New ‘Fisheries of the United States’ Report
The new Fisheries of the United States report is now available, with the latest data on landings totals for U.S. recreational fisheries, commercial fisheries, and aquaculture by species. It also has data on the U.S. fishery processing industry, imports and exports of fishery-related products, and domestic supply and per capita consumption of fishery products. Read more »
Guide to Federal Aquaculture Grant Services Now Available
Federal agencies collaborated to create a Guide to Federal Aquaculture Grant Services that focuses on federal grant programs that aquaculture producers, researchers, and other stakeholders may be eligible for.
Programs listed include federal cooperative agreements, contracts, loans, or other direct support programs for aquaculture stakeholders. The guide includes a variety of different funding types and programs that support research, development, operations, and other work to foster sustainable domestic aquaculture. This guide is intended to provide an overview of grant opportunities and will be updated periodically to highlight any changes or new opportunities. Read more »
Aquaculture Opportunity Area Update & Next Steps
On May 4, the NOAA Office of Aquaculture hosted a brief Aquaculture Opportunity Areas webinar to provide an update on progress in identifying AOAs in Southern California and the Gulf of Mexico, as well as updates on comments received through the recent RFI. If you missed the live stream, the webinar was recorded and is now available. Watch the video »
Nicole Naar: Building an Accessible Aquaculture Network
As an aquaculture specialist at Washington Sea Grant, Nicole Naar focuses on conducting outreach for sustainable aquaculture and helping coastal communities respond to social and environmental challenges. By blending her research and social science expertise, she is helping to increase public knowledge of sustainable aquaculture. Read more »
New Indigenous Aquaculture Collaborative Website
Photo credit Scott Kanda, courtesy KUA.
The Indigenous Aquaculture Collaborative is a network of Pacific-region Sea Grant offices; Northwest Tribes and First Nations, Native Hawaiian and Indigenous communities; and organizations and universities working as a community of practice to advance Indigenous Aquaculture. The organization recently launched a new website where you can learn more about their community of practice. Explore the new website »
How Much is a Clam Worth to a Coastal Community?
Can you put a price on the ecosystem services that bivalves provide? A new study estimates that oyster and clam aquaculture provides $2.8–5.8 million in nitrogen removal services to the coastal waters of Greenwich, Connecticut. Learn more about how bivalve shellfish support jobs and access to fresh local seafood, while also providing habitat for native species and improving water quality. Read more »
5 Things You Should Know About Sustainable Seafood
As a resource-efficient way of increasing and diversifying United States seafood production, aquaculture plays a critical role in ensuring that our need for seafood is met sustainably.
Seafood farming, if done responsibly as it is in the U.S., is increasingly recognized as one of the most environmentally sustainable ways to produce food and protein.
Learn more about what sustainable seafood means in the U.S., and how NOAA is working to support healthy fisheries and provide safe sources of seafood. Read more »
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Island Heritage Month by getting to know some of the colleagues from coast to coast who help ensure sustainable fisheries, like Judy Yaqin Li (pictured in blue), a research ecologist at the Milford Laboratory. Read more »
Hawaiian Fishponds: Providing Physical and Cultural Sustenance
 Once, nearly 500 fishponds provided local Hawaiian communities with aquacultured seafood. Time, natural disasters, development, and cultural-economic changes led to only four working fishponds by the dawn of the 21st century. KUA, an innovative community-based initiative, is supporting efforts to restore and care for these traditional fishponds. Read more »
Women in Alaska Mariculture
With more coastline than all the Lower 48 states combined, Alaska is uniquely positioned for ocean farming and expanding U.S. aquaculture. In Alaska, where the cultivation and farming of the ocean is known as mariculture, a growing number of women-owned businesses are farming shellfish and seaweed. Learn more about Salty Lady Seafood, owned and managed by Meta Mesdag, and how mariculture supports her family. Read more »
New Grant Opportunity Builds on Efforts to Enhance Public Understanding of Seafood Farming
The eeBLUE mini-grant program focuses on developing innovative ideas that engage communities on aquaculture, correct common misconceptions about seafood farming, and raise awareness of the importance of sustainable aquaculture for our economy and national food security. Read more »
Minorities in Aquaculture: Working to Increase Diversity and Accessibility
Photo courtesy of Caroline J. Phillips and MIA.
Through her nonprofit organization, Minorities in Aquaculture, founder Imani Black leads efforts to increase access and diversity, career development opportunities, and mentorship in aquaculture. Read more »
Read the Latest FAO Aquaculture News
 NOAA drew upon FAO and the international community’s aquaculture management knowledge by hosting an Aquaculture Zonal Management Symposium on September 14, 2020. Building on the experience from representatives from FAO, Australia, Chile, and the Republic of Korea, the symposium covered a wide range of topics and experiences related to aquaculture zonal management. Read more on page 11 »
On the Reel: Aquaculture Videos You May Have Missed
 Dr. Sara Boles (pictured) tags red abalone broodstock in this Abalone Mariculture Tagging Marine Sea Snails Aquaculture Time Lapse.
Learn about the significance of indigenous clam gardens by watching Swinomish Community Visits a Clam Garden.
View NCCOS's new video on What is Aquaculture?
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