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Extension resources encourage the wise stewardship of our marine resources through research, education, outreach and technology transfer.

Connecticut
Tessa S. Getchis Connecticut Sea Grant College Program
Sea Grant Extension Program
1084 Shennecossett Rd.
Groton, CT 06340

Phone: 860-405-9104
Fax: 860- 405-9109
Email: tessa.getchis@uconn.edu
Specialty: Shellfish and finfish
Delaware
John W. Ewart Delaware Aquaculture Resource Center
DE Sea Grant Marine Advisory Service
College of Marine Studies
University of Delaware
700 Pilottown Road
Lewes, DE 19958-1298

Phone: 302-645-4060
Fax: 302-645-4213
Email: ewart@udel.edu
Website: http://darc.cms.udel.edu
Specialty: Shellfish aquaculture; Internet resources; Fisheries
Florida
Leslie Sturmer Aquaculture Extension Agent
University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service
Shellfish Aquaculture Extension Program
C/o FWCC Cedar Key Field Lab
11350 Southwest 153rd Ct.
Cedar Key, FL 32625

Phone: 352-543-5057
Fax: 352-543-6958
Email: lnst@mail.ifas.ufl.edu
Specialty: Shellfish Culture
Georgia
Alan Power, Ph.D. Shellfish Aquaculture and Research Laboratory
Marine Extension Service
University of Georgia
20 Ocean Science Circle
Savannah, GA 31411-1011

Phone:912-598-2348
FAX: 912-598-2399
Email:alanpowr@uga.edu
Speciality: Bivalves and Whelks

Thomas Sheirling Marine Advisory and Technology Transfer Center
Marine Extension Service
University of Georgia
715 Bay Street
Brunswick, GA

Phone: 912-264-7268
FAX: 912-264-7312
Email:shierlin@uga.edu
Speciality: Soft-shell Crabs, minnows (bait), and hard clams

Randal L. Walker, Ph.D. Director for Marine Extension Service
Marine Extension Service
School of Marine Programs
220 Marine Sciences Building
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-3636

Athens Phone: 706-542-8849
FAX: 706-542-8838
Savannah Lab Phone: 912-598-2348
Email: walker@uga.edu
Website: www.marsci.uga.edu/ext/marex.html
Speciality: Bivalves
Maine
Dana Morse Extension Associate
Maine Sea Grant Program
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Darling Marine Center
193 Clark’s Cove Road
Walpole, ME 04573

Phone: 207-563-3146 ext. 205
Fax: 207-563-3119
Email:Dana.Morse@maine.edu
Specialty: Marine fisheries and shellfish aquaculture
Maryland
Don Webster Sea Grant Extension
University of Maryland
Wye Research and Education Center
P.O. Box 169
Queenstown, MD 21658

Phone: 410-827-8056
Fax: 410-827-9039
Email: dwebster@umd.edu
Massachusetts
Joe Buttner Assistant Professor and Aquaculture Program Coordinator
Northeastern Massachusetts Aquaculture Center and Department of Biology
Salem State College
352 Lafayette St., Salem, MA 01970

Phone: 978-542-6703, 978-542-6824
Fax: 978-542-6863
Email:jbuttner@salemstate.edu
Specialty: finfish, shellfish, water quality.

Bill Burt Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
Deeds & Probate Building
Railroad Avenue
P.O. Box 367
Barnstable, MA 02630

Phone: (508) 375-6702
Fax: (508) 362-4518
Email: wburt@umext.umass.edu
Specialty: Shellfish

Diane Murphy Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
Deeds & Probate Building
Railroad Avenue
P.O. Box 367
Barnstable MA 02630-0367

Phone: 508-375-6953
Fax: (508) 362-4518
Email: dmurphy@barnstablecounty.org
Specialty:Marine Specialist
New Hampshire
Ken LaValley Extension Assistant Professor
University of New Hampshire
Nesmith Hall
131 Main Street
Durham, NH 03824-2500.

Phone: (603) 862-4343
Fax: (603) 862-0107
Email:ken.lavalley@unh.edu
Specialty: Aquaculture technologies
New Jersey
Gef Flimlin Marine Extension Agent
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Ocean County
1623 Whitesville Rd.
Toms River, NJ 08755

Phone: 732-348-1152
Fax: 732-505-8941
Email: flimlin@aesop.rutgers.edu
Specialty: Shellfish culture
New York
Gregg Rivara Senior Extension Resource Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
3690 Cedar Beach Road
Southold, NY 11971

Phone: (631) 852-8660
Fax: (631) 852-8662
Email:gjr3@cornell.edu
Specialty: shellfish, finfish aquaculture permitting/startup assistance
North Carolina
Marc Turano Mariculture and Blue Crab Specialist
North Carolina Sea Grant
NC State University
1575 Varsity Drive,

Flex Building Module 1, Campus Box 8605
Raleigh, NC 27695

Phone: (919) 609-7391

Email: marc_turano@ncsu.edu
Specialty: Shellfish (bivalves and blue crab) biology, production and culture; water quality and production issues relating to intensive culture of marine finfish species and hybrid varieties
Rhode Island
Dale Leavitt Assistant Professor
Regional Aquaculture Extension Specialist
220 CEED
Roger Williams University
One Old Ferry Road
Bristol, RI 02809-2921

Phone: 401-254-3047
Fax: 401 254-3310
Pager: 508 899-5910
Email: leavitt@rwu.edu
Specialty: Aquaculture extension
(Note: Dr. Leavitt also covers parts of MA)

Michael Rice Dept. of Fisheries, Animal & Vet. Sciences
Woodward Hall Rm 19
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI 02881

Phone: (401) 874-2943
Fax: (401) 874-7575
Email: rice@uriacc.uri.edu
Specialty: shellfish
South Carolina
Jack M. Whetstone Extension Aquaculture Specialist/Assoc. Professor
Clemson University
Department of Aquaculture, Fisheries and Wildlife
SC Sea Grant Extension Program
PO Box 596
Georgetown, SC 29442


Phone: 843-546-6321
FAX: 843-546-6296 or 843-546-2852
Email: jwhtstn@clemson.edu
Specialty: Shellfish Culture
Virginia
Mike Oesterling Fisheries/Aquaculture Specialist
VIMS Sea Grant College Program
P.O. Box 1346, Gloucester Point, VA 23062

Phone 804-684-7165
Fax 804-684-7161
Email: mike@vims.edu
Specialty: General molluscan shellfish