{"id":497,"date":"2026-04-03T14:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T14:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/acquafredda-lab\/?page_id=497"},"modified":"2026-04-08T22:05:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:05:21","slug":"courses-for-shellfish-growers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/acquafredda-lab\/courses\/courses-for-shellfish-growers\/","title":{"rendered":"Courses for Shellfish Growers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">\n<div data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">\n<h3>Coming Soon<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><strong>Bay Scallop (<em>Argopecten irradiens<\/em>) Aquaculture Bootcamp (summer &amp; fall 2027)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">\n<h3>Past Courses<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><strong>The Rutgers Mini Microalgae Course (last offered December 2025)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">\n<p>In this course, participants learn the basics of growing microalgae (i.e., phytoplankton). The three-day course consists of short lectures and lots of hands-on laboratory activities. The goal of this course is to give growers the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain microalgae cultures for feeding bivalves.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-583 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/acquafredda-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1474\/2026\/04\/Ehrlenmeyer_Microalgae_2025_10_23-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/acquafredda-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1474\/2026\/04\/Ehrlenmeyer_Microalgae_2025_10_23-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/acquafredda-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1474\/2026\/04\/Ehrlenmeyer_Microalgae_2025_10_23-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/acquafredda-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1474\/2026\/04\/Ehrlenmeyer_Microalgae_2025_10_23-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/acquafredda-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1474\/2026\/04\/Ehrlenmeyer_Microalgae_2025_10_23-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/acquafredda-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1474\/2026\/04\/Ehrlenmeyer_Microalgae_2025_10_23-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">Learning objectives include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify different phytoplankton species via microscopic examination<\/li>\n<li>Describe the basic principles of phytoplankton culture using the \u201dBatch Culture Method&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Practice essential phytoplankton culture skills\n<ul>\n<li>Inoculating and scaling up cultures<\/li>\n<li>Quantifying cell densities &amp; identifying culture growth phase<\/li>\n<li>Calculating feeding densities for bivalve broodstock, larvae, and post-set juveniles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Describe uses of the high-tech &#8220;Pure Biomass&#8221; system<\/li>\n<li>Describe how to purchase equipment needed to assemble and maintain an algal lab<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coming Soon Bay Scallop (Argopecten irradiens) Aquaculture Bootcamp (summer &amp; fall 2027) &nbsp; &nbsp; Past Courses The Rutgers Mini Microalgae Course (last offered December 2025) In this course, participants learn &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/acquafredda-lab\/courses\/courses-for-shellfish-growers\/\" class=\"\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4242,"featured_media":0,"parent":352,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-497","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Courses for Shellfish Growers - Acquafredda Lab<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/acquafredda-lab\/courses\/courses-for-shellfish-growers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Courses for Shellfish Growers - Acquafredda Lab\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Coming Soon Bay Scallop (Argopecten irradiens) Aquaculture Bootcamp (summer &amp; 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