Aquaculture 2025

March 6 - 10, 2025

New Orleans, Louisiana USA

Aquaculture 101

Saturday, March 8, 2025 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Balcony M
Chair: Paul Zajicek

 

8:30

FINDING AQUACULTURE FARMING INFORMATION
Herbert Quintero Fonseca, Program Director Aquaculture Extension, The Ohio State University

9:00

WHAT SKILLS DO MY EMPLOYEES NEED/WHERE DO I FIND EMPLOYEES?
Christian Brayden, Project Manager, Maine Aquaculture Association

9:30

FARM BUSINESS PLANNING
Shraddha Hegde, Assistant Professor and ACES Faculty Fellow, Texas A&M

10:00

Break

10:30

REGULATORY COMPLEXITY AND COSTS
Jonathan van Senten, Assistant Director, Virginia Seafood AREC, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

11:00

AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT
Kathleen Hartman, Staff Veterinary Medical Officer, USDA APHIS Veterinary Services

11:30

IMPORTANCE OF STATE, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL REPRESENTATION
Paul Zajicek, Executive Director, National Aquaculture Association