8:30       Tim Sullivan, National Program Leader, Animal Health and Aquaculture, USDA NIFA,

Kansas City MO (remote)

AN OVERVIEW OF USDA NIFA SUPPORT FOR US AQUACULTURE

8:45       Colby Johnson, Evergreen Aquatics, LA Center WA

DEVELOPING THE FIRST BURBOT FINGERLING PRODUCTION FACILITY IN THE US. BY THE WAY, WHAT THE HECK IS A BURBOT ANYWAY?

9:00       Jennica Lowell Hawkins, Ocean Era, Inc., Kailua-Kona, HI

PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY IN seriola rivoliana: INDUCING EARLY MATURATION TO ACCELERATE SELECTIVE BREEDING PROGRAMS.

9:15       Chatham Callam, The University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo HI

YELLOW TANG Zebrasoma flavescens AQUACULTURE: GOING FROM LAB SCALE SUCCESS TO COMMERCIAL SCALE PRODUCTION IN HAWAII

9:30       Zachary Gordon, The University of Connecticut and CT SeaGrant, Milford CT

REBOOTING THE NORTHEAST AQUACULTURE EXTENSION NETWORK (NAEN): A SKILLS, TRAINING, AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR EXTENSION PROFESSIONALS.

9:45       Arun K. Dhar, Aquaculture Pathology Laboratory, The University of Arizona, Tucson AZ OVERCOMING CHALLENGES IN DISEASE FREE CERTIFICATION OF AQUAFEED AND FEED INGREDIENTS BY PCR

10:00     Shraddha Hedge, Texas A&M University, College Station TX

QUANTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT OF RISKS IN US AQUACULTURE BUSINESSES

11:00     Mar Huertas, Texas State University, San Marcos TX

  DEVELOPMENT OF NASAL AND GUT PROBIOTICS TO PROTECT INTENSIVE CATFISH CULTURE AGAINST Edwardsiella Ictaluri INFECTIONS

11:15     Emily Churchman, Auburn University, Auburn AL

EVALUATION OF Flavobacterium covae PROTEIN VACCINES IN CHANNEL CATFISH Ictalurus punctatus

11:30     Peggy Biga, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham AL

DIETARY MATERNAL CHOLINE INTAKE ALTERS OFFSPRING DNA METHYLATION IN RAINBOW TROUT.

11:45     Heather J. Hamlin, The University of Maine, Orono ME

IDENTIFYING BIOMARKERS TO IMPROVE REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE IN ATLANTIC SALMON Salmo salar

12:00     Marta Gomez-Chiarri, The University of Rhode Island, Kingston RI

MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF INTERSPECIES INTERACTIONS IN MITIGATING AQUACULTURE DISEASES.

12:15     Michael Phelps, Washington State University, Pullman WA

OVERCOMING CHALLENGES TO THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION OF GENOME EDITING TECHNOLOGY IN AQUACULTURE

12:30     Brandy E. Phipps, Central State University, Wilberforce, OH

SUSHI: A USDA-NIFA SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS PROJECT