Aquaculture America recap: Offshore aquaculture, seaweed see strong interest

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, US -- Hundreds of US aquaculture professionals have gathered in the coastal city known as "The Big Easy" for the annual conference of the National Aquaculture Association.?

Aquaculture America brings together industry practitioners, academic researchers, suppliers and many others to the US' largest annual show focused on aquaculture. In addition to three days' worth of presentations on a variety of fish farming topics, the event also features a trade show.

Click below for all the scoops from the third day.?

• Offshore aquaculture, seaweed received strong interest at 2023 show
• NOAA, Jamestown S'Klallam land-based sablefish farming project takes on new urgency after Washington net-pen ban
• Marine ingredient price hikes narrow gap between traditional aquafeeds, alternatives
• US, Ecuador partnership advances to strengthen the safety of imported shrimp

Click below for coverage of the second day.?

• NOAA's aquaculture work includes development of sablefish, Atlantic red porgy farming
• USDA's aquaculture research arm plans hiring spree
• Nature Conservancy, Pew program taps US farmers to rebuild lost oyster reefs
• Escalating feed costs weigh on US catfish farmers
• Maine women work to improve aquaculture's diversity, representation
• Advocate urges collaboration to change aquaculture's negative narrative in the US Pacific Northwest
• If you can't beat them, join them: Why seafood farmers should consider joining conservation-focused NGOs
• Fish-free aquafeed promoter F3 moving ahead with fourth challenge contest

Click below for the stories from the first day.?

• 'Milder' Atlantic, 'robust' sockeye flavors attract different salmon customers
• Science communicator urges aquaculturists to tell their story despite pushback
• US offshore project still without fish despite six years, $130,000 for permits
• Index in the works to differentiate 'offshore' vs. 'open-ocean' fish farming
• Once an aquaculture foe, Oregon grocer becomes a farmed salmon convert
• US fish farmers raise concerns over potential use of eDNA testing as a regulatory tool
• Event comes as land-based, offshore aquaculture still getting off the ground