higher demand for 6-12 mm seed • Summer – Higher demand for Larvae – 4mm seed

Start-up Impediments • Workforce Considerations • Permitting • Attracting skilled and experienced workers • MD-DNR • Distance • Site plan • Production overview / Floor plan • Start-up Capital • Source of broodstock • Expensive equipment • Ploidy • MDE • High Overhead and operating cost • Intake and Discharge • Daily Limits • Food Considerations • Algae production • Live Feed vs Paste/Bottled Diet • Species • Volume of feed • Advantages and Disadvantages of both

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