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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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FAO elearning Academy
The FAO eLearning Academy offers multiple free, globally focused aquaculture courses, designed for practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and producers worldwide. These courses emphasize sustainable aquaculture development, governance, and technical capacity building.
The Oyster Calculator Lesson Plan
This is an educational activity that introduces how oyster aquaculture can remove excess nitrogen from coastal waters. The lesson guides students in designing a small‑scale oyster farm and using scientific data tools to explore water quality, nutrient cycling, and the role of oysters in improving coastal ecosystems.
Oyster Essentials: Training Courses for Culinary Seafood Professionals
Oyster Essentials is a professional training course developed by Oyster South for seafood servers and shuckers. The course builds practical knowledge about how and why oyster varieties differ, the sustainability of oyster farming, and effective ways to answer customer questions, helping seafood professionals communicate value, provenance, and stewardship of Southern farmed oysters.
Fish Anatomy and Gyotaku
This lesson introduces K–5 students to fish classification and external anatomy through hands‑on investigation and the traditional Japanese art of gyotaku. Students examine real or model fish, identify anatomical structures, and create fish prints that label features. The activity integrates life science concepts with visual art and observation skills.
Restore Our Shores Volunteer Opportunities
The Mangroves resource from Restore Our Shores highlights how mangroves function as living shoreline components that reduce erosion, improve water quality, and support marine habitat. The program also emphasizes volunteer and citizen science opportunities, engaging community members in planting, monitoring, and supporting mangrove‑based restoration efforts that strengthen coastal resilience and complement sustainable aquaculture practices.
Careers in Marine Biology
This Spanish‑language Datos Marinos fact sheet from Puerto Rico Sea Grant introduces careers in marine biology. It explains what marine biologists do, the types of environments and organisms they study, and how their work supports conservation, fisheries, and environmental management. The resource also highlights education pathways and skills needed for students interested in this field.
Water Quality Lesson
This K–5 lesson introduces students to water quality through hands‑on testing, data collection, and modeling. Students use water test kits to analyze samples, simulate the aquarium nitrogen cycle with a movement activity, evaluate water health, and create watercolor artwork depicting clean and polluted water. The lesson integrates chemistry, ecology, observation, and scientific reasoning.
Marine Science Minute
Marine Science Minute with Florida Sea Grant is a weekly one‑minute radio series offering concise explanations of marine and coastal science for general audiences. Aquaculture‑related episodes address shellfish aquaculture, restoration aquaculture, and ornamental fish aquaculture, highlighting production practices, habitat restoration, and the role of aquaculture in supporting Florida’s coastal ecosystems and communities.
Fresh from Florida Seafood Recipes
This recipe collection from Fresh From Florida features a wide range of Florida‑sourced seafood dishes designed to highlight seasonal harvests. The page includes recipes using shrimp, oysters, clams, crab, and finfish, showcasing preparation ideas that connect consumers with locally produced seafood from Florida waters and aquaculture operations alongside wild‑caught sources.
Teach Aquaculture
Teach Aquaculture is a UF/IFAS education program providing free, downloadable curriculum modules that support aquaculture and aquatic science instruction. The materials cover species biology, production systems, water quality, nutrition, and aquaculture careers, with hands‑on activities and classroom‑ready resources for educators. These modules have been written at a 9th grade level, but are highly adaptable to grades K-12.
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