The president of Taylor Shellfish Company has been recognized for his contributions to the Aquaculture Industry. Bill Taylor was recently presented with the Joseph P. McCraren Award for Distinguished Lifetime Contributions to the Aquaculture Industry at the World Aquaculture Conference in San Diego the first week of March. This award, named after Mr. Joe McCraren, a long-time Fish and Wildlife Service aquaculture scientist, was presented by the National Aquaculture Association.  Taylor was recognized as a modern day shellfish farming pioneer who along with his brother Paul have done more to modernize and scale up the Pacific Northwest shellfish industry than any other shellfish farming family.  The Taylor family has been farming shellfish for over 100 years.  Today they are well known for their state of the art innovative farming practices, seed production and processing facilities.  Taylor was also praised for sharing his successes, failures and lessons learned with other shellfish growers. And received accolades for the active role he and his employees take in shaping public policy regarding shellfish farming.