With declining fisheries and the need to feed close to 10 billion

people by 2050, it is projected that global aquaculture production will need to more than double in the

next 40 years.

On a worldwide scale, aquaculture is the fastest growing sector

of agriculture, with the industry providing solutions for food needs and

preserving the world’s fisheries.

Today more than 50% of seafood comes from aquaculture, but less than

1% of production comes from US producers, leading to a record trade deficit of $14.9 billion.

Sorting Redfish by size Stocking Pompano Market ready Cobia

Seed clams ready for planting Market sized Pompano Edible seaweed

360 degree view of an intensive water reuse aquaculture system

For more than 40 years, FAU Harbor Branch’s active, thriving aquaculture research group has led the way in advancing

aquaculture in the United States and internationally.

FAU Harbor Branch’s aquaculture research programs are located in our 30-acre Aquaculture Development Park.

The park comprises 8 buildings totaling 39,000 square feet of research space for marine and freshwater aquaculture species, including:

fish, clams, oysters, shrimp, algae, and seaweeds.

Our systems are engineered with backup electrical and oxygen systems, with zero waste discharge into the environment.

Our multi-institutional, multidisciplinary team includes fish culturists, nutrition researchers, microbiologists, physiologists, geneticists, mathematicians and engineers. Our scientists collaborate with academia, government, private sector, non-profit research institutions

and foundations to expand aquaculture in Florida, throughout the United States and internationally.

Paul Wills Ph.D.

Fish aquaculture for food & stock enhancement

Susan Laramore Ph.D.

Aquatic animal health

Megan Davis Ph.D.

Advancing aquaculture for food & restoration

Dennis Hanisak Ph.D.

Marine plants & seaweed aquaculture

Nicholas Dickens Ph.D. Bioinformatics & Genome Biology

Matt Ajemian Ph.D.

Fish ecology & conservation

Peter McCarthy Ph.D.

Marine microbes in aquaculture systems

Bing Ouyang Ph.D.

Advancing sustainable system technology

Anni Dalgleish Ph.D.

Advancing sustainable system technology

Annie Page-Karjian DVM, Ph.D.

Research & vet services for aquaculture

Aaron Adams, Ph.D.

Habitat ecology of coastal marine fishes, fish behavior and movement