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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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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.
Advice about Eating Fish Toolkit
The FDA/EPA Advice About Eating Fish Social Media Toolkit provides ready‑to‑use multilingual communication materials that explain federal guidance on eating fish as part of a healthy diet. It includes sample social media posts, graphics, infographics, and outreach text to help share recommendations on fish choices, serving sizes, and mercury considerations for families and caregivers.
Cuando el pescado no recibe refrigeración adecuada: Intoxicación por histamina
This Spanish‑language Datos Marinos fact sheet explains histamine (scombroid) poisoning from seafood, describing how improper refrigeration after harvest leads to histamine formation in certain fish, how symptoms can mimic allergies, and why temperature control is critical for seafood safety.
Tech Talk: Cage Culture in Existing Waters
This podcast episode provides an overview of cage culture in existing ponds. It covers suitable fish species, basic site and water quality needs, cage placement and feeding practices, and common challenges encountered in cage culture, offering practical guidance for successful pond‑based aquaculture.
Seafood at Retail Resources
This resource from the Seafood Nutrition Partnership provides marketing and communication tools designed for seafood retailers. The page includes a retail marketing playbook and a monthly seafood communications calendar, offering themed content ideas to help educate consumers, promote seafood’s health benefits, and support retail seafood sales throughout the year.
Sustainable Seafood Project Based Lesson
The Sustainable Seafood Project‑Based Lesson for grades 9–12 is an educator resource from Georgia Aquarium that guides students in exploring sustainable seafood. Through research and menu design, students examine fishing and aquaculture methods, resource availability, costs, and human impacts on marine systems while constructing evidence‑based arguments about responsible seafood choices.
Seafood for Health: Eating and Buying Seafood on a Budget
This easy-to-read handout explains how seafood can be a healthy, affordable part of everyday meals, highlighting simple ways families can add it to their diets. It focuses on practical tips like choosing canned or frozen options, shopping smart, and trying easy recipes, making it especially useful for consumers and students learning about healthy eating. The resource helps build confidence in buying, preparing, and enjoying seafood at home.
Potential Risks of Aquaculture Escapes
A NOAA fact sheet explains the potential risks of aquaculture fish escapes and how they are managed. They highlight concerns such as escaped fish competing with wild populations, spreading disease, or interbreeding and affecting genetic diversity. They also emphasize how improved cage design, monitoring, and practices like using sterile fish help reduce these risks, showing how the industry is working to make aquaculture safer for surrounding ecosystems.
Cooking with Seafood
This web-based resource from Texas Sea Grant focuses on cooking with seafood and is designed for seafood consumers, home cooks, and educators. The page offers a collection of recipes, short videos, and practical tips for selecting, handling, and preparing Gulf and domestic seafood safely. It also connects everyday cooking to sustainable fisheries and aquaculture by emphasizing the benefits of choosing locally sourced seafood.
Virtual Touch Tank Tour
This recorded virtual program from UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant introduces audiences to crabs found in Georgia’s coastal ecosystems. Led by education staff, the session uses interactive activities, live animal observations, and demonstrations to explore crab anatomy, behavior, habitats, and identification, while encouraging participation from families and youth through movement, discussion, and science‑based learning.
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