UH Sea Grant gets $1.4M boost for aquaculture research

Aquaculture research in Pohnpei. Photo courtesy of Andre P. Seale.

The University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Program (Hawaiʻi Sea Grant) received nearly $1.4 million to establish a new aquaculture-focused collaborative program in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific region and explore new aquaculture opportunities.

To fully integrate aquaculture research, outreach and education in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific region, Hawaiʻi Sea Grant and its partners were awarded nearly $1.2 million to revitalize, solidify, and expand an aquaculture-focused, collaborative program that will be socially, geographically, and economically inclusive.

Darren Lerner, Hawaiʻi Sea Grant director and principal investigator, said “This funding will assist in creating a hub which fully integrates research, extension, and education services directed towards supporting the continued development and enhancement of indigenous aquaculture practices and the aquaculture industry in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific.”

Read more about it in the UH System News and Big Island Now.