Submission deadline is June 7, 2024.

The 2022 Fisheries Economic of the United States report showed U.S. commercial fishing, seafood industry, and recreational fishing continue to play an essential role in our coastal economies.

In a bid to strengthen the trajectory of the U.S. aquaculture industry, Virginia Sea Grant and a consortium of researchers led by Virginia Tech secured a federal grant of nearly $1 million to address critical economic and marketing gaps.

Effective May 6, 2024, Veterinary Services will charge user fees for the full time required to complete export facility inspection packages.

Friday at the Lab

NOAA Office of Aquaculture is holding public listening sessions where growers, workers, researchers, coastal community members, and the general public can share their views on the future of aquaculture at NOAA Fisheries.

By Chris Good, Director of Research

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the issuance of nine warning letters to manufacturers and distributors of unapproved and misbranded antimicrobial animal drugs for violations of federal law.

USDA announced that starting Dec. 18 they will mail the 2023 Census of Aquaculture to all producers who indicated in their 2022 Census of Agriculture that they produce and sell aquaculture products. The deadline to respond is Jan. 15, 2024.

Over the next 2 months, APHIS will host a series of training webinars about the RAEF 2.0 updates and expectations for external stakeholders and facilities.

Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Rob Wittman (R-VA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) have introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to uplift and support aquaculture and aquaculture farmers and harvesters.

Federal agencies have been adopting eDNA surveillance technologies to confirm an animal or pathogen's physical presence in aquatic environments using minute fragments of DNA.

The legislation is not needed and would stop or severely impede import and interstate trade in live aquatic animals.

Animal rights activist have adopted the technology to capture images and footage for use in media campaigns developed to damage public perception of animal agriculture.

USDA hosting a series of listening sessions to inform priority setting and program planning actions for the next 5-years (2025-2029).