Spotlight presentations will highlight student research by challenging them to present abbreviated versions of their work. Selection of these students was based upon evaluations and scores of their submitted abstracts. This is a great opportunity to see back-to-back student researchers present their work in this competition session. You won’t be disappointed.

Zoe Nichols

PHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS REGULATING SPERM MOTILITY INITIATION IN EASTERN OYSTER, Crassostrea virginica

Frank Mele

BIOREMEDIATION POTENTIAL OF Alitta brandti (POLYCHAETE) TO UTILIZE NUTRIENT-RICH EFFLUENT FROM A MARINE RECIRCULATING SYSTEM

Lauren Ochoa

DETECTION AND GENOME RECONSTRUCTION OF TAURA SYNDROME VIRUS OF SHRIMP FROM DAVIDSON’S FIXED PARAFFIN EMBEDDED SHRIMP TISSUE

Beth Peterman

A COMMERCIAL BLEND OF PREBIOTIC FIBER, OREGANO, THYME, CINNAMON ESSENTIAL OILS AND Yucca schidigera SUPPLEMENTED FEED INCREASED CHANNEL CATFISH FINGERLING GROWTH AND ENHANCED DISEASE RESISTANCE

Taylor Lipscomb

HISTOLOGICAL, HISTOCHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF LARVAL DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ONTOGENY IN TWO CHARACID SPECIES TO INFORM WEANING PROTOCOLS

High school students from across public and private schools in Hawaii were invited to submit a 2-3 minute video that addresses the theme: “Hawaii Aquaculture: A Tradition of Navigating with Innovation, Technology, and Culture.”

The competition accepted videos of any genre including documentaries, animation, short interview, and historical, among other film genres. The top submission and two runners up will be awarded and the videos presented by the student awardees at the conference.