Aquaculture America 2026

February 16 - 19, 2026

Las Vegas, Nevada

The Annual U.S. Marine Finfish Aquaculture

Thursday, February 19, 2026 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Champagne 2
Chair: Martin Riche

  • 8:30 AM
    John Stieglitz

    ADVANCING MARINE FINFISH AQUACULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES THROUGH STRATEGIC SPECIES PRIORITIZATION AND MARKET DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT

    John Stieglitz

  • 8:45 AM
    Khanh Nguyen

    EVALUATION OF SULFUR AMINO ACID REQUIREMENTS THROUGH DIETARY TAURINE AND METHIONINE LEVELS ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF JUVENILE RED SNAPPER Lutjanus campechanus

    Khanh Nguyen

  • 9:00 AM
    Trinh H.V. Ngo

    DIETARY ARGININE REQUIREMENT OF JUVENILE FLORIDA POMPANO Trachinotus carolinus

    Trinh H.V. Ngo

  • 9:15 AM
    Khanh Nguyen

    EFFECTS OF DIETARY GLYCINE SUPPLEMENTATION LEVELS ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, PLASMA GLYCINE CONCENTRATIONS, AND SERUM BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF GROWOUT-STAGE RED DRUM Sciaenops ocellatus

    Khanh Nguyen

  • 9:30 AM
    Fernando Paredes

    INFLUENCE OF FEEDING STRATEGIES ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, BODY COMPOSITION, AND HISTOMORPHOLOGY OF LIVER AND INTESTINE IN JUVENILES OF ATLANTIC CROAKER Micropogonias undulatus

    Fernando Paredes

  • 9:45 AM
    Kevin Stuart

    PROGRESS ON SWIM BLADDER INFLATION IMPROVEMENTS FOR CALIFORNIA YELLOWTAIL Seriola dorsalis LARVAE

    Kevin Stuart

  • 11:00 AM
    Li Sun Chin

    GOOD EGG OR BAD EGG? RAPID ASSESSMENT OF OMEGA-3 FATTY ACID WITH CHEMOMETRIC MODELING

    Li Sun Chin

  • 11:15 AM
    Karen Carvajal

    CHARACTERIZATION OF DESATURASE ACTIVITY IN THE LC-PUFA BIOSYNTHESIS PATHWAY OF THREE COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT AND PROMISING MARINE AQUACULTURE SPECIES IN FLORIDA: RED DRUM Sciaenops ocellatus, RED SNAPPER Lutjanus campechanus AND COMMON SNOOK Centropomus undecimalis

    Karen Carvajal

  • 11:30 AM
    Leonardo Ibarra-Castro

    ENERGETIC CONSTRAINTS AND ONTOGENETIC JUMPS: RETHINKING RED SNAPPER LARVICULTURE THROUGH BLAXTER AND BALON

    Leonardo Ibarra-Castro

  • 11:45 AM
    Carlie Perricone

    PAVING THE WAY FOR GENOMIC SELECTION IN FLORIDA POMPANO Trachinotus carolinus AQUACULTURE WITH THE FIRST REFERENCE-QUALITY GENOME

    Carlie Perricone

  • 12:00 PM
    Samuel A. May

    CHOOSING THE RIGHT BREEDING PROGRAM: COMPARATIVE STRATEGIES FOR GENETIC IMPROVEMENT

    Samuel A. May

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