About Us

Mission Statement:

CBSIA is committed to....

Working to reduce pollution in Chesapeake Bay;

✓Increasing visibility of CBSIA and its members to insure the industry a voice in formulating furure management plans;

✓Representing the industry before state and federal regulatory and management agencies, the Maryland General Assembly, and the U.S. Congress;

✓Sponsoring a voluntary crab meat quality control and assurance program conducted by the University of Maryland;

✓Working to insure continued access to seasonal workers for our crab meat and oyster processing industries through the H2-B Guest Worker Preogram;

✓Providing time information to both the industry and consumers about all issues impacting seafood;

✓Helping individual companies solve specific problems on a case-by-case basis;

✓Securing research funding to make Maryland seafood companies more competitive in the global wholesale and retail marketplace.

Bill owned a private oyster business in Chincoteague Bay 1965-1966.He served at the Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources 1968-1988 as Marine Extension Agent and Natural Resource Manager. Then served at Md. Dept. of Agriculture as Seafood Marketing Specialist from 1988 -2000. Served at the University of Md. Extension Service as seasonal seafood technician 2001 to present.

Bill now holds a part-time pro bono position as Executive Vice President of the Chesapeake Bay Seafood Industries Association–a non-profit trade association comprised of seafood processors, watermen, buyers, dealers, and restaurant owners.