STATE REP. HUNTER: Texas Oyster Aqua-Culture Summit Set for July 10th at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Hunter to lead celebration of new industry initiative for the Coastal Bend of Texas

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AUSTIN Texas (Texas Insider Report) Were on the cusp of something that is going to be good for our economy and great for our way of life along the Texas coast" said State Rep. Todd Hunter (right) on the day before he is set to host legislators scholars restaurant owners and state officials at a summit focused on Texas Oyster Aquaculture and ring in a new law passed during the just-completed Texas Legislative Session designed to generate significant economic activity across Texas.

Im grateful so many experts have agreed to take part in this summit and put a spotlight on how the emerging expanding Texas Oyster Industry is going to impact communities in Texas and beyond" Hunter said.

  • The Texas Oyster Aquaculture Summit: A New Industry for Texas is set July 10th at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
  • The event will feature a series of panel discussions on the emerging oyster market in Texas.
  • The conference comes as the state prepares to implement Texas House Bill 1300 legislation that Hunter authored and Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law last month.
  • width=268The new law will provide a major economic & cultural boost along the Texas Coast by allowing oyster mariculture in Texas.

HB 1300 requires the Texas Parks & Wildlife Commission to adopt rules establishing a program governing the process of growing cultivated oysters.

Texas has been the only coastal state in the country that does not engage in cultivated oyster mariculture.

The new program will also have significant environmental benefits by reducing harvest pressure on wild oyster reefs.

The arrival of oyster mariculture in Texas will bring sweeping benefits across our state and especially along the coast. This summit will bring together many of the people who worked to pass House Bill 1300 and who have a unique perspective on the economic opportunity that is about to hit our state" said Hunter.

This is a great opportunity to hear about this emerging industry from a variety of perspectives economic regulatory scientific and cultural.

Anyone who wants a full-picture view of the Texas oyster market should consider attending" Hunter said.

The daylong summit will be free and open to the public. Speakers will include legislators academics officials from the Parks and Wildlife Department restaurant owners and others with expertise in oyster aquaculture.

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One of the featured guests and luncheon keynote speaker will be Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Dennis Bonnen.

I am looking forward to participating in this years oyster aquaculture summit and to sharing with stakeholders the significant legislative accomplishments that passed as a result of Rep. Hunters leadership" said Bonnen.

The Texas House took meaningful action to include Texas in the growing oyster farming industry which will usher in a new era of environmental and economic growth along the gulf coast.

I want to thank Rep. Hunter for leading the way on this issue and for the invitation to address this years summit" Bonnen said.

Currently Texas restaurants must import farm-grown half-shell oysters from other states. House Bill 1300 will provide a new local source for oysters that are increasingly in demand.

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