Aquaculture 2025

March 6 - 10, 2025

New Orleans, Louisiana USA

2nd Biennial U.S. Aquaculture Research and Extension Program Updates

Monday, March 10, 2025 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Balcony K
Chair: Michael Schwarz, Charles (Chuck) Weirich

  • 8:30 AM
    Chuck Weirich

    NOAA SEA GRANT’S CURRENT AQUACULTURE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO

  • 8:45 AM
    Michael Schwarz

    VIRGINIA SEAFOOD AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER – PROGRAMMATIC OVERVIEW

  • 9:00 AM
    Christopher Good

    THE CONSERVATION FUND FRESHWATER INSTITUTE: RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE RESEARCH PROGRAM UPDATES

  • 9:15 AM
    Don Schreiner

    INCREASING GOLDEN SHINER Notemigonus crysoleucas PRODUCTION FOR BAIT IN MINNESOTA

  • 9:30 AM
    Angee Doerr

    AQUACULTURE EXTENSION AT OREGON SEA GRANT: BUILDING CAPACITY, BUILDING CONNECTIONS

  • 9:45 AM
    Barry Udelson

    DEVELOPING A UNIFIED AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY IN NEW YORK

  • 10:30 AM
    Joshua Reitsma

    AQUACULTURE EXTENSION PROGRAMMING IN SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS JOINTLY ADMINISTRATED BY BARNSTABLE COUNTY AND WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION SEA GRANT

  • 10:45 AM
    Danny Badger

    OYSTER-FLIPPING ROBOTS TO EXPANDING WORKFORCE ACCESSIBILITY – AN UPDATE ON THE MIT SEA GRANT AQUACULTURE PROGRAM

  • 11:00 AM
    Mario Marquez

    EVERYTHING'S BIGGER IN TEXAS – 60-ACRE OYSTER PARK

  • 11:15 AM
    Elliot Nelson

    ENHANCE YOUR AQUACULTURE EDUCATION, EXTENSION, BUSINESS AND MORE THROUGH BACKWARDS DESIGN

  • 11:30 AM
    Dennis McIntosh

    AQUACULTURE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND OUTREACH AT DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

  • 11:45 AM
    Jonathan van Senten

    SEAFOOD ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND MARKETING RESEARCH PROGRAM: APPLIED RESEARCH AND EXTENSION IN SUPPORT OF U.S. AQUACULTURE

  • 1:00 PM
    Mark Drawbridge

    AQUACULTURE RESEARCH UPDATE FOR HUBBS-SEAWORLD RESEARCH INSTITUTE

  • 1:15 PM
    Ken Semmens

    THE KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY AQUACULTURE PROGRAM

  • 1:30 PM
    Brennan Smith

    ADVANCEMENTS IN AQUACULTURE: INNOVATIONS BY THE FOOD PROCESSING AND SENSORY QUALITY RESEARCH UNIT

  • 1:45 PM
    Matthew A. DiMaggio

    RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PROGRAMMING UPDATE: THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA TROPICAL AQUACULTURE LABORATORY

  • 2:00 PM
    Amy Shambach

    K-12 PROGRAMMING AS A FIRST STEP TOWARD WORKFORCE GROWTH

  • 2:15 PM
    William Walton

    SHELLFISH AQUACULTURE RESEARCH AT THE VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE