Kick off the Aquaculture America meeting with a workshop that will focus on technical skills and applications using R and RStudio. Read more here ..read more

USAS Board Member Carla Schubiger and team came up with a great idea to start highlighting some of the wonderful people who are members of the U.S. Aquaculture Society. Email Carla at carla.schubiger@gmail.com to learn more about being highlighted as a USAS member. Of course, being involved in USAS is a great opportunity. Nominations are now open. Contact Past-President Dennis McIntosh at dmcintosh@desu.edu to learn more about getting involved in USAS. December Edition! Jordan Lynch, B.S. - Farm and Lab Manager for the Commercial Shellfish Aquaculture Lab at the Virginia Institute of ..read more

Aquaculture 2022 was an exciting time as we came together for another Triennial in beautiful San Diego, California. All students did a fantastic job, and the poster and presentation awardees are highlighted as follows. Congrats to all, and we look forward to seeing you next year at Aquaculture America 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana. - Dr. Aaron Watson, past Vice President USAS. Poster Presentations: 1st Place: Laura Wiltsee 2nd Place: Evan Jones Sea Grant Presentation: Erika Thalman Oral Presentations: 1st Place: Shraddha Hegde 2nd Place: Yuzo Yanagitsuru For pictures of the award winners and ..read more

Anoushka Concepcion was interviewed by Chaya Gaberria on April 26, 2023. Interview edited by Carla Schubiger. Now that we are in the heat of summer, lets introduce Anoushka as she has us dreaming of cooler Connecticut weather! Read along to learn more “I would encourage everyone, specifically women and POC, to establish support systems early in their careers.” - Anoushka Please introduce yourself (briefly; name, position, what are you working on)? My name is Anoushka Concepcion, and I am an Associate Extension Educator in Marine Aquaculture with Connecticut Sea Grant and UConn’s Cooperati ..read more

Hello USAS/WAS Members, I had thought by this point in 2020 the US would be well on its way to minimizing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.  As you all know, the US looks to be experiencing a third peak in COVID-19 infections.  I wish I had a crystal ball to look in, to know when the pandemic will end and everyone’s lives (and businesses) could get back to our 'new' kind of normal.  Keep on persevering as there is light at the end of the tunnel!  I hope that further impacts to our industry will be minimized as we go through winter and into spring 2021. Following up on t ..read more

View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Andrea Tarnecki was interviewed by Stephen Pinna at Aquaculture America 2023. Interview edited by Carla Schubiger. Andrea is quick to tell you that she’s an Assistant Extension Professor at the Dauphin Island Shellfish Lab, but she’s known to forget to add that she also has the honor and privilege to be the DIRECTOR! Read below to learn more about Andrea, her lab, and some personal tidbits of information for the interested aquaculture minds! 1. First question is, what is your position, and what are you working on?  My name is Andrea Tarnecki; I ..read more

Our next interview was with Nicole Kirchhoff. Nichole was interviewed by Stephen Pinna at Aquaculture America 2023. Interview edited by Carla Schubiger. “…there are a lot of walls and obstacles, especially when you start a company, and you must learn how to scale them and problem-solve.” - Nicole. Read more of their exciting interview below! 1. What is your position and what are you working on?  My name is Nichole Kirchhoff. I own a company called Live Advantage Bait. It is a marine bait, fish, and food fish farm. We are primarily a hatchery and we do some grow out of bait fish. Right ..read more

To continue our interviews blogs, Carla Schubiger interviewed Gulnihal Ozbay on December 28th, 2022. Read about Dr. Ozbay’s exciting career and thoughts below! 1.  Please introduce yourself (briefly; name, position, what are you working on) My name is Gulnihal Ozbay. I am an Associate Dean for Extension and Applied Research, a Professor of Natural Resources, and the Director of Integrative Ph.D. Program in Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences in the College of Agriculture, Science and Technology at Delaware State University. I also direct my own lab - the ONE Health Lab ..read more

Interviewed by Carla Schubiger on December 12, 2022  1. Please introduce yourself (briefly; name, position, what are you working on)? My name is Stephen Pinna. I am the manager of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe's Sablefish Program located in Manchester, WA, near Seattle. I am not a tribal citizen, but I got hired by a tribal citizen, the late Kurt Grinnel, who was a commercial fisherman. He saw the tides turning regarding wild catch declines and the continued strong demand for seafood proteins. His goal was to move from wild harvest to farming, and this has been supported by the trib ..read more

USAS Board Member Carla Schubiger and team came up with a great idea to start highlighting some of the wonderful people who are involved in the U.S. Aquaculture Society. The first few people to be highlighted are likely to be current USAS Board Members, and we will post these every few weeks. Are you a USAS member but not a Board Member but want to be highlighted? No worries! Email Carla at carla.schubiger@gmail.com to learn more. Of course, being involved in USAS is a great opportunity. Nominations are now open. Contact Past-President Dennis McIntosh at dmcintosh@desu.edu to learn mor ..read more