Aquaculture America 2026

February 16 - 19, 2026

Las Vegas, Nevada

Shellfish Aquaculture

Thursday, February 19, 2026 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Versaille 3
Chair: Matthew Gray, Bill Walton

  • 8:30 AM
    Andrea Tarnecki

    MICROBIAL INVESTIGATIONS INTO SUDDEN UNUSUAL MORTALITY SYNDROME

    Andrea Tarnecki

  • 8:45 AM
    Bianca Narvaez

    A REVIEW OF CRYOPROTECTANTS, AND PROTOCOL DEVELOPMENT FOR FRESHWATER MUSSEL Unionidae SPERM PRESERVATION PROPOSAL

    Bianca Narvaez

  • 9:00 AM
    Jaypee Samson

    DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI-STRAIN PROBIOTIC FORMULATION TO IMPROVE BIVALVE LARVAL RESILIENCE AGAINST HATCHERY PATHOGENS

    Jaypee Samson

  • 9:15 AM
    Jaypee Samson

    TRANSMISSIBLE CANCER IN HARD CLAMS Mercenaria mercenaria: SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS REVEALS MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF DISSEMINATED NEOPLASIA

    Jaypee Samson

  • 9:30 AM
    Michael Torselli

    DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW MOLECULAR TECHNIQUE TO DIAGNOSE PRESENCE AND SEVERITY OF HEMOCYTIC NEOPLASIA IN HARD-SHELLED CLAMS Mercenaria mercenaria

    Michael Torselli

  • 9:45 AM
    Katyanne Shoemaker

    GROWTH AND SURVIVAL OF TWO POPULATIONS OF ATLANTIC SURFCLAMS FROM HATCHERY TO HARVEST

    Katyanne Shoemaker

  • 11:00 AM
    Ivy Jones

    NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTATION OF Crassostrea virginica SPAT WITH Phaeodactylum tricornutum FOR HATCHERY PRODUCTION IN TEXAS

    Ivy Jones

  • 11:15 AM
    Ellis Chapman

    OYSTER RESOURCE AND RECOVERY CENTER AT HARTE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - CORPUS CHRISTI: OYSTER FARMING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND FIELD-BASED PAID INTERNSHIPS

    Ellis Chapman

  • 11:30 AM
    Russell Grice

    OYSTER FARMING – IS IT FOR YOU?

    Russell Grice

  • 11:45 AM
    Andrea Tarnecki

    STRATEGIES FOR OPTIMIZING EASTERN OYSTER Crassostrea virginica NURSERY PRODUCTION: REFRIGERATION AND SETTING DENSITY

    Andrea Tarnecki

  • 12:00 PM
    Matt Parker

    MARYLAND OYSTER AQUACULTURE IN THE MODERN ERA

    Matt Parker

  • 12:15 PM
    Matthew LaGanke

    FROM STRESS TO SOLUTIONS: IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INNOVATION THROUGH A NATIONWIDE NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF SHELLFISH FARM MANAGERS

    Matthew LaGanke

  • 1:30 PM
    Marta Gomez-Chiarri

    A CONSORTIUM EFFORT TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSES OF LARVAL CRASHES IN BIVALVE HATCHERIES IN THE ATLANTIC COAST OF THE USA: OBSERVATIONS FROM THE 2024 SAMPLING SEASON

    Marta Gomez-Chiarri

  • 1:45 PM
    Rob Hudson

    THE STATUS OF BIVALVE SHELLFISH HATCHERIES ON THE ATLANTIC COAST OF THE UNITED STATES: A REPORT FROM THE BIVALVE HATCHERY HEALTH CONSORTIUM

    Rob Hudson

  • 2:00 PM
    Sean Bignami

    HARNESSING THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE NATIVE CALIFORNIA CLAM Tivela stultorum FOR COMMERCIAL AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION

    Sean Bignami

  • 2:15 PM
    Coral Tolman

    SILT HAPPENS: IMPACTS OF GLACIAL SILT ON PACIFIC OYSTER Crassostrea gigas CLEARANCE RATES AND FILTRATION EFFICIENCY

    Coral Tolman

  • 2:30 PM
    Matthew Gray

    INTERACTIONS BETWEEN SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION AND FLOATING AQUACULTURE IN THE MESOHALINE PORTION OF CHESAPEAKE BAY

    Matthew Gray

  • 2:45 PM
    Carissa Maurin

    UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF Mytilus edulis AQUACULTURE THROUGH MUSSEL BED MAPPING AND INDUSTRY INSIGHTS IN MAINE

    Carissa Maurin

  • 3:00 PM
    Rachel French

    F-“OYSTER”-ING CONNECTIONS: REIMAGINING THE CENTRAL LITERATURE FOR ALASKA’S SHELLFISH FARMING INDUSTRY THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL FARMERS

    Rachel French

  • 3:15 PM
    Michael Coogan

    COMMERCIALIZATION OF BOTTOM SEA SCALLOP AQUACULTURE IN THE GULF OF MAINE: DEVELOPMENT OF SPAT COLLECTION AND GROWOUT PROTOCOLS

    Michael Coogan

  • 3:30 PM
    Miya Khoo

    GENOMIC CONNECTIVITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERS OF RESILIENCE IN FLORIDA’S EASTERN OYSTER Crassostrea virginica

    Miya Khoo

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