Past Projects
floating hatchery designed and constructed by Jack Blake, partially funded by the Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture
Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group's solar hatchery
This section is dedicated to past projects explored by the MVSG.
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Building a Positive Image for Massachusetts AquacultureWhen polled, shellfish growers in Massachusetts have consistently identified the general public’s perception of aquaculture as one of the most important factors affecting the growth of the aquaculture industry in the Bay State. |
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An Improved Tidal-Powered Upwelling Shellfish Nursery System for Vineyard AquaculturistsIn this project five innovative tidal powered upwelling shellfish nurseries were constructed and operated by a group of retrained fishermen looking to shellfish aquaculture as an alternative occupation. |
Beating Trawls into CagesA Program to Help Displaced Fishermen Make the Transition into Aquaculture |
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Hatchery and Field Culture Methods for the Atlantic Sea ScallopDevelopment of Hatchery and Field Culture Methods for the Atlantic Sea Scallop, Placopectin magellanicus. |
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Bay scallop Triploidy projectTriploidy was induced in the bay scallop Argopecten irradians. (download the Pdf)
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Tidal-Powered Upweller PlansThis page shows the plans for a tidal powered upweller designed by Jack Blake. |
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Modification and Futher Demonstration of the Blake Floating Hatcher/Nursery Culture SystemJack Blake, a commercial fisherman and graduate of the Martha’s Vineyard Aquaculture Training Program, designed and constructed a prototype floating hatchery/nursery ... |
Private Aquaculture Industry DevelopmentsDevelopments in the Private Aquaculture Industry on Martha's Vineyard |
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Floating Hatchery/Nursery SystemDevelopment and Demonstration of a Floating Hatchery/Nursery System |
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Ten Years of Scallop Culture on Martha’s VineyardA review of the laboratory and field culture methods is presented, including operation of a solar-assisted hatchery, design of field nursery cages, and efforts to develop genetic tags. |
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Poor water quality? Not in my backyard!Neighborhood pond associations have proven to be an especially effective force in the protection and enhancement of local coastal ecosystems... |