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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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Coral Reef Education Trunks
The Florida’s Coral Reef Education and Activities resource provides lesson plans, materials, and activities for grades K–12 focused on coral reef science and conservation. The page includes educator‑designed lessons, digital and printable resources, and additional videos, games, and art and science activities to support classroom and informal learning.
National Consumer Guide – Spanish
This Spanish‑language national seafood guide from the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program provides science‑based recommendations to help consumers choose more sustainable seafood. The guide supports informed, responsible seafood choices when shopping or dining in the United States.
The Future of Aquaculture with Ethan Weber
In this podcast episode, hosts explore aquaculture and sustainability through an interview with Ethan, a marine scientist and educator with the Florida Department of Agriculture. The conversation covers the role and purpose of aquaculture, career pathways in marine science, and Ethan’s experiences living aboard a sailboat while teaching youth about marine life throughout the Caribbean.
Coral Restoration Lesson Plan – 4th grade
This 4th grade lesson plan focuses on coral reef conservation, explaining why coral reefs are important and the major threats they face, such as disease, warming waters, and human impacts. It highlights current reef restoration and protection efforts, including coral rescue, research, and replanting activities.
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.
The Presence of PCBs in Certain Species of Cultivated Fish
This fact sheet discusses polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), explaining their industrial origins, persistence in the environment, bioaccumulation in farmed fish, and implications for seafood consumption and human health.
Florida Seafood at Your Fingertips Series
This Florida Sea Grant Marine Science Minute episode introduces Seafood at Your Fingertips, an online program designed to help consumers feel confident cooking seafood at home. It highlights Florida’s diverse seafood products and provides step‑by‑step guidance on selection and preparation, while teaching smart seafood choices, sustainable fisheries, and the health benefits of a seafood‑rich diet.
Aquaculture Making a Splash
This article from Best Food Facts explains what aquaculture is and how it contributes to today’s seafood supply. Written for a general consumer audience, it covers differences between farmed and wild seafood, common aquaculture species, and sustainability considerations. The resource provides a high-level overview to help readers better understand how aquaculture fits into food systems.
Seaside Chats: Sustainable Seafood Explained
This recorded webinar features Laura Picarello, Fisheries Specialist with Texas Sea Grant, presenting an educational overview of sustainable seafood. Delivered in a public and school‑friendly format, the presentation explains fisheries sustainability principles, management practices, bycatch and habitat considerations, seafood labeling, and how consumers can identify and support sustainably harvested seafood in markets and grocery stores.
Nuestro Mar, Nuestro Futuro: A Sustainable Seafood Guide
This guide from the Hispanic Access Foundation is a bilingual educational resource created for Latino communities to build understanding of sustainable seafood and ocean conservation. The toolkit explains current challenges facing fisheries and provides practical guidance to help individuals and communities make informed seafood choices that support healthy oceans and resilient fisheries.
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