Public Lecture Series – Oyster Conservation @ Rockport

Presenter: Ellis Chapman, Jr., M.S.

Institution: Harte Research Institute (HRI)

As the program director for the Oyster Resource and Recovery Center project, Ellis Chapman will discuss more about this $5.1 million workforce development award from the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and managed by the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies (HRI) at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC),  that will provide training to those interested in oyster aquaculture. He will also discuss how oysters serve as a major economic driver for coastal communities in Texas, serve as valuable habitat for sportfish, remove nitrogen and carbon from coastal waters, and help stabilize shorelines. Through managed oyster aquaculture, oyster growth and development can become more sustainable, providing valuable ecosystem and economic services to communities.