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Aquaculture America 2026
February 16 - 19, 2026
Las Vegas, Nevada
Meeting Sessions
Tuesday
17 Feb, 2026
Wednesday
18 Feb, 2026
Thursday
19 Feb, 2026
ePosters
All Days
Plenary Session
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Concorde B
USAS Student Sub-unit Showcase: Regional Aquaculture Center Discussion: Extension and Collaboration Across the Country
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Concorde C
Shrimp Production
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Concorde B
Marine-Salmonids
11:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Chablis
Mollusks
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Bordeaux
Seafood
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Versaille 2
ePoster Panel 2 - Cages and Communities: Evolving Practices in Inland and Offshore Aquaculture
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Vendome A
Navigating Promotion and Tenure with an Extension Appointment
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Champagne 2
Larval Culture
11:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Champagne 3
Aquaponics 101
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Versaille 3
Aquaculture Investment and Finance: Opportunities Across the Sector
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Champagne 1
ePoster Panel 1 - Future-Proofing Shellfish Aquaculture
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Vendome A
Striper Hub
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Loire
Federal Town Hall
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Concorde A
Aquaculture 101
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Bordeaux
Aquatic Animal Health Workshop
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Versaille 3
Social Dimensions of Aquaculture
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Champagne 2
Building Pathways for Women’s Leadership in Aquaculture
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Loire
Highlighting Aquaculture in the Florida Keys: Innovation in Conservation and Restoration (Formerly Facility Showcase)
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Champagne 1
Echinoderms
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Burgundy
Feed Additives / Supplements
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Concorde C
Catfish / Catfish Hybrids
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Concorde B
Finfish Genetics / Selection / Genomics
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Versaille 2
General Contributed 1
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Burgundy
Tilapia
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Champagne 3
Ornamentals
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Chablis
Aquaculture Entrepreneurship Academy Panel
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Champagne 2
Aquaculture Economics
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Concorde B
AES: RAS Fundamentals
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Chablis
Sea Grant Aquaculture Workforce Development Projects
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Versaille 2
Mariculture
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Concorde C
Getting it Right: Conservation Aquaculture for Recovery, Restoration and Supplementation
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Burgundy
Macroalgae / Microalgae
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Concorde A
USAS Community Engagement and Opportunity: Challenges and Opportunities of Apprenticeship Programs in U.S.
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Bordeaux
Physiology and Microbiome
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Loire
Aquatic Animal Health
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Champagne 2
California Aquaculture Association
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Champagne 1
Aquaculture Knowledge from Old Coots Volume VII
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Champagne 3
Exploring Best Practices in State Aquaculture Policy: Monitoring and Reporting Requirements
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Versaille 3
ePoster Panel 4 - Novel Additives and Nutritional Enhancements in Aquafeeds
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Vendome A
Shrimp Health and Disease
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Bordeaux
Aquatic Animal Veterinary Medicine
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Versaille 2
Alternative Feeds
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Champagne 3
Sea Grant FY22 Marine Finfish Juvenile Production and Early Stage Development of Aquatic Species Projects
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Burgundy
Finfish Diseases
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Champagne 2
Florida Finfish Aquaculture Coalition
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Loire
ePoster Panel 3 - AI-Driven Solutions for a Modern Blue Economy
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Vendome A
Aquaponics / Hydroponics
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Champagne 1
Education Extension Technology Transfer
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Concorde C
Sea Grant FY22 Aquaculture Supplemental Funding Projects
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Concorde A
Shellfish Aquaculture
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Versaille 3
Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA)
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Bordeaux
The Annual U.S. Marine Finfish Aquaculture
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Champagne 2
Bringing Aquaculture Opportunity Areas to U.S. Waters
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Versaille 2
General Contributed 2
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Burgundy
United States Trout Farmers Association
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Loire
From Pond to Policy: Communicating and Advocating for Aquaculture
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Chablis
Social License to Operate: Public Trust, Policy, and Practice in Aquaculture
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Champagne 3
Feed Ingredients
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Concorde B
Staying Ahead: Understanding and Responding to Animal Activism
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Champagne 3
ePoster Panel 5 - Innovations in Welfare, Diagnostics, and Disease Management
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Vendome A
Aquatic Animal Health 101
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Champagne 1
Career Navigation, Branding and Networking in the New Work World
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Chablis
Finding, Developing and Keeping Talent in Today’s Aquaculture Workforce
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Chablis
Lab-on-a-Chip Workshop
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Burgundy
Aquaculture Communications
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Champagne 3
General Contributed 3
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Loire
Ecology / Environment
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Versaille 2
AES: Advances in RAS
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Bordeaux
ePoster Panel 2 - Cages and Communities: Evolving Practices in Inland and Offshore Aquaculture
ePosters
ePoster Panel 1 - Future-Proofing Shellfish Aquaculture
ePosters
ePoster Panel 4 - Novel Additives and Nutritional Enhancements in Aquafeeds
ePosters
ePoster Panel 3 - AI-Driven Solutions for a Modern Blue Economy
ePosters
ePoster Panel 5 - Innovations in Welfare, Diagnostics, and Disease Management
ePosters
Ecology/Environment ePosters
ePosters
Production Systems ePosters
ePosters
Finfish ePosters
ePosters
Ornamentals ePosters
ePosters
Education/Extension/Outreach ePosters
ePosters
Economics
ePosters
Various Topics ePosters
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