Sea Grant Awards $ 16M to Advance U.S. Aquaculture

Brooke Carney, NOAA / National Sea Grant College Program Seafood October 2, 2019

Sea Grant announces $16 million in federal funding awards to support 42 research projects and collaborative programs aimed at advancing sustainable aquaculture in the United States.

“With our 2019 investments, we are building on investments by Sea Grant and NOAA over the last few years to fill critical gaps in information and strengthen connectivity of science to industry,” said Jonathan Pennock, Director of the National Sea Grant College Program. “These investments will help advance U.S. aquaculture in sustainable, thoughtful ways using the best science and talent across the country.” 

The funded projects focus on three areas of need identified by Sea Grant.

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