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Tide to Table Profile: Kauaʻi Sea Farms

On the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi, Kauaʻi Sea Farms is restoring the historic Nomilo Fishpond while growing clams, sea cucumbers, and edible seaweed.
September 23, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
National
A rainbow over the Nomilo Fishpond on a sunny day. In Hawaii’s historic Nomilo Loko Iʻa, or Nomilo Fishpond, family-owned Kauaʻi Sea Farms specializes in growing clams, sea cucumbers, and edible seaweed. Credit: Kauaʻi Sea Farms

Tide to Table Profile: Carteret Community College Aquaculture Technology

Carteret Community College’s Aquaculture Technology program is teaching sustainable marine science and business skills to future growers in North Carolina.
September 23, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Two students pull a trawling net in Bogue Sound, as a third student looks on. Carteret Community College Aquaculture Technology students pull a trawling net through Bogue Sound, just offshore from the campus lab. Credit: Carteret Community College

Tide to Table Profile: Barrier Beauties

Barrier Beauties grows oysters in East Galveston Bay, on the coast of Port Bolivar, Texas.
September 23, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
National
A raw bar with oysters on ice, next to a glass of champagne and two mignonette sauce options for the oysters. After raw oysters from Barrier Beauties are enjoyed by restaurant patrons, the empty shells are often recycled into new oyster habitat. Credit: Barrier Beauties

Tide to Table Profile: Swell Oyster Co.

Swell Oyster Co. grows oysters, bay scallops, and clams in the working waterfront town of Hampton Harbor, New Hampshire.
September 23, 2022 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
National
A hand holding four Swell Oysters in the shell. The four oysters are market-size and take up the person's entire hand. Market-size Atlantic Oysters, grown by Swell Oyster Co. of Hampton Harbor, New Hampshire. Credit: Swell Oyster Co.

Tide to Table Profile: Alaska Shellfish Farms

Alaska Shellfish Farms grows oysters, mussels, and kelp in the glacial waters of Halibut Cove’s Kachemak Bay.
September 23, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
National
Two Alaska Shellfish Farms oysters, shucked and arranged on a bed of snow outdoors, next to a biodegradable plastic bag of oysters and an oyster cage. Two Glacier Point Oysters, aquacultured in the Kachemak Bay by Alaska Shellfish Farms. Credit: Alaska Shellfish Farms

Guam Eyes Food-Secure Future with Giant Clam Aquaculture

A NOAA-funded project is creating community-run aquaculture for giant clams, providing food and jobs and supporting cultural practices.
August 17, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Zoomed in of a giant clam from Guam. A grant project in Guam is setting up giant clam aquaculture in two southern villages, Inalåhan and Malesso. Giant clams are a culturally important species in Guam, where they’re also regulated due to overharvesting. Credit: David Burdick

Considering Culture for Aquaculture: NOAA’s Efforts to Expand Aquaculture Social Science Capacity

NOAA social scientists’ studies of coastal communities add vital perspective to aquaculture planning.
August 15, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
National
A work boat in Cortez Village A work boat in Cortez Village. Cortez is a prominent fishing community in Bradenton, Florida. Its industry and place-based identity is an example of a community feature captured by NOAA social scientists. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Liza Williams

Science to Support Sustainable Shellfish and Seaweed Aquaculture Development in Alaska State Waters

NOAA Fisheries releases new strategic research plan for shellfish and seaweed aquaculture in Alaska.
August 11, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Kelp underwater

Community Engagement Builds Sustainable Strategies for Pinto Abalone in Alaska

NOAA and Alaska Sea Grant enhance community involvement to create an Alaska abalone working group.
July 15, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Pinto abalone Pinto abalone. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Alaska Region’s Aquaculture Program Expands Diversity & Inclusion

NOAA’s aquaculture program has created a K-12 education program to explore growing traditional foods in the community.
June 08, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Vibrant red algae on a rocky beach. A vibrant red algae called dulse has been harvested by the Tlingit and Haida peoples of Southeast Alaska for millennia. Credit: NOAA Fisheries