A partnership between UH Sea Grant College Program and UH-Hilo’s Pacific Aquaculture & Coastal resources Center Center for Sustainable Aquaculture January 2011 Update

Formal Education – Spring 2011 Teaching and Facilities Support  Aqua 262 Intro. to Aquaculture - 40 students  Aqua 352 Aquaculture of Fishes – 6 students  Aqua 352L Aquaculture of Fishes Lab – 8 students  Aqua 425 Water Quality – 19 students  Aqua 425L Water Quality Lab – 18 students  TCBES Graduate Students – 5 with PACRC major professors  Courses at ASCC  Aqua 262 Intro. to Aquaculture - 40 students  Aqua 352 Aquaculture of Fishes – 6 students  Aqua 352L Aquaculture of Fishes Lab – 8 students  Aqua 425 Water Quality – 19 students  Aqua 425L Water Quality Lab – 18 students  TCBES Graduate Students – 5 with PACRC major professors  Courses at ASCC

Completed Aquaculture & Fisheries Projects  NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Field & Fishing Household Assessment Pohnpei  County of Hawaii GIS-Based Assessment of Coastal Aquaculture Potential  European Union Pearl Farming in Zanzibar  NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Field & Fishing Household Assessment Pohnpei  County of Hawaii GIS-Based Assessment of Coastal Aquaculture Potential  European Union Pearl Farming in Zanzibar

New Aquaculture & Fisheries Projects  NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Enhancing MPA Effectiveness Micronesia  NOAA Aquaculture Extension Services Big Island & Maui  Packard Foundation Sustainable Mariculture FSM/Palau  NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Enhancing MPA Effectiveness Micronesia  NOAA Aquaculture Extension Services Big Island & Maui  Packard Foundation Sustainable Mariculture FSM/Palau

On-going Aquaculture & Fisheries Projects  USDA (SARE) Diversifying Hawaii’s Aquaculture  Private Sector Funding Bivalve Hatchery Methods  USAID Human Health & Aquaculture  USAID Sustainable Coastal Communities & Ecosystems Program  USDA (SARE) Diversifying Hawaii’s Aquaculture  Private Sector Funding Bivalve Hatchery Methods  USAID Human Health & Aquaculture  USAID Sustainable Coastal Communities & Ecosystems Program

On-going Aquaculture & Fisheries Projects  Aquaculture Extension in American Samoa  NOAA Seafood Addressing Bottlenecks to Bivalve Culture  NOAA Sea Grant Foundations for Coastal Aquaculture  Private Funding Sturgeon Growth Studies  Private Funding Culture of Emergent Plants  Aquaculture Extension in American Samoa  NOAA Seafood Addressing Bottlenecks to Bivalve Culture  NOAA Sea Grant Foundations for Coastal Aquaculture  Private Funding Sturgeon Growth Studies  Private Funding Culture of Emergent Plants

New Opportunities  One (1) preproposal under review by funding agency  Four (4) proposals submitted & under review by funding agencies  Three (3) proposals under development  One (1) preproposal under review by funding agency  Four (4) proposals submitted & under review by funding agencies  Three (3) proposals under development

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