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Interest in mariculture is growing around the country and world. See below for events and articles involving shellfish and seaweed farming.
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NOAA Fisheries Releases New State of Alaska Aquaculture Report
The State of Alaska Aquaculture report is a first-of-its-kind overview of the aquaculture industry in Alaska, revealing the state’s opportunities and challenges to date. Visit NOAA's announcement page here, or click here to download the report.
Alaska Economic Trends December 2023: Aquaculture
In June of this year, Alaska was deemed a federal Aquaculture Opportunity Area (AOA). That means the state is environmentally, socially, and economically able to support multiple commercial aquatic farming operations. According to the The Department of Labor and...
Federally funded project will search for rare earth elements in Southeast Alaska seaweed
Funded by the U.S Department of Energy, the University of Alaska Fairbanks is leading a project in "algal mining" as part of a broader push for domestic rare earth elements. The Southeast Alaska project will launch in March with collection and analysis of various...