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Discover lay-friendly resources about Aquaculture in the Southeast United States! Our curated database includes resources for the general public, seafood lovers, educators, extension personnel, and folks in the service industry.
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Shrimp on the Prairie and Aquaculture Comics
This NOAA Sea Grant resource features educational comics that explain coastal, ocean, and water‑related topics through visual storytelling. The comics, including the Our New Age of Water series, explore current and future challenges such as aquaculture, sea level rise, and ocean chemistry, and are designed to support science literacy and public understanding.
Advice about Eating Fish
This U.S. Food and Drug Administration resource explains how fish contributes important nutrients to a healthy diet. The page emphasizes fish as a source of omega‑3 fats and other essential nutrients that support brain development, heart health, and overall wellness, particularly during pregnancy, breastfeeding, and childhood.
Party for the Planet: Oysters
This video introduces viewers to salt marsh ecosystems and explains how oysters help maintain water quality by filtering pollutants. It also connects coastal environmental health to everyday human activities, such as urban runoff and landscaping choices. The resource shows how native plants and simple actions at home can help protect these ecosystems.
Tide to Table Profile: Turtle Creek Aquaculture
This feature story from NOAA Fisheries profiles Turtle Creek Aquaculture, a family-run redfish farm in coastal Texas. Written for a general audience, it highlights how outdoor pond farming is paired with salt marsh restoration to support water quality and habitat health. The article also explores how the farm adapts to climate challenges while producing domestic seafood.
Florida #AquaTalks
The Florida #AquaTalk video series, hosted by UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant agents and researchers, introduces viewers to the different types of aquaculture practiced across Florida. Through short, accessible discussions, the series highlights aquaculture systems, species, and approaches used throughout the state to support seafood production, research, and coastal communities.
Tide to Table Profile: Holy Ground Oysters
This NOAA Fisheries Tide to Table profile highlights Holy Ground Oyster Company, a family‑run oyster farm in coastal Mississippi. The article introduces oyster farmer Thomas Piecuch and his transition from fisheries science to aquaculture, offering insight into oyster farming operations, workforce training, and the growth of Mississippi’s emerging farmed oyster industry.
Where Does Our Seafood Come From?
A short educational video introduces how aquaculture plays a major role in global seafood production while highlighting the gap between U.S. consumption and domestic supply. It features researchers from NC State University who explain how expanding aquaculture could improve food security, sustainability, and innovation in seafood production. It also offers insight into real research, including advances in fish breeding and technology, giving viewers a forward-looking perspective on the future of aquaculture.
Feeding the Future with Aquaponics | Heather Joesting | TEDxSavannah
This engaging video explores one of today’s biggest challenges: how to feed a growing global population, and introduces aquaponics as a creative, sustainable solution. It walks viewers through how fish, plants, and natural processes work together to produce fresh food using fewer resources and less space. It is an eye-opening and inspiring watch that shows how innovative systems could help strengthen communities and improve access to healthy food.
Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture Demonstration Project
This resource is an informational fact sheet about the Integrated Multi‑Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) Demonstration Project in the Gulf of America. It is designed for a general audience and explains how the project grows multiple species together to create a more sustainable aquaculture system. The document describes how fish, oysters, and seaweed interact to reduce waste, as well as the project’s goals, operations, and environmental benefits.
Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery Tours
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service offers engaging tour experiences at the Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery, giving visitors a unique, up‑close look at how fish are raised and managed. They encourage guests to explore the outdoor raceways through self‑guided tours, where visitors can observe trout at different stages of development and may even catch feeding or stocking activities in action. They also provide scheduled group and educational tours with access to knowledgeable staff, making it a great hands‑on opportunity for students, families, and nature enthusiasts to learn about conservation and fisheries firsthand.
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