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Aquaculture

Virginia Sea Grant Launches the USDA and NOAA-Supported Aquaculture Information Exchange Online Community Platform

The Aquaculture Information Exchange (AIE) online community platform website is now live and open for new user registrations. The AIE represents a joint effort between NOAA’s National Sea Grant Office, NOAA’s Fisheries Office of Aquaculture, USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS), USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), and Virginia Sea Grant.

October 26, 2023

Aquaculture

Gathering builds bridges between kelp farmers, federal and state regulators in Connecticut

Originally posted by Connecticut Sea Grant About 25 federal and state regulators met with current and aspiring kelp farmers at UConn’s Avery Point campus in

January 3, 2018

Aquaculture

Sea Grant announces $9.3 million for aquaculture research and industry support

NOAA Sea Grant announces the award of $9.3 million in grants for 32 projects to advance the development of a sustainable marine and coastal aquaculture

October 31, 2017

Aquaculture

Washington Sea Grant researchers seek paths forward in local conflicts over geoduck farming

With a greater ecological understanding, Washington Sea Grant works to increase understanding of social perspectives of geoduck clam aquaculture.

August 1, 2017

Alaska

New technique could improve Alaska farmed oyster and kelp productivity

Alaska Sea Grant is getting the word out about a technique that could enhance farmed oyster and kelp productivity.

June 13, 2017

Aquaculture

Gulf Sea Grant laboratories exchange techniques, equipment to support production of oyster larvae

A strong partnership between Louisiana and Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant programs fosters the exchange of information and problem solving for successful oyster larvae production; supports growing off-bottom aquaculture industry in the northern Gulf of Mexico.

April 25, 2017

Announcements

Sea Grant announces 2017 Aquaculture Initiative

Sea Grant welcomes proposals for two competitive opportunities to advance aquaculture research, address barriers to aquaculture, and expand aquaculture production.

February 17, 2017

Aquaculture

Food for thought: classroom aquaponics program provides valuable experience for students in Los Angeles

Nine schools in Los Angeles are raising fish in their classrooms with the help of USC Sea Grant as part of the Food for Thought Aquaponics and Seabass in the Classroom programs.

January 18, 2017

Aquaculture

Sustainable Development: Taking the guesswork out of shellfish aquaculture planning

Washington Sea Grant assesses the economics, environmental effects and growth potential of clams and oysters in America’s foremost shellfish-growing state.

December 28, 2016

Aquaculture

Workforce Development: Oyster Farmers Get a Leg Up in the Business

Maryland Sea Grant Extension Helps Shellfish Growers Produce Oyster Seed

November 10, 2016

Announcements

Sea Grant announces $3.4M for aquaculture research and outreach projects

Silver Spring, MD — The National Sea Grant College Program announced $3.4 million in federal funding to support aquaculture research and outreach today. The funding,

October 28, 2016

Aquaculture

Sustainable Aquaculture: Georgia Sea Grant opens state’s first oyster hatchery

Hatchery promises a comeback for commercial oyster harvests, the once thriving industry in Georgia.

October 28, 2016

Aquaculture

Sea Grant Association Presents Research to Application Awards for seaweed aquaculture

NEWPORT, RI— Seaweed cultivation is a rapidly growing industry in New England, providing new economic opportunities for seaside communities and would-be sea vegetable farmers. The widespread

October 25, 2016

Michael Chambers and Megan Peavey with New Hampshire Sea Grant look for seaweed samples to use for their nursery experiments.

Aquaculture

Sustainable Aquaculture: New expertise and education efforts developed for New Hampshire’s growing interest in seaweed

by Becky Zeiber, New Hampshire Sea Grant From kelp beer to seaweed salads, the public’s appetite for sea vegetables seems to have grown exponentially over

October 24, 2016

Aquaculture

Aquaculture and Seafood: South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium Fosters Oyster Mariculture Entrepreneurship, Sustainability

South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium helps growers refine mariculture practices, supports research on triploid oysters, and connects oyster farmer and eco-tourism company.

October 6, 2016

Aquaculture

Indiana Seafood: Coming to a Restaurant Near You

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant is helping place more Indiana-farm-raised fish on menus in the Midwest through events like the Aquaculture Industry Tour for Culinary Professionals.

December 12, 2015

Aquaculture

National Seafood Month: Sturmer’s Contributions to Florida Aquaculture Industry Earn National Award

Florida Sea Grant's aquaculture specialist has been awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the US Aquaculture Society following years of work supporting fishers in the growing clam farming industry.

September 25, 2015

Aquaculture

National Seafood Month: Grand Isle Oyster Hatchery to Produce Year-Round

On average, 400 million oyster larvae were produced at the Grand Isle Oyster Hatchery annually. With the recent grand opening of the new hatchery facility, 1 billion Crassostrea virginica oyster larvae can be produced annually.

September 25, 2015

Aquaculture

UNH-led Team Designs Aquaculture Raft to Provide Four-Season Source of Seafood and Sea Veggies

New Hampshire Sea Grant has assisted with the assembly of an aquaculture raft that will provide year-round local fish and shellfish, as well as promote integrated multi-trophic aquaculture in New England.

September 14, 2015

Announcements

NOAA Sea Grant Awards $1.9 Million for New Aquaculture Projects

The NOAA Sea Grant College Program is announcing new grants totaling $1.9 million, for 15 competitively selected projects supporting the development of environmentally and economically sustainable ocean, coastal, or Great Lakes aquaculture.

August 27, 2015

Aquaculture

Remote Setting Training Program to Grow Oysters

Many leaders in Maryland have highlighted the importance of developing oyster aquaculture in the state: this industry supports local working waterfronts and also helps the state’s struggling seafood industry. Maryland Sea Grant Extension helped to bring about changes in state policy to make it easier for residents to obtain leases for aquaculture operations in Chesapeake Bay, creating new opportunities for entrepreneurs. To help them pursue those opportunities, Maryland Sea Grant Extension and its partners have developed a number of programs that help shellfish growers to obtain start-up funding for these ventures and to build and operate them successfully.

August 18, 2015

Aquaculture

Online Resource Guide for Florida Shellfish Aquaculture: Florida Clam Farm Environmental Benefits Calculator

The Clam Farm Benefit Calculator allows Florida clam growers to make a simple estimation of the environmental benefits their farms provide annually to coastal waters.

August 13, 2015

Aquaculture

Bringing Together the Seafood Industry and Tourism in Maine

Tourists are increasingly interested in experiences that allow them to support and connect with the people and places that they visit. Maine Sea Grant is facilitating such experiences by assisting with the creation of oyster farm tours, combining the tourism and fisheries industries that already exist in Maine.

April 24, 2015

Oysters

Aquaculture

Sea Grant Researchers Find a Surprising Possible Advantage of Oyster Disease Tolerance

Sea Grant funded-researchers from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science may have found a positive side to an oyster parasite and its impact on vibrios bacteria.

March 23, 2015

Tess Getchis

Aquaculture

Connecticut Sea Grant helps get loss protection for shellfish and seaweed farmers

Connecticut Sea Grant assists aquaculture industry, bringing policy makers and stakeholders together, netting new benefits for ocean crop loss.

February 2, 2015

Aquaculture

New Legal Research Report Provides Overview of State Oyster Restoration Policies

The permitting processes for oyster restoration projects can be challenging to navigate, as a maze of state and federal programs may apply. A new legal research report, released by the National Sea Grant Law Center and the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Legal Program, hopes to make these processes a little more easy to navigate by providing an overview of the permitting programs in 21 states.

January 12, 2015

Shellfish

Aquaculture

Quantifying Nitrogen in Shellfish Helps Planning Efforts on Cape Cod

Woods Hole Sea Grant is evaluating how the growing and harvesting of shellfish can reduce nitrogen loading and improve water quality in Cape Cod coastal bays.

December 13, 2014

Sablefish or Black Cod

Announcements

NOAA Sea Grant awards $2.6 million for new aquaculture projects

Today NOAA Sea Grant is announcing new grants totaling $2.6 million for 15 projects to support the development of environmentally and economically sustainable ocean, coastal, or Great Lakes aquaculture. Sea Grant has been involved in research to support sustainable aquaculture since its inception in 1966. This year’s National Strategic Investment competition focused on aquaculture research projects that will have immediate beneficial impacts by: informing regulatory decisions; increasing production technology, or understanding the socio-economic issues that limit aquaculture development.

November 25, 2014

Mesh bags full of oysters

Education

Promoting Oyster Restoration Through Schools

Promoting Oyster Restoration Through Schools or Project: PORTS has seeded more than 20 million oysters in conservation sites like Gandy’s Beach throughout the Delaware Bay since it began in 2007. It is led by New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium and partner Lisa Calvo at the Shellfish Aquaculture Coordinator for Rutgers University.

September 22, 2014

RSMAS Students

Aquaculture

Scientists seek answers to open-ocean aquaculture unknowns

Florida Sea Grant researcher Daniel Benetti is currently assessing the environmental impacts of open-ocean aquaculture on the marine ecosystem with funding from a National Sea Grant aquaculture research initiative grant.

June 13, 2014

Climate

Sassy Scallops: How will shellfish fare as ocean conditions shift?

Average world ocean pH has dropped from 8.2 to 8.1 over recent decades and is expected to drop to 7.8 by the end of the century. Dr. Meredith White, with funding in part, from Woods Hole Sea Grant, examines how this shift may effect the commercially valuable bay scallop, Argopecten irradians

April 18, 2014

Aquaculture

Sea Grant answers tough seafood questions

Delaware, Louisiana and Oregon Sea Grant team up to help seafood professionals navigate the waters surrounding fish and shellfish issues at series of workshops

April 17, 2014

Aquaculture

Good Nutrition

A discovery by a Texas Sea Grant-funded researcher may help decrease demand on the world’s fish stocks for use as feed in marine aquaculture.

March 31, 2014

Coastal Research Volunteer members measure American eels. Credit: New Hampshire Sea Grant

Healthy Coastal Ecosystems

New Hampshire Sea Grant’s Coastal Research Volunteers Help Researchers See the Big Picture

Steve Jones Associated Director of New Hampshire Sea Grant founded the Coastal Research Volunteers with the goal to provide volunteers with opportunities to engage in meaningful science and to benefit scientific research in the region. The program has been going strong for three years and is an overwhelming success, with volunteers helping researchers collect data they would otherwise be unable to collect.

January 30, 2014

Announcements

Washington Sea Grant Releases Final Geoduck Aquaculture Report

New peer-reviewed research on geoduck aquaculture increases understanding of how industry operations might affect Puget Sound and Strait of Juan de Fuca environments. Those key findings are included in a report released today by Washington Sea Grant.

December 2, 2013

New Study Adds Urgency to Abalone Recovery

White abalone is rare and teetering on the brink. A Sea Grant funded study shows that at the current rate of decline, the population is expected to halve about every five years.

September 16, 2013

Farmers and Fishermen Sharing the Waters

Maine Sea Grant is helping to train lobstermen and other commercial fishermen on aquaculture techniques and business.

September 6, 2013

Selecting a Better Oyster – Part 3

Part 3 of the 3 part series 'Selecting a Better Oyster'. Scientists at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science's Aquaculture Genetics and Breeding Technology Center look into how traits from parent oysters are passed to their offspring in hopes of improving Virgina's oyster aquaculture industry.

August 8, 2013

Chesapeake Bay Oyster Company.

Aquaculture

Selecting a Better Oyster – Part 2

This is art 2 in a 3 part series 'Selecting a Better Oyster'. Virginia Sea Grant-funded research gets more profitable oysters in the hands of growers.

July 10, 2013

Selecting a Better Oyster – Part I

Part 1 of a 3 part series 'Building a Better Oyster'. Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) Aquaculture Genetics and Breeding Technology Center helps take the oyster aquaculture industry to the next level.

May 9, 2013

Florida Sea Grant Helps School Raise Grades with Aquaculture Curriculum

You can now count middle and high school students among the growing list of Floridians learning about aquaculture, a relatively new industry that already generates more than $70 million in farm-gate income annually.

March 26, 2013