Aquaculture America 2023

February 23 - 26, 2023

New Orleans, Louisiana USA

A Primer of USDA NIFA Programs, Priorities, and Projects Supporting U.S. Aquaculture

Sunday, February 26, 2023 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Galeries 2
Chair: Tim Sullivan, Christopher Green

A series of presentations provide a comprehensive overview of the ways in which USDA NIFA supports U.S. aquaculture. Drop by and learn from current awardees about the programs, projects, and their impacts for U.S. aquaculture production.

  • 2:15 AM
    Sarah Turner

    CELLULOSE NANOMATERIALS: A NOVEL ADJUVANT AND DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR AQUACULTURE VACCINE APPLICATIONS

  • 11:00 AM
    Tim Sullivan

    AN OVERVIEW OF USDA NIFA SUPPORT FOR AQUACULTURE RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION

  • 11:15 AM
    Sarah Redmond

    DEVELOPMENT OF SEAWEED FARMING SYSTEMS FOR NEW NORI AND DULSE AQUACULTURE CROPS

  • 11:15 AM
    Sarah Redmond

    DEVELOPMENT OF SEAWEED FARMING SYSTEMS FOR NEW NORI AND DULSE AQUACULTURE CROPS

  • 11:30 AM
    Charlie Delius

    INNOVATION FOR SUSTAINABLE, SCALABLE AND EFFICIENT SEAWEED CULTIVATION: MARINE CABLE FROM RECYCLED CARBON FIBER

  • 11:45 AM
    Thomas P. Loch

    ENHANCING BACTERIAL COLDWATER DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL BY UNCOVERING THE DIVERSITY AND ECOLOGY OF Flavobacterium psychrophilum

  • 12:00 PM
    Jonathan Van Senten

    CHOOSING THE CONSEQUENCES: RESEARCH AND EXTENSION IN PURSUIT OF IMPACTS

  • 12:15 PM
    Reggie Harrell

    USDA REGIONAL AQUACULTURE CENTERS

  • 1:30 PM
    Carissa Maurin

    ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE WORKFORCE TRAINING SYSTEM FOR MAINE’S AQUACULTURE SECTOR

  • 1:45 PM
    Anne Langston Noll

    SOWING THE SEEDS TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF MAINE’S AQUACULTURE WORKFORCE

  • 2:00 PM
    Rex Dunham

    XENOGENESIS FOR PRODUCING CATFISH EMBRYOS

  • 2:15 PM
    Sarah Turner

    CELLULOSE NANOMATERIALS: A NOVEL ADJUVANT AND DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR AQUACULTURE VACCINE APPLICATIONS

  • 2:30 PM
    Mohamed Salem

    GENOMICS AND METAGENOMICS PREDICTION OF MUSCLE GROWTH AND FILLET QUALITY TRAITS IN RAINBOW TROUT

  • 2:30 PM
    Mohamad Salem

    GENOMICS SELECTION FOR IMPROVED FILLET YIELD AND QUALITY TRAITS IN RAINBOW TROUT

  • 2:45 PM
    Bing Ooyang

    THE JOURNEY OF HAUCS – AN INTERNET OF THINGS FRAMEWORK FOR POND AQUACULTURE

  • 3:30 PM
    Tomonari Furukawa

    OCEAN-POWERED ROBOTS FOR AUTONOMOUS OFFSHORE AQUACULTURE

  • 3:45 PM
    Miao Yu

    TRANSFORMING SHELLFISH FARMING WITH SMART TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION

  • 4:00 PM
    Yonathan Zohar

    SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS SUPPORTING ATLANTIC SALMON (SAS2)