New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey SR111: Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory-recognize the scientific advancements
Status: In committee, October 15, 2026
Recognizes the scientific advancements made by the Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory at Rutgers University.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, October 15, 2026:
SR111 SENATE RESOLUTION No. 111 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 222nd LEGISLATURE INTRODUCED OCTOBER 15, 2026 Sponsored by: Senator JOHN J. BURZICHELLI District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem) . SYNOPSIS Recognizes the scientific advancements made by the Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory at Rutgers University. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As introduced. A Senate Resolution recognizing the scientific advancements made by the Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory at Rutgers University. Whereas, In 1888, research on oysters as an agricultural product began at Rutgers University, thanks to the efforts of biologist Julius Nelson, the first director of the Oyster Investigation Laboratory, which is now known as the Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory; and Whereas, Harold Haskin became the director of the Oyster Laboratory in 1950, beginning a new era of shellfish research that included hard clams, surf clams, and, in 1960, the breeding of oysters; and Whereas, The Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory has been instrumental in the study and development of new oyster types for the benefit of aquatic environments and the aquaculture industry; and Whereas, The oyster strains developed and bred by the Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory have shown strong resistance to the MSX parasitic disease and moderate resistance to the Dermo disease; and Whereas, Researchers at the Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory invented a new type of triploid oyster; and Whereas, The new triploid oyster …
Sponsors
- John J. Burzichelli (D, 3) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : INT 1RS REF SEN
Subjects: ENVIRONMENT - FISH AND WILDLIFE
Common questions
- What is SR111?
- SR111 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory-recognize the scientific advancements.
- What does SR111 do?
- Recognizes the scientific advancements made by the Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory at Rutgers University.
- What is the status of SR111?
- In committee as of October 15, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RS REF SEN (October 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR111?
- John J. Burzichelli (D, 3).
- Where is the official record for SR111?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/SR111
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