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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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Texas State Aquarium Behind-the-Scenes Tour
Paid guided tours at the Texas State Aquarium provide optional access to behind‑the‑scenes areas, including animal care operations and the Wildlife Rescue Center, offering insight into husbandry and conservation practices connected to aquaculture. These experiences can deepen understanding of how aquatic species are managed and rehabilitated beyond public exhibits.
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.
In the Boat with the Aquaculturist
This interactive e‑learning module introduces aquaculture and fish farming through videos and immersive content. Designed as a supplement to the Aquaculture Ag Mag, it guides learners through aquaculture systems, fish life cycles, and daily practices while featuring a working fish farmer. The module helps students understand how food is produced through aquaculture.
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.
ExtensionBot
ExtensionBot v2 is an AI‑powered chatbot developed by the Extension Foundation to provide conversational access to Cooperative Extension resources. The tool allows users to ask questions and receive research‑based information drawn from Extension publications, with links to original sources, supporting public access to Extension knowledge across topic areas.
Aquaculture Comic
This comic-style resource teaches viewers about growing seafood demand and how aquaculture helps meet it, noting that seafood is a major global protein source and demand is expected to increase. It introduces two types of finfish aquaculture: coastal open-net pens, which raise fish near shore but can affect surrounding ecosystems, and offshore aquaculture, where fish are farmed in deeper ocean waters to reduce some environmental impacts.
Introduction to Ocean Farming Series
This video series, hosted by Ocean Today’s Symone Johnson, introduces the broader topic of ocean farming and links to a set of short educational videos about aquaculture. It explains why ocean farming is important by highlighting the growing demand for seafood and the limits of wild fisheries, as well as the high percentage of seafood imported in the United States. It also describes how aquaculture can produce different species, support jobs and innovation, and contribute to a more sustainable food system.
Carreras en Biología Marina
This Spanish‑language Datos Marinos fact sheet from Puerto Rico Sea Grant explains the presence of mercury in fish and shellfish and why it can be a concern for certain consumers. It describes where mercury comes from, how it bioaccumulates through aquatic food webs, and which groups may be more vulnerable. The resource also shares guidance on enjoying seafood safely while managing potential health risks.
What is Aquaculture?
This animated video, appropriate for youth through adults, presents aquaculture as a way to help meet rising global seafood demand. It emphasizes the importance of sustainability, human health, and science‑based decision‑making, illustrating how responsible aquaculture can contribute to food security while supporting environmental stewardship.
Sea Center Fish Stocking
This video from Sea Center Texas takes viewers behind the scenes of a working fish hatchery, starting with the excitement of feeding thousands of hungry fish. They follow biologists through the entire process, from collecting eggs to releasing young fish into coastal waters, showing how millions of fish are raised each year to strengthen natural populations. It’s an inspiring look at how science, conservation, and everyday work come together to support fishing and marine ecosystems.
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