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Aquaculture Growers: Farming Seafood from Tide to Table

Get to know aquaculture growers from all over the United States, and try a new recipe from each farm.

September 26, 2022 - Feature Story ,

National

Mercenaria Mercenaria (hard shell clams) that were grown in the Nomilo Fishpond.

Aquacultured hard shell clams. Credit: Kauaʻi Sea Farms

Tide to Table Profile: Monterey Bay Seaweeds

In Moss Landing, California, Monterey Bay Seaweeds uses land-based tanks to grow several varieties of edible seaweed.

September 23, 2022 - Feature Story ,

West Coast

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Decoratively arranged glass jars of water, containing various Monterey Bay Seaweeds.

Monterey Bay Seaweeds are available year-round and harvested to order; customers receive fresh, raw seaweed that is delivered alive. Credit: Monterey Bay Seaweeds

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

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Two Glacier Point Oysters, aquacultured in the Kachemak Bay by Alaska Shellfish Farms. Credit: Alaska Shellfish Farms

NOAA Enlists Hawaiʻi Fishermen for Mahimahi Diet Study

New program will collaborate with fishermen to help reveal what these open-ocean predators are eating. Fishermen can receive financial rewards for participating in the program.

September 20, 2022 - Feature Story ,

Pacific Islands