Aquaculture 2025

March 6 - 10, 2025

New Orleans, Louisiana USA

Aquaculture Microbiome

Sunday, March 9, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Balcony M
Chair: Jake Bledsoe, Hannah Collins

This 2-hour, introductory, in-person workshop will provide an overview of NASA remote sensing data for supporting aquaculture activities in marine and freshwater environments. The workshop will include the fundamentals of remote sensing of water quality, and how to access and visualize remote sensing data for monitoring harmful algal blooms. Participants will engage in hands-on exercises to access and visualize satellite imagery and water quality indicators using NASA webtools. No prior knowledge or experience is required to attend the workshop.

  • 11:00 AM
    Hannah Collins

    TISSUE-SPECIFIC RESIDENT AND TRANSIENT MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES OF THE FRESHWATER UNIONID Elliptio complanata

  • 11:15 AM
    Angelo DePaola

    MICROBIOME COMPARISON OF SEDIMENTS COLLECTED FROM CATCHMENTS BENEATH OYSTER AQUACULTURE EQUIPMENT WITH INTERTIDAL BOTTOM SEDIMENTS AROUND WILD OYSTER COMMUNITIES IN COASTAL ALABAMA

  • 11:30 AM
    Leone Yisrael

    MARINE INVERTEBRATE GILL MICROBIOMES: ARE THEY INFLUENCED BY THE HOST’S ENVIRONMENT OR SPECIES-SPECIFIC?

  • 11:45 AM
    Caitlin Older

    BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES ASSOCIATED WITH ZOOPLANKTON IN A HYBRID Ictalurus punctatus × I. furcatus CATFISH POND

  • 12:00 PM
    Jacob Bledsoe

    MICROBIAL DYNAMICS AND FUNCTIONAL POTENTIAL OF BIOFILTER COMMUNITIES FOLLOWING CHEMICAL DISINFECTION IN ATLANTIC SALMON RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS

  • 12:15 PM
    Julianna Stangroom

    RESOLVING SPECIES-SPECIFIC FUNCTION IN MICROBIOME ANALYSIS IS KEY TO MANAGEMENT DECISIONS IN AQUACULTURE