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Topic: Aquaculture

A photo of a person tending to oyster beds in a protected bay..

NOAA strengthens commitment to aquaculture through new cooperative institute

June 8, 2026

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sustainable seafood

A photo of a person tending to oyster beds in a protected bay..

A small boat on an inlet in Alaska harvesting kelp from a kelp farm. Orange buoys dot the water surface. Green mountains are in the distance.

New atlas identifies potential opportunities for aquaculture in Gulf of Alaska

February 19, 2026

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sustainable seafood

A small boat on an inlet in Alaska harvesting kelp from a kelp farm. Orange buoys dot the water surface. Green mountains are in the distance.

Mussels farmed in coastal areas and in the open ocean are one of the most promising sectors of the U.S. marine aquaculture industry. In this photo, workers from Taylor Shellfish Farms in Shelton, Washington, harvest a mussel raft.

Celebrating Aquaculture Week 2025: Farming from tide to table

September 23, 2025

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sustainable seafood

Mussels farmed in coastal areas and in the open ocean are one of the most promising sectors of the U.S. marine aquaculture industry. In this photo, workers from Taylor Shellfish Farms in Shelton, Washington, harvest a mussel raft.

A vertical strand of mussels being grown underwater in a seafood farm.

Aquaculture Opportunity Areas bolster America-first seafood production

September 19, 2025

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sustainable seafood

A vertical strand of mussels being grown underwater in a seafood farm.

One camper points out an orange ochre star to another.

Photo story: Training future seafood farmers

September 4, 2025

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sustainable seafood

One camper points out an orange ochre star to another.

Mussel longline aquaculture, a type of aquaculture practiced in the coastal ocean of California. (Image credit: Darryl Torckler/Photonewzealand)

NOAA advances efforts to identify Aquaculture Opportunity Areas

November 15, 2024

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environmental impacts

Mussel longline aquaculture, a type of aquaculture practiced in the coastal ocean of California. (Image credit: Darryl Torckler/Photonewzealand)

Waiheʻe Coastal Dunes and Wetlands Refuge.

NOAA supports restoration of 15th-century Native Hawaiian aquaculture site

October 23, 2024

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sustainable seafood

Waiheʻe Coastal Dunes and Wetlands Refuge.

NOAA researcher Mike Acquafredda holds a tray of sea beans.

NOAA researchers grow more seafood through science

October 2, 2024

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NOAA researcher Mike Acquafredda holds a tray of sea beans.

A woman and a girl wearing blue life vests on a boat in a river.

Tradition meets science to monitor water quality in South Carolina

April 17, 2024

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citizen science

A woman and a girl wearing blue life vests on a boat in a river.

Jonny Antoni and Kaitlyn Tolin of Sea Quester sugar kelp farm outside of Juneau, Alaska.

NOAA Fisheries releases 2023 Alaska Aquaculture Accomplishments report

October 4, 2023

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Jonny Antoni and Kaitlyn Tolin of Sea Quester sugar kelp farm outside of Juneau, Alaska.

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