Aquaculture Stakeholder Groups and Associations

Shellfish Grower Associations

• East Coast Shellfish Growers Association (ECSGA) 
• Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association (PCSGA)

National Aquaculture Associations

• National Aquaculture Association
• National Shellfisheries Association
• U.S. Aquaculture Society
• World Aquaculture Society

State Aquaculture Associations

Select your state from the list below. Not all states have existing or active associations.

• California Aquaculture Association
• Connecticut Seafood Advisory Council
• Delaware Fisheries Section
• Florida Aquaculture Association
• Hawaii Aquaculture and Aquaponics Association
• Louisiana Seafood
• Maine Aquaculture Association
• Maryland Aquaculture and Industry Enhancement Division
• Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center
• Massachusetts Aquaculture Association
• New Hampshire Aquaculture Association
• New Jersey Aquaculture Association (no website, contact flimlin@aesop.rutgers.edu)
• New Jersey Office of Aquaculture
• New York State Aquaculture Association
• North Carolina Aquaculture Association
• Ohio Aquaculture Association
• Texas Aquaculture Association

Extension Contacts

Aquaculture extension agents are professionals from Land Grant and Sea Grant institutions, state and private universities, and outreach associations. Extension agents provide accurate and credible science-based aquaculture information, educational materials, and outreach to stakeholders.

• Sea Grant Aquaculture Extension Agents
• NOAA Fisheries Regional Aquaculture Activities