Connecting Aquaculture Enthusiasts from Across the World
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Ketchikan, Alaska hosts the third annual Seagriculture, USA International Seaweed Conference.
Members of the NOAA Fisheries Alaska Region Aquaculture team attended the international seaweed growing conference Seagriculture, USA Sept.11-12 in Ketchikan, Alaska. The 2024 conference marks the event’s debut in Alaska, an exciting distinction for the growing Alaska aquaculture industry.
Participants hailed from locations around the world, including Israel, the Netherlands, and Vietnam. The United States and Alaska were well represented with industry members, regulators, and researchers. They came together to share successes and challenges around growing the U.S. aquaculture industry.
State of Alaska Commissioner of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development Julie Sande gave a keynote presentation highlighting the vast opportunity for aquaculture development in Alaska. She spoke about key investments and successful partnerships, including one between NOAA Fisheries and the State of Alaska to identify Aquaculture Opportunity Areas in state waters.
“It’s important for me to call this out, because one of the things about mariculture that is exciting in Alaska is that it’s an area where the federal government and the state government find a tremendous alignment,” Commissioner Sande stated during her presentation. “This is an industry that is environmentally friendly and sustainable and provides career opportunities and pathways for young Alaskans.”
read more at fisheries.noaa.gov.
