Tag Archives: NOAA

Rubino named Senior Advisor for Seafood Strategy by NOAA

Posted on by

M Rubino (Apr2019)Today, NOAA Fisheries announced the appointment of Dr. Michael Rubino as the agency’s new Senior Advisor for Seafood Strategy. NOAA has established this new senior level position to support the agency’s strategic focus on seafood production and aquaculture. In this new role, Dr. Rubino will lead the development of markets for United States fisheries products–both wild capture and farmed–and facilitate new and expanded domestic aquaculture production.
Read more about the former Director of NOAA’s Office of Aquaculture’s appointment here.

 

Webcast & Report – Offshore Aquaculture in Southern California

Posted on by

Just in time for National Aquaculture Week, the Aquarium of the Pacific, Sea Grant, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released the second report of their Offshore Aquaculture Workshop series. This workshop continues the conversation with Federal and State agencies about how to improve regulatory confidence in aquaculture operations. The workshop introduced a model as a possible tool for decision making, and includes information on animal health management, protected species concerns, and a summary of the permitting process.

Webcast speakers include Dr. Jerry Schubel, president and CEO, Aquarium of the Pacific; Dr. James Morris, marine ecologist, NOAA’s National Ocean Service and National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science; and Dr. Paul Olin, aquaculture specialist, California Sea Grant and the University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Watch the webcast. Read the reports.

2017 Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Town Hall Webinar – August 30th

Posted on by

NOAA is hosting a new webinar to share more information about this year’s Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant process. This webinar will discuss the grant application process, including the mandatory pre-proposal process in advance of a full proposal submission.

Date and Time: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 3:00 pm EDT

Call-in and webinar details, along with more information about the SK Grant, can be found at NOAA’s Website.

Continue reading →

2017 Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Competition Webinar – August 17th

Posted on by

The 2017 Saltonstall-Kennedy (SK) Grant Competition is here, and NOAA is hosting a webinar to prepare applicants to get through the application process.

Approximately $10 million will be available to support fisheries projects in this grant competition.  The proposal process is open on Grants.gov on July 22, 2016, and will close on December 9, 2016.  New for this year is the requirement to submit a pre-proposal in advance of a full proposal submission.  The pre-proposal process is intended to provide an indication to potential applicants of the technical merit and the relevancy of the proposed project to the SK program before preparing a full proposal.

Continue reading →

NOAA Announces $3M in Sea Grant Aquaculture Research Program Funds for FY2016

Posted on by

logo_sg_bluebackDepending on the availability of funds, NOAA Sea Grant expects to have up to $3M available for a national competition to fund new FY 2016 aquaculture research projects. This is part of the overall plan to support the development of environmentally and economically sustainable ocean, coastal, or Great Lakes aquaculture.
Continue reading →

Global Aquaculture Alliance – Aquaculture Exchange: Michael Rubino, NOAA

Posted on by
Michael Rubino, Director of the Office of Aquaculture at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Fisheries Service.

Michael Rubino, Director of the Office of Aquaculture at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Fisheries Service.

Michael Rubino, Director of the Office of Aquaculture at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Fisheries Service, discusses obstacles to aquaculture growth, government assistance, and growing a sustainable, responsible aquaculture industry.

“We need to do a better job of getting the word out to the public on how far aquaculture has come, how it can and is being done in ways compatible with environmental stewardship, and how important it is and will be to feeding Americans and others around the world.”

Continue Reading →

Aquarium of the Pacific educates public on aquaculture with NOAA’s Science on a Sphere®

Posted on by

NOAA SOS - Aquaculture

The Aquarium of the Pacific’s exhibit, a partnership with NOAA’s Science on a Sphere, highlights the importance and opportunity for the United States to expand an environmentally sustainable and socially responsible aquaculture industry. Visit the Aquarium of the Pacific and NOAA Fisheries for more information.

Aquaculture Community Holds Lively Discussion at UCLA School of Law 

Gallery

Posted on by

This gallery contains 6 photos.

On March 13, members of the aquaculture community met at UCLA School of Law for the inaugural California Aquaculture Law Symposium. The presenters and attendees were a mix of aquaculturists, government regulators, non-profit groups and students. Paul Olin, aquaculture specialist for … Continue reading →

NOAA Administrator’s Keynote Highlights Improving Seafood Sustainability

Posted on by
Kathryn Sullivan

Kathryn Sullivan

On February 9th, 2015, NOAA Administrator, Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, highlighted the importance of improving seafood sustainability at the SeaWeb Seafood Summit keynote in New Orleans, LA. Highlighting the environmental, social, and economical issues, including the need for aquaculture to “play a larger role in United States fisheries” and to make our “aquaculture communities more resilient”.

“The US industry struggles to establish and maintain a foothold in part because of regulatory uncertainty and other challenges. And as a consequence of that, we export advanced technology, feed, equipment, and other investments to producers around the world. It’s time we put a stop to that. Let’s start using more of this U.S.-developed technology and expertise here to help pave the way for a more robust industry in the United States, and stop exporting jobs to other countries that are more aquaculture friendly.”

Continue to the full transcript →

California Shellfish Initiative Seeks to Improve Climate For Farmers and Regulators

Posted on by
harvesting oysters

Courtesy of Hog Island Oyster Co.

Thirty years ago in Tomales Bay, John Finger started an oyster farm with just $500. But, today he acknowledges it is much more difficult to start a shellfish company in California.

“Starting was easier back in the day,” he told an audience of shellfish growers, government regulators and other aquaculture stakeholders. “Expanding business is an onerous process. How do we reconcile industry and regulatory needs?”

Continue reading →