The Auburn University Shellfish Laboratory
The Auburn University Shellfish Laboratory (AUSL) provides instruction, research and outreach in the area of shellfish ecology and production to the citizens of Alabama, the region and the nation.
Research & News
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Brewer awarded $434,000 to study using existing water infrastructure for limiting invasive carp
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in consultation with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, has awarded Dr. Shannon Brewer a $433, 867 grant to….
![Hatchery scientists take on project to help U.S. largemouth bass producers](https://agriculture.auburn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/largemouth-bass-stock-1080x675.jpg)
Hatchery scientists take on project to help U.S. largemouth bass producers
Research made possible by $650,000 USDA-NIFA grant By Adam Cletzer In the $1.5 billion U. S. aquaculture industry, largemouth bass production is a small fry. The fish’s unusually high mortality rate across all stages of production makes it a challenge for farmers to...
![International interns study novel growth systems at Auburn](https://agriculture.auburn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/COA_8748-1080x675.jpg)
International interns study novel growth systems at Auburn
It’s become a bit of a tradition. Each summer, some of the best and brightest students at EARTH University in Costa Rica travel to Auburn to study and conduct research with the Auburn Aquaponics Project at the E.W. Shell Fisheries Center. In 2022, those students were...