NOAA Sea Grant Develops 5-Year Aquaculture Investment Plan

February 16, 2024

Year-over-year, Sea Grant is committed to supporting aquaculture development across the nation, as a means of enhancing economic resilience and nutritional security in American communities. Sea Grant recently developed a five-year Aquaculture Investment Plan to guide its efforts in supporting aquaculture research, extension and education.

“This aquaculture investment plan will hopefully prove useful to applicants in that it will facilitate planning for future opportunities and enhance collaborations between partners,” stated NSGO Aquaculture Managers Mark Rath and Chuck Weirich.

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Amara Davis

Outreach Coordinator
National Sea Grant College Program

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