Standish K. Allen Jr.,^1,* Caird Rexroad III,² Robert Rheault<sup>3

1</sup>Director, Aquaculture Genetics and Breeding Technology Center, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary, P.O. Box 1346, Gloucester Point, VA 23163
²National Program Leader for Aquaculture, USDA Agricultural Research Service, George Washington Carver Center, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705
³Executive Director, East Coast Shellfish Growers Association, 1623 Whitesville Road, Toms River, NJ 08755

^*Corresponding author. E-mail: ska@vims.edu