Aquaculture America 2026

February 16 - 19, 2026

Las Vegas, Nevada

Sea Grant FY22 Marine Finfish Juvenile Production and Early Stage Development of Aquatic Species Projects

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM Burgundy
Chair: Charles Weirich, Mark Rath

  • 1:30 PM
    Matt Hawkyard

    UPDATE ON NUTRITIONAL STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVED LARVAL PRODUCTION OF MARINE FINFISH WITH AN EMPHASIS ON Seriola sp.

    Matt Hawkyard

  • 1:45 PM
    Andre P. Seale

    RESOLVING IMPEDIMENTS TO CAPTIVE LONGEVITY AND FECUNDITY IN SERIOLIDS, AMERICA'S MOST SUCCESSFUL OFFSHORE MARINE FISH SPECIES

    Andre P. Seale

  • 2:00 PM
    Ryan Chang

    DIET MODULATES PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO A FRESHWATER DIP AND SUBSEQUENT HANDLING IN LONGFIN YELLOWTAIL Seriola rivoliana

    Ryan Chang

  • 2:15 PM
    Kevin Stuart

    MAXIMIZING THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF CALIFORNIA YELLOWTAIL Seriola dorsalis PRODUCED CONSISTENTLY IN INTENSIVE LARVAL REARING SYSTEMS

    Kevin Stuart

  • 2:30 PM
    Michael Tlusty

    CATALYZING MARINE FINSIFH AQUACULTURE THROUGH PUBLIC AQUARIUMS

    Michael Tlusty

  • 2:45 PM
    Eric C. Herbst

    SEA GRANT STRIPERHUB: COMMERCIAL STRIPED BASS HATCHERY, FINGERLING PRODUCTION, AND INTENSIVE LARVAL REARING

    Eric C. Herbst

  • 3:00 PM
    Steve Eddy

    DOMESTICATION AND BREEDING OF LUMPFISH TO ACCELERATE SUCCESSFUL COMMERCIALIZATION AND USE FOR SEA LICE BIOCONTROL IN THE NORTHEAST U.S.

    Steve Eddy

  • 3:15 PM
    Brittney Lacy

    ADDRESSING BOTTLENECKS AND REFINING COMMERCIAL CULTURE OF THE OCELLARIS CLOWNFISH Amphiprion ocellaris

    Brittney Lacy

  • 3:30 PM
    Sergey Nuzhdin

    ACCOUNTING FOR MULTIPLE HIGH IMPACT NATURAL VARIANTS TO PRODUCE SPORELESS KELP

    Sergey Nuzhdin

  • 3:45 PM
    Dustin Moss

    IMPROVING REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF PACIFIC WHITE SHRIMP Litopenaeus vannamei USING A GENOMICS APPROACH

    Dustin Moss

  • 4:00 PM
    Christopher Davis

    “CRACKING THE SHELL”: LESSONS LEARNED FROM A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO DEVELOPING HATCHERY PRODUCTION OF THE ATLANTIC SEA SCALLOP Placopecten magellanicus

    Christopher Davis

  • 4:15 PM
    Candice A. Thorstenson

    PROBIOTIC STRATEGIES TO MITIGATE BACTERIAL-INDUCED MORTALITIES OF PACIFIC OYSTER LARVAE: INSIGHTS FROM HATCHERY TRIALS

    Candice A. Thorstenson

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