• Dave Bushek,(Project Lead), Haskin Shellfish Research Lab, Rutgers University, bushek@hsrl.rutgers.edu
• Lisa Calvo, Haskin Shellfish Research Lab, Rutgers University & NJ Sea Grant (retired)
• Ryan Carnegie, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, carnegie@vims.edu
• Lori Gustafson, Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS),USDA, Lori.L.Gustafson@aphis.usda.gov
• Karen Hudson, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, khudson@vims.edu
• Lucas Marxen, Rutgers University, ljmarxen@njaes.rutgers.edu
• Bob Rheault, East Coast Shellfish Growers Association, bob@ecsga.org
• Lúcia Safi, Rutgers University, ls1350@hsrl.rutgers.edu

Gulf of Mexico Team:

• Jerome La Peyre, Louisiana State University, JlaPeyre@agcenter.lsu.edu
• Jennifer Pollack, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi Jennifer.Pollack@tamucc.edu
• Leslie Sturmer, Florida Sea Grant lnst@ufl.edu
• Bill Walton, (formerly Auburn University)  Virginia Institute of Marine Science, walton@vims.edu