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SUMMARY:From Field to Suite: Building Local Supply Chains for Hospitality
DESCRIPTION:November 5\, 2026\nAccelerate Augusta | Augusta\, Georgia \nJoin stakeholders from around the state for an engaging workshop focused on bringing together Georgia’s hospitality industry and local food producers to discuss ways to create stronger\, more reliable local supply chains. With participants including farmers\, producers\, hospitality professionals\, distributors\, and industry leaders\, this event will foster connections\, highlight key initiatives\, and provide opportunities to share resources and best practices. Participants will also have meaningful opportunities for networking and industry engagement. \nThis workshop will bring together farmers\, food producers\, hospitality professionals\, and industry partners to explore how we can build stronger local food systems and create more opportunities for Georgia-grown products to reach tables.. \nSessions include: \n\nConnecting Georgia Producers with Hospitality\nBuilding Stronger Local Food Systems\nLocal Success Stories & Industry Connections\n\nWhether you’re a farmer\, food producer\, chef\, hospitality professional\, or industry partner\, this event will offer valuable insights\, meaningful connections\, and practical opportunities to help grow Georgia’s local food economy. \n**Lunch will be included.** \nThe registration fee for this event is $25 per person. To register: https://www.tfaforms.com/5230151  
URL:https://staging.aquainfoexchange.org/event/from-field-to-suite-building-local-supply-chains-for-hospitality/
LOCATION:Accelerate Augusta\, 600 Broad St.\, Augusta\, GA\, 30901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:The Ocean Technology Transformation: What Accessible Marine Technology Means for the Future of Aquaculture
DESCRIPTION:Marine technology is undergoing a significant transformation. Systems that were once expensive\, specialized and largely limited to major institutions are becoming smaller\, more capable\, more modular and increasingly accessible to a much wider group of users. \nThis presentation will explore what that shift means for aquaculture and the people working on the water. Drawing on Blue Robotics’ work with regenerative aquaculture through its Grow Line initiative\, including collaborations with Ocean Rainforest\, Tyler will look at how tools such as remotely operated vehicles\, autonomous surface vessels\, cameras\, sonar and environmental sensors can help farmers inspect infrastructure\, understand farm conditions\, collect data and make better-informed decisions. The discussion will also look ahead at what it could mean for marine robotics to become everyday working equipment for ocean farmers as the industry continues to grow. \nSpeaker Bio \nTyler Buckingham is head of blue economy strategy & partnerships at Blue Robotics\, where he works at the intersection of marine technology\, industry development\, education and ocean access. His work focuses on expanding the use of accessible marine robotics across sectors including sustainable aquaculture\, ocean science\, workforce development\, and education. He leads Blue Robotics’ Grow Line initiative\, which explores how marine robotics and sensing technologies can become practical working tools for regenerative aquaculture.
URL:https://staging.aquainfoexchange.org/event/the-ocean-technology-transformation-what-accessible-marine-technology-means-for-the-future-of-aquaculture/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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LOCATION:https://zoom.us/meeting/register/ZjxwHm12QGOg28Pv2pki6A
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SUMMARY:Basic Seafood HACCP Training
DESCRIPTION:The University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant is offering a 3-day Basic Seafood Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) training course for seafood processors\, packers\, wholesalers\, and importers. Under U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and Georgia regulations\, seafood companies are required to have at least one employee with seafood HACCP training or experience to develop and implement HACCP plans specifically for their product(s) and facility.
URL:https://staging.aquainfoexchange.org/event/basic-seafood-haccp-training-2/
LOCATION:Food Science and Technology Building at the University of Georgia\, 240 Food Sciences Building\, 100 Cedar Street\, Athens\, GA\, 30602\, United States
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SUMMARY:Maine Working Waterfront Conference
DESCRIPTION:Maine’s working waterfronts are a critical part of our state’s economy\, community\, identity\, and heritage. Maine is nationally recognized as a leader in this arena. While the stewardship of and investment in Maine’s working waterfronts is at an all-time high\, the challenges have never been more acute. Storms\, sea level rise\, gentrification\, conversion\, maintenance\, and other challenges demand the sharing of creative solutions to protect working waterfronts and our coastal communities. The November 12-13\, 2026 conference will focus on working waterfronts as they support the seafood economy and all the services that sustain this sector. \nJoin us to:\n\nBe part of the conversation about the future of Maine’s working waterfronts\nSupport the people and businesses that make Maine’s working waterfronts possible\nLearn about ongoing efforts to bolster coastal and working waterfront resilience\nExplore tools for statewide\, regional\, and municipal planning\nUnderstand issues facing our working waterfront communities and efforts to address the challenges\nGet updates about inventories and other tools to assess the status of our working waterfronts\nLearn about funding programs\, permitting guidance\, and infrastructure solutions\n\nAgenda\nThrough a mix of keynote addresses\, plenary sessions\, panel presentations\, and discussions\, the event will be designed to showcase real stories\, provide tools and resources you can put to work in your own community or on your property\, and create shared opportunities for learning about and planning for the challenges facing Maine’s working waterfronts. In addition the event will feature a Maine seafood happy hour and reception\, sponsor expo\, field trips showcasing Mount Desert Island’s working waterfronts\, and an opportunity to sit in on a co-located meeting of the Maine Working Waterfront Council. \nField trip options include: \n\n\nMount Desert Island’s seafood economy\nBar Harbor: keeping working waterfronts alive in a tourism town\nWorking waterfront resilience planning\n\n\nParticipants will contribute to a Sense of the Conference document which will be released after the event\, providing a snapshot in time of the priority issues and strategies for Maine’s working waterfronts going forward. \nCheck back here often for updates on the conference schedule\, speaker profiles\, and field trips. You can also sign up here to receive announcements via the Maine Working Waterfront Coalition listserv. \nRegistration\nRegistration is open! Space is limited. We encourage you to register early in order to secure your spot and take advantage of the discounted rate. Please note that all conference activities are in-person. \n\nGeneral Admission: $125 (starting Sept. 15)\nFishermen/Farmers/Commercial Wharf Owners: $75\nStudent: $50\n\nIf registration fees are a barrier to attendance\, please reach out to Annie Fagan (annie.fagan@maine.edu). We ask that you share your name\, affiliation (vessel\, organization or municipality)\, specific request (registration\, lodging\, and/or mileage)\, and 2-3 sentences explaining why you will benefit from attending the conference and what impact(s) your attendance will have on your work/community. \n 
URL:https://staging.aquainfoexchange.org/event/maine-working-waterfront-conference/
LOCATION:Atlantic Oceanside Hotel and Event Center\, 119 Eden Street (Route 3)\, Bar Harbor\, ME\, 04609\, United States
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SUMMARY:Catalyzing Marine Finfish Aquaculture Through Public Aquariums
DESCRIPTION:Session Description \nPublic aquariums have unique opportunities to advance marine finfish aquaculture through their animal collections\, technical expertise and capacity for research and innovation. Through the NOAA Sea Grant-funded project “Catalyzing Marine Finfish Aquaculture Through Public Aquariums\,” a national network of public aquariums and academic institutions has worked to overcome persistent challenges in marine fish breeding and larval rearing. \nThis webinar will highlight the development of this collaborative network\, technical advances achieved through shared expertise and the successful breeding and rearing of more than 20 marine fish species. We will discuss successes and challenges in broodstock management\, egg collection\, larval nutrition and juvenile production\, as well as opportunities for technology transfer\, workforce development and expanding marine aquaculture beyond public aquarium collections. \nBreeding and Raising Fish for Aquariums StoryMap: https://arcg.is/1vuq0z3  \n  \nSpeaker Bio \nDr. Andrew L. Rhyne is a professor of marine biology at Roger Williams University in Bristol\, Rhode Island. His research focuses on marine aquaculture\, larval culture\, aquarium fisheries and the sustainability of the global aquarium trade. His work integrates applied aquaculture research with commercial production\, public aquarium partnerships and conservation science. Through a longstanding partnership between Roger Williams University and the New England Aquarium\, he has helped expand aquaculture research and production within public aquariums\, including the recent completion of a NOAA Sea Grant-funded project focused on advancing marine finfish aquaculture through collaborative research and technology development.
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SUMMARY:53rd United States Japan Natural Resources Aquaculture Panel Scientific Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The 2026 United States-Japan Natural Resources (UJNR) Scientific Symposium will be held November 16-19\, 2026. The theme is “A New Era for Sustainable Aquaculture\, the next 50 years of research\, education and collaboration.” The subtheme is “New technologies for Production Systems.” \nAbout\nThe NOAA Office of Aquaculture invites scientists interested in providing oral presentations on research related to the theme at the 53rd UJNR Aquaculture Panel Scientific Symposium to be held in Baltimore\, Maryland\, United States. The UJNR Aquaculture Panel is a cooperative research exchange between the U.S. and Japan\, jointly addressing environmental and technical issues that affect the aquaculture industries of both nations. \nThe 53rd UJNR Aquaculture Scientific Symposium is the second year of the current three-year theme of “A New Era for Sustainable Aquaculture\, the next 50 years of research\, education and collaboration.” This year’s meeting will focus on “New Technologies for Production Systems.” \nWith an increasing global demand for seafood and a rapidly growing aquaculture industry\, the integration of the latest system technologies will be important for all sectors of commercial marine aquaculture to improve system management and profitability. \nThis year’s presentations from invited speakers will focus on science and innovation in topics such as: \n\nOffshore aquaculture systems\nRecirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) technologies\nSatellite and remote sensing applications\nAcoustic monitoring of offshore aquaculture\nUncrewed marine and aerial systems\nDigital twins and predictive modeling\nArtificial Intelligence (AI) applications\nHigh-performance and cloud computing for big data\n\nWe anticipate the following outcomes from this meeting: \n\nExchange of scientific information\,\nExploration of research collaborations\, and\nProceedings consisting of “mini-papers” (i.e.\, abstracts\, presented research and annotated bibliographies).\n\nIf you are interested in attending the meeting to present research related to the theme during the Scientific Symposium\, please email your proposed presentation title to Clete Otoshi (clete.otoshi@noaa.gov) by September 11\, 2026. \nDecisions on selection of invited speakers will be made and communicated by September 25\, 2026. Registration information will be made available shortly. \nAbstracts and Annotated Bibliographies\nAbstracts and a 3-5 paper annotated bibliography are due October 16\, 2026. \nSubmit abstracts and annotated bibliographies to Clete Otoshi at clete.otoshi@noaa.gov with the subject line “UJNR Submission.” \nGuidelines\nAbstracts should be no more than 500 words. \nAn annotated bibliography with 3-5 key papers on the topic of your symposium presentation along with your abstract is required prior to the meeting. The goal is to focus the exchange of literature citations on the Science Symposium topic and to allow for experts in the field to highlight key papers from each country to assist their counterparts to explore\, in more detail\, references specific to individual presentation topics. This will be especially helpful to the U.S. members as much of the literature published in Japanese is difficult for U.S. researchers to access and/or translate. A combined annotated bibliography of key papers on the Symposium topic consisting of contributions by all presenting scientists will be published as part of the proceedings. \nThe annotations for the 3-5 bibliographic references\, which the author considers key works in the field\, should provide a brief description of the work\, the results\, and the reasons why the author considers it a key work. Key works should relate to the topic of your presentation and could be your own work or that of other scientists. When possible\, key works should be from your own country. An example is given below to aid in formatting. Links to key papers would be helpful if they are available. \nExample of Annotated Key Reference\nLupo\, C.\, Dutta\, B.L.\, Petton\, S.\, Ezanno\, P.\, Tourbiez\, D.\, Travers\, M.-A.\, Pernet\, F.\, and C. Bacher. 2020. Spatial epidemiological modelling of infection by Vibrio aestuarianus shows that connectivity and temperature control oyster mortality. Aquaculture Environment Interactions 12:511-527. https://doi.org/10.3354/aei00379 \nThe aim of this study was to develop a spatial epidemiological model coupling hydrodynamic connectivity with a traditional epidemiological compartment model to estimate disease spread and resulting mortality caused by Vibrio aestuariansu in Pacific oysters. Sensitivity analyses were conducted to evaluate the relative importance of each parameter to the model outcomes. The authors propose that their methods can be used to evaluate the efficacy of proposed management strategies. This model is one of the first to pair dispersion and epidemiological models\, and it represents a significant advancement in marine modeling methods. \nAll material should be provided in a standardized computer format (Microsoft Word)\, Times New Roman font\, 12 point font size\, and one inch margins. The unedited abstracts and annotated bibliographies will be available at the symposium. \nTravel Awards for U.S. Participants\nUNJR Travel Assistance\nIf you are an invited speaker and are interested in receiving travel assistance to present your research at the 53rd UJNR symposium\, answers to the following questions should be submitted to Clete Otoshi (clete.otoshi@noaa.gov) by September 25\, 2026: \n\nAre you looking for an active collaboration with a Japanese scientist? If so\, what area(s) are you interested in collaborating?\nDo you foresee yourself continuing this collaboration for an extended period of time and participating in UJNR in the future?\nHave you presented at a UJNR meeting either in Japan or the US before? If so\, what year and where?\nDo you agree to submit the items included in the “Due Dates for U.S. Participants” section below on time?\n\nWe will be making travel awards based on three criteria: \n\nHow well your presentation topic relates to the symposium topic and matches with a Japanese presentation.\nDesire to develop collaborative research projects with the Japanese.\nPast history with UJNR.
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LOCATION:Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET)\, 701 E Pratt Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Symposium
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SUMMARY:Aquaculture? More Like Lawquaculture! The Sea Grant Legal Network is Here to Help
DESCRIPTION:The National Sea Grant Law Center and the Sea Grant Legal Network are excited to invite you to our upcoming webinar entitled: Aquaculture? More like Lawquaculture! The Sea Grant Legal Network is Here to Help\n\n\n🗓 Thursday\, November 19\n⏰ 3 PM\, ET\n\nIn this webinar\, Sea Grant Legal Network members will highlight recent projects in which they have provided legal research to assist aquaculture stakeholders\, including producers\, regulators\, and local decision makers\, with understanding aquaculture law and policy. NSGLC attorneys Stephanie Otts and Cathy Janasie will discuss research on aquaculture permitting barriers in Oregon; Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program attorney Alexandra Tamburrino will provide an overview of her updates to the legal chapter of Rhode Island’s extensive Shellfish Management Plan\, and Katie Hill\, Public Service and Outreach Faculty at the UGA Carl Vinson Institute of Government and Director of the Georgia Sea Grant Legal Program\, will describe a new research project on enhancement of shellfish stocks in federal waters that touches on offshore aquaculture in interesting ways. Join us to gain deeper insight on the need to understand aquaculture law and policy\, how to incorporate law and policy information into extension and educational activities\, and learn about recent legal developments.\n\nJoin us to gain deeper insight on the need to understand aquaculture law and policy\, how to incorporate law and policy information into extension and educational activities\, and learn about recent legal developments shaping the aquaculture sector.\n\nRegister HERE\n\nFeel free to share this invitation with others who may find this topic of interest.
URL:https://staging.aquainfoexchange.org/event/aquaculture-more-like-lawquaculture-the-sea-grant-legal-network-is-here-to-help/
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