The Department of Agriculture’s dedicated vessel, used for the research and survey of shellfish populations in Long Island Sound and docked at the Bureau of Aquaculture office in Milford, shall be named the “John H. Volk” for a period of no less than twenty years. If said vessel is removed from state service, the next most prominent vessel by size and use docked at the Bureau of Aquaculture in Milford shall be named the “John H. Volk” until such time that a larger and more prominent research vessel is acquired for such research and survey purposes.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 26-192l

  • aquaculture: means the farming of the waters of the state and tidal wetlands and the production of protein food, including fish, oysters, clams, mussels and other molluscan shellfish, on leased, franchised and public underwater farm lands. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1