It was a busy week at Money Island but that doesn’t mean that an outcome is any more clear. I see competing and conflicting interests that will eventually clash. Meanwhile, I head two independent confirmations of ongoing investment here.
The state is planning more oyster aquaculture training in Trenton in early 2020. I was asked to help prepare an invitation list.
One local business wants to expand crabbing and processing here again. I agreed to help with the marketing, but had a conversation with Division of Fish and Wildlife to avoid being caught in our antiquated laws again. Current law says that a marketing consultant can be prosecuted for not having fisheries industry catch records, even if the marketer did not sell any product.
Meanwhile, roadway erosion control work continues
, but apparently not in coordination with the oyster industry. This just seems odd and inefficient.