Aquaculture Library
Explore aquaculture resources such as policy updates, newsletters, and fact sheets.
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Archived Aquaculture Newsletters
Read the Office of Aquaculture’s newsletter to catch up on NOAA feature stories, upcoming events, and funding opportunities.
- Aquaculture News: Spring-Summer 2022
- Aquaculture News: Winter-Spring 2022
- Aquaculture News: Fall 2021
- Aquaculture News: Spring 2021
- Aquaculture News: Winter 2019
- Aquaculture News: Summer 2018
- Aquaculture News: Winter 2018
- Aquaculture News: Summer 2017
- Aquaculture News: Winter 2016
- Aquaculture News: Summer 2016
Key Documents
Science, technology, and management practices have adapted quickly to meet aquaculture’s growing role in the global seafood market. Many past limitations—like questions about aquaculture feeds, diseases, and escapes—have been addressed (in part) through NOAA's commitment to innovation.
Fact Sheets
- Antibiotic Use in Finfish
- Aquaculture and Environmental Interactions
- Aquaculture Opportunity Areas
- Aquaculture Provides Beneficial Ecosystem Services
- Climate Resilience and Aquaculture
- Disaster Assistance for Fisheries
- Harmful Algal Bloom Impacts on Aquaculture
- Marine Aquaculture in the U.S.
- Potential Risks of Aquaculture Escapes
- Regulation of Marine Aquaculture
- Shellfish Aquaculture and Cultural Ecosystem Services
- Sustainable Aquaculture Feeds and Fish Nutrition
Reports
- Corps, NMFS, and FWS Opportunities for More Efficient Permitting of Commercial Shellfish Aquaculture Under General Permits
- DOC Aquaculture Policy (2011)
- Evaluation of U.S. Shellfish Aquaculture Permitting Systems
- Fisheries of the United States, 2017
- Guide to Federal Aquaculture Programs and Services
- Information for Shellfish Growers
- Marine Aquaculture Strategic Plan: FY 2016–2020
- NOAA Marine Aquaculture Policy (2011)
- National Aquatic Animal Health Plan
- National Strategic Plan for Federal Aquaculture Research (2014–2019)
- Offshore Aquaculture in the United States: Economic Considerations, Implications and Opportunities
- Overcoming Technical Barriers to the Sustainable Development of Competitive Marine Aquaculture in the United States
- Publications on Fisheries Enhancement Authored by SCORE Scientists
- Setting a Course for Sustainable Marine Aquaculture
- Spreadsheet: Evaluation of U.S. Shellfish Aquaculture Permitting Systems State-by-State
- State-by-State Shellfish Aquaculture Permitting Information (October 2017)
- The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (2018)
- Summary of the 2008 NOAA National Symposium on Shellfish and the Environment