The following individuals, in addition to M.S. Advisors and Committee Members—Hillary Egna, Chris Langdon, Gil Sylvia and Janet Webster, provided extensive amounts of material, information, and insight for this project:

Bob Bailey
Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development

Mark Barnes
Premium Pacific Seafoods, Port Orford, Oregon

Kenneth Chew
Associate Dean, College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences
Professor, School of Fisheries
University of Washington

Joth Davis
Taylor Shellfish Company, Washington

Robin Downey
Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association, Washington

Mark Drawbridge
Senior Research Biologist
Hubbs-SeaWorld, California

Doug Ernst
Director of Research and Development
Soliv International, Inc.
President
AquaFarm.com

John Faudskar
Oregon State University Extension
Tillamook, Oregon

Pete Granger
Program Leader
Washington Sea Grant

Alec Maule
USGS-BRD
Columbia River Research Laboratory, Oregon

Steve Harbell
Washington State University Cooperative Extension

Jim Johnson
Oregon Department of Agriculture

John Johnson
Shellfish Project Leader
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Terry King
Water Quality Specialist
Washington Sea Grant

Sherry Larkin
Florida Sea Grant

Jean McCrae
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Greg McMurray
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Tim Miller-Morgan
Aquaculture Veterinarian
Hatfield Marine Science Center, Oregon

Paul Olin
Marine Advisor and Interim Director
California Sea Grant Extension

Jack Rensel
Rensel Associates Aquatic Science Consultants, Washington

Mike Rust
Head of Marine Aquaculture
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
University of Washington

David Sampson
Professor
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
Oregon State University

Donald Samuelson
Fisheries Instructor
Grays Harbor College, Washington

Karl Shearer
Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Washington
National Marine Fisheries Service

Mary Swihart
Lower Columbia Fish Health Laboratory, Oregon
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Joel Van Eenennaam
Research Associate
Animal Science Department
University of California at Davis