USDA’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture recently invested $2 million for seven awards for the Special Research Grants Program for Aquaculture. The grants support the development of new science-based information and technology for environmentally and economically sustainable aquaculture industry in the United States. The program seeks practical solutions that will facilitate growth of the U.S. aquaculture industry, reduce the U.S. trade deficit in seafood products, and enhance the capacity of the U.S. aquaculture industry to contribute to food security and economic growth. NIFA awarded grants to the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, University of California-Davis, AI Control Technologies Inc, Mississippi State University, Ohio State University-Wooster, Texas A&M University-Chorus Christi, and Texas State University-San Marcos. Global demand for seafood is projected to increase by 70 percent in the next 30 years, and harvests from capture fisheries are stable or declining. A consensus is growing that a dramatic increase in aquaculture is needed to supply future aquatic food needs.
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