Aquaculture America 2026

February 16 - 19, 2026

Las Vegas, Nevada

Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA)

Thursday, February 19, 2026 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Bordeaux
Chair: Michael Chambers Michael Coogan

  • 8:30 AM
    Michael Chambers

    STEPS TO GENERATE A SMALL SCALE, OCEAN BASED, IMTA FARM FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES

    Michael Chambers

  • 8:45 AM
    Kieley Hurff

    PROACTIVE COORDINATION: EFFICIENTLY NAVIGATING THE PERMITTING PROCESS FOR A NOVEL IMTA DEMONSTRATION PROJECT IN ALABAMA STATE WATERS

    Kieley Hurff

  • 9:00 AM
    Longhuan Zhu

    HIGH-FIDELITY MODELING OF AN INTEGRATED MULTI-TROPHIC AQUACULTURE SYSTEM FOR THE GULF COAST OF THE U.S. WITH AN AI-AIDED DESIGN SYSTEM

    Longhuan Zhu

  • 9:15 AM
    Reginald Blaylock

    INTEGRATED MULTI-TROPHIC AQUACULTURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF AMERICA – CULTURE OPERATIONS

    Reginald Blaylock

  • 9:30 AM
    Zachary Davonski

    FIELD ASSEMBLY AND DEPLOYMENT OF AN INTEGRATED MULTITROPHIC AQUACULTURE SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF AMERICA

    Zachary Davonski

  • 9:45 AM
    John Stieglitz

    OPTIMIZING INTEGRATED MULTI-TROPHIC AQUACULTURE (IMTA) APPLICATIONS FOR MARINE FINFISH PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES

    John Stieglitz

  • 11:00 AM
    Stephen Jones

    TEMPORAL SHIFTS OF THE MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES IN SHRIMP Litopenaeus vannamei INTEGRATED MULTI-TROPHIC AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS

    Stephen Jones

  • 11:15 AM
    Ricardo Calado

    SELECTING EXTRACTIVE SPECIES TO DEVELOP AN INTEGRATED MULTI TROPHIC AQUACULTURE FRAMEWROK – MIMICKING A COASTAL LAGOON FOOD WEB

    Ricardo Calado

  • 11:30 AM
    Maryam Haruna

    AQUATIC NITROGEN CYCLE IN THE GROW-OUT OF PHASE II SUNSHINE BASS AND GIANT RIVER PRAWNS FARMED IN MONOCULTURE AND INTEGRATED MULTI-TROPHIC AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS IN EARTHEN PONDS

    Maryam Haruna

  • 11:45 AM
    Christian A. King

    AQUATIC CARBON CYCLE IN THE GROW-OUT OF PHASE II SUNSHINE BASS AND GIANT RIVER PRAWNS FARMED IN MONOCULTURE AND INTEGRATED MULTI-TROPHIC AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS IN EARTHEN PONDS

    Christian A. King

  • 12:00 PM
    Aidah Nassiwa

    AQUATIC PHOSPHORUS CYCLE IN THE GROW-OUT OF PHASE II SUNSHINE BASS AND GIANT RIVER PRAWNS FARMED IN MONOCULTURE AND INTEGRATED MULTI-TROPHIC AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS IN EARTHEN PONDS

    Aidah Nassiwa

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