The South Carolina
Department of Natural Resources recently
awarded its highest service award
to a member of the USMSFP. The Certificate
of Meritorious Service was awarded
to Dr. Craig Browdy, Waddell Mariculture
Center.
The Certificate
of Meritorious Service was established “to recognize
individuals or organizations that
make outstanding contributions and
provide meritorious service to the
SC Department of Natural Resources
(DNR) in the pursuit of its goals
and responsibilities.”
John
Miglarese, recently retired DNR
deputy director of the Marine
Resources Division, nominated
Dr. Browdy
for
the award for his break
through research on shrimp farming.
Shrimp research is conducted
at the DNR’s Waddell Mariculture
Center in Bluffton. Shrimp aquaculture
provides
an increasing proportion of the
shrimp consumed in South Carolina
and worldwide,
and the center gives scientists
a chance to study the animals
in a
controlled environment. This
research has contributed to developing
environmentally
friendly and sustainable shrimp
farming techniques.
Over the
past several
years, efforts have been expanded
to develop technologically advanced
systems for stable production
of fresh shrimp year round.
The systems are designed to produce
more shrimp in a smaller area
under biossecure conditions.
Since they
are based on water reuse, these
technologies may be applied in
areas that are
not on the coast, providing new
investment opportunities and
new jobs for rural
areas in the state.
