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A white abalone showing its distinctive face, with two long cephalic tentacles below its eyes. These tentacles are how the abalone sense the surrounding environment.

Bringing endangered abalone back from the brink

White abalone recovery is dependent on captive breeding to restock wild populations, but researchers face the threat of disease outbreaks and changing ocean conditions under climate change

Baby eastern oysters grown by California Sea Grant Extension Specialist Kevin Johnson

Farming shellfish by the seashore: a Q&A with aquaculture specialist Kevin Marquez Johnson

The monkeyface prickleback fish is a potential aquaculture candidate.

Monkeyface prickleback, the new face of aquaculture?

Students and lab managers are setting up and taking water quality parameters in the ecological aquaculture greenhouse to start an experiment with live rainbow trout.

Fish-free fish feed: update

Research funding to support new faculty in California

Study identifies traits of climate-resilient red abalone

Warmer waters threaten red abalone recovery

Aquaculture shows promise in restoring native California oysters

California Sea Grant and Cal Poly appoint aquaculture specialist

Endangered white abalone released off southern California

Sea Grant research to inform the future of sustainable marine aquaculture

California company nurtures interest in seaweed aquaculture

Catherine O'Hare, Avery Resor, and Tessa Emmer of Salt Point Seaweed Company hop in the water to check their seaweed bundles on a long line at Hog Island Oyster Farm. Credit: Shaun Wolfe (left), Gary Fleenor (right)

Spawning success raises hopes for endangered white abalone

National report identifies regulatory barriers to expanding shellfish aquaculture

ocean and sky

Ocean Protection Council Awards $6 million to research projects that advance ocean and coastal management in California

NOAA grants support California aquaculture research

California Sea Grant Extension Specialist Luke Gardner, Extension Director Lisa Schiavinato, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories professor Scott Hamilton, and UC Davis doctoral student Priya Shukla assess tank-grown red ogo seaweed at Moss Landing Marine Lab

Responsible aquaculture lures support in California

From condors to oysters, California Sea Grant funds new coastal research

Fishing boats in Santa Barbara

Model weighs trade-offs for sustainable ocean development

farmed fish swim in a tank

New extension specialist brings aquaculture expertise to Monterey

New project to shine a spotlight on sustainable aquaculture

California Sea Grant receives two grants to support aquaculture research

Federal grant helps Ventura meet growing need for aquaculture

NOAA Sea Grant awards two grants for aquaculture workshops to California

The workshops will address growth, permitting and monitoring

New report identifies next steps for offshore aquaculture in Southern California

A joint effort of NOAA, California Sea Grant, and the Aquarium of the Pacific, the report provides recommendations for the growth and expansion of offshore marine aquaculture in Southern California