WWW.WAS.ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • MARCH 2025 17 posting and continuous work can be overwhelming during the school year. Lastly, one subunit noted plant and animal production challenges, growing system issues, and institutional barriers. Chapter Changes: Chapters are required to report any major changes to subunit operations from year to year. The VIMS subunit dissolved its president-elect position, while the Auburn HS subunit re-activated its chapter after several years of inactivity. The UF and LSSU subunits reported changes in membership and leadership positions after senior members graduated. These two subunits are relatively small, which made these changes especially noteworthy. Most subunits reported increased activity on social media platforms (e.g., Instagram, Facebook, Aquaculture Information Exchange, etc.) through hosting more in-person events. Treasurer Reports: Two subunits reported no financial activity over the last year. The remaining subunits (based on selfreporting) spent $4,450 total, with $3,331 going toward travel awards for subunit members and the remaining $1,119 spent on social activities, supplies, and meeting costs. Subunits were awarded $2,250 in external grant awards, including $1,000 from the USAS Student Subunit Project Grant, and fundraised $2,833. The subunits collectively have $9,550 in available funds, with another $5,200 ($14,750 total) pending fundraising sales and institutional funding. Subunit Plans for 2025: As the student subunits are wrapping up the first quarter of another year, many participated and presented at the Triennial Aquaculture 2025 conference in New Orleans, LA, USA. Subunits were again featured in the USAS Student Subunit Showcase, both as oral and poster presentations. To learn more about how to form a USAS Student Subunit, see Grenn & Walsh (2024a). For an overview of the history of USAS Student Subunits, see Grenn et al. (2024b). Notes Julianne Grenn*, Abdulmalik Oladipupo, Michelle Walsh, and Adriane Michaelis * Corresponding author: jgrenn@d.umn.edu References Grenn, J. and M. Walsh. 2024a. Student Sub-Units: The Future of USAS. 2024a. World Aquaculture Magazine, 55(2):18-19 Grenn, J., M. Walsh, K. Hartman, C. Engle, A. Kelly, D. Cline, R. Lochmann and D. Straus. 2024b. USAS Student Subunits: History and Impact. World Aquaculture Magazine, 55(3):64-65. LEFT: Kentucky State University Student Subunit members help collect data for a member’s research project. RIGHT: University of Florida student subunit members and Minorities in Aquaculture University of South Florida intern helping out in the lab with aquaculture and invasion ecology work. LEFT: Lake Superior State University student subunit members toured the Red Cliff Hatchery while in Bayfield, WI for the 2024 WI Aquaculture Conference. RIGHT: Auburn University subunit members alongside additional volunteers, friends, and families packing shrimp for the Annual Shrimp Sale, which is their largest club fundraiser each year.
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