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The Road to Identifying Aquaculture Opportunity Areas

New publications identify 21,000 acres in the Gulf of America and off Southern California as Aquaculture Opportunity Areas.
September 19, 2025 - News ,
Southeast
West Coast
National
Smooth water on the open ocean with puffy white clouds reflected in teh water.

Mapping Alaska’s Wild Kelp Beds with Farmers

NOAA Fisheries and seaweed farmers team up to chart wild kelp beds, helping grow Alaska’s seaweed aquaculture industry.
September 16, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
dragon kelp bed in coastal Alaska Aerial imagery of dragon kelp bed in coastal Alaska. Credit: NOAA Fisheries, Mandy Lindeberg.

Meet Holy Ground Oysters, Oyster Farmers in Mississippi

Meet Thomas Piecuch, a former NOAA Fisheries observer, who founded Holy Ground Oyster Company with his father to grow fresh oysters in coastal Mississippi.
September 11, 2025 - News ,
Southeast
A father and son sit on a dock with the sign Holy Ground Oyster Co. Thomas and Sean Piecuch, the father-son team that owns and operates the Holy Ground Oyster Company. Credit: Travis Tank

Photo Story: Training Future Seafood Farmers

Embark on a visual voyage with 50 Seattle-area middle schoolers at the first-ever NOAA Aquaculture Science Camp.
September 04, 2025 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
A kid in a blue shirt and hair net looks into a microscope. A student examines live phytoplankton in a water quality lesson about shellfish safety. Credit: Megan Ewald, NOAA Fisheries

Exploring the Upsides and Obstacles of Growing Pacific Oysters in Alaska’s Cold Waters

Scientists teamed up to examine how high-latitude conditions affect Pacific oyster health and quality in Southeast Alaska.
September 02, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Pacific oysters travel down a sorting tumbler at Salty Lady Seafood Company in Juneau, Alaska Pacific oysters travel down a sorting tumbler at Salty Lady Seafood Company in Juneau, Alaska. Credit: Salty Lady Seafood Company.

Meet The Cultured Abalone Farm, Shellfish Growers in California

Meet Devin Spencer, general manager at The Cultured Abalone Farm, grows this iconic Californian shellfish for both culinary uses and kelp forest restoration.
August 26, 2025 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
two hands hold 5 abalone on a sunny day Red abalone grown at The Cultured Abalone Farm in Santa Barbara, California. Credit: The Cultured Abalone Farm

Tools of the Aquaculture Trade: NOAA Releases New Gear Guide

A new technical memorandum analyzes marine aquaculture gear types for resource managers and decision makers.
August 04, 2025 - Feature Story ,
National
Strings of rectangular grey bags float on the surface of a calm bay on a sunny day. Floating bags are one of many ways to grow oysters. Credit: LaDon Swann

Meet Salish Seafoods: Geoduck Farmers in Washington

Take a walk in the muckboots of Rod Schuffenhauer, Salish Seafoods operations manager, to learn about growing geoduck.
May 27, 2025 - Feature Story ,
National
A person in a gray sweatshirt holding a large geoduck clam on the beach. A geoduck, a long-lived clam native to the West Coast of the United States. Credit: Washington Sea Grant

Eyes in the Sky for Aquaculture Farmers: Location Scouting Using Satellite Data

Scientists at NOAA Fisheries and CoastWatch leverage remote sensing technology for aquaculture.
May 06, 2025 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
he Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite is a NOAA satellite sensor that collects valuable data used by fisheries scientists (Credit: NASA). The Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite is a NOAA satellite sensor that collects valuable data used by fisheries scientists (Credit: NASA).

Testing Methods to Minimize Herring Spawning Events on Alaska Kelp Farms

Scientists teamed up to investigate how to best keep herring from spawning on kelp grown by ocean farmers in Alaska.
April 25, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Ribbon kelp on a rope hanging on a rope. Herring roe on farmed ribbon kelp. Credit: Seagrove Kelp Company.