Aquaculture farm visits show students the industry, practices, and people who bring Virginia seafood to the table
![Virginia Seafood AREC team speaks with an oyster farmer on the shore](/content/arec_vaes_vt_edu/en/arec/virginia-seafood/arec-updates/farm-visits-june-2022/_jcr_content/content/adaptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.png)
When enjoying seafood, many of us do not reflect on the network of farmers, processors, and businesses integral to delivering those delicious bites to our plates. In a series of aquaculture farm visits, Virginia Seafood AREC students, faculty, and staff from are seeing the industry side of things — talking with farmers, learning about a range of aquaculture practices, and observing seafood processing and packing facilities.
The first visit was to Pleasure House Oysters in Virginia.