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Aquaculture America 2026
February 16 - 19, 2026
Las Vegas, Nevada
Aquaculture Economics
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM Concorde B
Chair: Frank Asche, Ganesh Kumar
8:30 AM
Quinn LaFontaine
GLOBAL SEAFOOD PRODUCTION FROM FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE IN HIGH- AND LOWER-INCOME COUNTRIES
Quinn LaFontaine
8:45 AM
Taryn Garlock
A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE PERFORMANCE
Taryn Garlock
9:00 AM
Dengjun Zhang
HOW TRADE OPENNESS SHAPES THE DEVELOPMENT OF GLOBAL AQUACULTURE
Dengjun Zhang
9:15 AM
Hans-Martin Straume
DO PATENTS PROMOTE EXPORTS? EVIDENCE FROM EUROPEAN AQUACULTURE
Hans-Martin Straume
9:30 AM
Adams Ceballos
TRADE COSTS, SHOCKS, AND SEGMENTED EXPORT PATHWAYS: EVIDENCE FROM THE CHILEAN SALMON INDUSTRY
Adams Ceballos
9:45 AM
Seok-Young Song
DO INFORMATION TREATMENTS SHAPE CONSUMER WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY? EVIDENCE FROM AQUAPONIC LETTUCE AND TILAPIA
Seok-Young Song
10:30 AM
Atle Oglend
ESTIMATING HIGH FREQUENCY OPERATING COSTS FROM ANNUAL ACCOUNTING DATA: THE CASE OF NORWEGIAN SALMON AQUACULTURE
Atle Oglend
10:45 AM
Kwamena Quagrainie
HOW TO MAKE AQUAPONIC PRODUCTION FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE IN THE U.S. MIDWEST
Kwamena Quagrainie
11:00 AM
Nathaniel Baker
HOW LOW CAN YOU GO (REALISTICALLY)? MINIMIZING THE COST OF PRODUCING KELP OFFSHORE
Nathaniel Baker
11:15 AM
Maria Lavrutich
A CLIMATE-INFORMED STOCHASTIC MODEL FOR OPTIMAL SALMON HARVESTING
Maria Lavrutich
11:30 AM
Hiva Asadikia
ECONOMIC RISK ANALYSES OF U.S. AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS
Hiva Asadikia
11:45 AM
Andrew Ropicki
IS THE USDA PILOT CROP INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR FLORIDA OYSTER GROWERS WORTH IT?
Andrew Ropicki
12:00 PM
Christian Brayden
ONE DECADE AND A COUPLE LESSONS LATER: ASSESSING THE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF AQUACULTURE FOR MAINE AND ITS RESIDENTS
Christian Brayden
12:15 PM
Lauren N. Stigers
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF POTENTIAL AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION IN MICHIGAN, USA
Lauren N. Stigers
1:30 PM
Frank Asche
AGGLOMERATION IN NORWEGIAN SALMON AQUACULTURE REVISITED: THE INDUSTRY HAS MATURED
Frank Asche
1:45 PM
Hugh Cowperthwaite
FINANCING SMALL SCALE AQUACULTURE FARMS: A MODEL FROM MAINE
Hugh Cowperthwaite
2:00 PM
Thomas M. Anderson
BRANDING IN FARMED SEAFOOD: WHEN QUALITY DRIVES PRODUCTION LOCATION
Thomas M. Anderson
2:15 PM
Rasmus Nielsen
LEVERAGING AUCTIONS FOR COST-EFFECTIVE AND INTEGRATED NITROGEN REGULATION IN AQUACULTURE AND AGRICULTURE: INSIGHTS FROM DANISH DATA
Rasmus Nielsen
2:30 PM
Atle Guttormsen
PERMANENT REPRICING OR TEMPORARY SHOCK? STOCK MARKET EFFECTS OF THE NORWEGIAN AQUACULTURE RENT TAX
Atle Guttormsen
2:45 PM
Joi Surbakti
VIETNAM'S SEAFOOD SECTOR: TRANSITIONS IN PRODUCTION AND TRADE
Joi Surbakti
3:00 PM
Alicia Gaiero
AQUACULTURE TOURISM AS A DIVERSIFIED BUSINESS MODEL
Alicia Gaiero
3:00 PM
F.M.S. Abdal
DETERMINANTS AND MARKET POTENTIAL OF U.S. ORNAMENTAL FISH EXPORTS: EVIDENCE FROM AN AUGMENTED GRAVITY MODEL
F.M.S. Abdal
3:15 PM
Matt Parker
U.S. OYSTER PRODUCTION: RECENT TRENDS AND MARKET POTENTIAL
Matt Parker
3:30 PM
Madan Dey
ANALYZING CRAWFISH SALES IN THE U.S. RETAIL MARKET: INSIGHTS FROM RETAIL-LEVEL SCANNER DATA
Madan Dey
3:45 PM
Quinn LaFontaine
MARKET INSIGHTS FOR EXPANDING SALES OF POPULAR AQUACULTURE SPECIES IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
Quinn LaFontaine
4:00 PM
Madan Dey
MARKET TRENDS FOR RED DRUM PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED STATES: AN ANALYSIS OF RETAIL-LEVEL SCANNER DATA
Madan Dey
4:15 PM
Christopher Phan
RESTAURANT AND SUPERMARKET SURVEYS ON GULF COAST DEMAND FOR MARINE SPECIES
Christopher Phan
4:30 PM
Lauren N. Stigers
IS FISH A FOOD, A NATURAL RESOURCE, OR BOTH? AND WHY IT MATTERS
Lauren N. Stigers
4:45 PM
Bianca Ramiro
PERFORMANCE AND PROFITABILITY OF
P. vannamei
IN SUPER-INTENSIVE BIOFLOC VS. RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS
Bianca Ramiro
5:15 PM
Alicia Gaiero
SELLING SEAFOOD THROUGH STORYTELLING: AUTHENTICITY AND BRANDING IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Alicia Gaiero
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