License fees for taking oysters or clams in tidal waters.Įvery resident who applies for a license to take or catch oysters and clams shall pay as follows or as subsequently revised by the Commission pursuant to § 28.2-201:ġ. The application shall further state the district in which the owner resides that the applicant is a resident qualified under the requirements of this section that no nonresident owns the vessel, in whole or in part and that it is not held with any intention, or under any agreement, to return it at any subsequent time to a nonresident.Ĭode 1950, §§ 28-137, 28-150 1960, c. The application shall be sworn to and shall state the name of his vessel, the owner or owners, the captain or person in charge, and the length of vessel or gross tonnage at which it is rated. Any resident desiring to dredge or scrape for oysters shall apply in writing to the officer assigned to the district in which he resides. Any resident of this Commonwealth who desires to take or catch oysters or clams by any device other than a scrape or dredge shall apply to the Commissioner for a license.ī. Application for license to take or catch oysters or clams.Ī. In dredging or scraping private planting grounds on permission of the Commissioner, the residence restriction shall not apply to the crew, captain, or owner of any boat engaged by the leaseholder to dredge or scrape private planting grounds for oysters only.Ĭode 1950, § 28-138 1962, c.
No residence restriction shall prohibit any person from obtaining any required license for buying fish or shellfish or for shucking oysters. To promote and develop cooperation and friendly relationships among our members.Chapter 5. To provide a medium of exchange of experiences and discussions of industry problems.Ĥ. To promote public education of the shellfish aquaculture industry.ģ. To advocate just and proper laws and regulations that impact shellfish aquaculture.Ģ. To accomplish our mission, we have several objectives:ġ. Our mission is to conduct activities necessary for the advancement, expansion and well-being of the shellfish aquaculture industry of Virginia. Shellfish Growers of Virginia is a trade association incorporated within Virginia.
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Shellfish aquaculture employs hundreds of full and part time workers.Virginia shellfish hatcheries sold 2,900,000,000 oyster larvae for extensive spat-on-shell production and over 264,000,000 individual oyster seed.Spat-on-shell production exceeded 42,600 bushels, for another $2,000,000 in farm gate value. 40,200,000 individual market-size cultured oysters sold in 2016 farm gate value $16,500,000.
Shellfish culture is truly a “green” industry, with our crops continually helping to clean the Chesapeake Bay by removing excess nutrients and providing habitat for other species. The shellfish culture industry is proud of our contributions to the economy of the Commonwealth, but is equally proud of our environmental benefits as well. With a majority of shellfish culture sales occurring outside the state, the shellfish culture industry is generating “new” money and not just circulating in-state revenues. The shellfish culture industry of Virginia provides a significant economic benefit to the Commonwealth, with an annual farm-gate value approaching $60-million and a total impact over $100-million.
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