The dates for the 2026 Annual Wisconsin Aquaculture are March 13-14^th, 2026 at Hotel Marshfield in Marshfield, Wisconsin.  More details are yet to be determined.  See the following link for registration and further details:  THE ANNUAL WISCONSIN AQUACULTURE CONFERENCE - University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

Dear Colleagues,

 We invite you to an all-day training  workshop for veterinarians from the North Central Region who are seeking hands-on training in aquaculture veterinary medicine.  The event will be held at Rushing Water Fisheries, LLC on September 25, 2025.  It will include a brief tour of the farm and discussion with fish farmers on fish health practices and needs, followed by hands-on training.  The participants will be directed on conducting the Modified Fish Health Assessment, sample collection for Fish Health Inspections, and water quality analysis for fish disease investigations. 

 This workshop is supported by:

Dear Aquaculture Producers, 

A free, in-person farm finance workshop Friday, September 12, 2025, in Columbus Ohio. Registration link is below. 

 

NCRAC Aquaculture Business Short Course

 

Practical Skills for Managing Farm Finances

Presented by Ohio Sea Grant/Ohio State University and Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant/Purdue University

 

Dates: September 12, 2024

Location: Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center

Program Length: 1-day, with personalized virtual follow-up with any instructor using workshop tools

Reminder for Rapid Response (Out-of-Cycle) 

RFP 2025 to Address Emerging Challenges in U.S. Aquaculture

RapidResponse 2025.pdf

The 2025 NCRAC RFP has been released.  Pre-Proposals are due by May 9, 2025.

The 2025 Wisconsin Aquaculture Conference:  February 21-22, 2025.

 

 

The 2025 Aquaculture America Conference will be held March 6-10, 2025 in New Orleans.  

For conference details:  Aquaculture 2025 | World Aquaculture Society Meetings.

The Ohio Aquaculture Conference will take place January 24-24, 2025.  See the Ohio Aquaculture Association Website for updates.

The North Central Regional Aquaculture Center (NCRAC) has hired Dr. Tommy Detmer as its new Director.  Dr. Detmer will start in January 2025.  Below is a short bio for Dr. Detmer.  

Dr. Tommy Detmer

Pre-Proposals are now being accepted for the 2024 NCRAC Request for Proposal (RFP).

The RFP can be viewed at the following link:

RFP2024_NCRAC-Final.pdf

The NCRAC Director Position has been posted.   The link to the position and application is below:

https://isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJobs/job/Ames-IA/Assistant-Associate-Full-Professor---Aquaculture-or-Fisheries-Ecology-and-Management_R13535

 

SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available-8-9-23.pdf

 

 

The 2024 NCRAC annual meeting will be held February 8, 2024-February 10, 2024, at the Radisson Hotel in Ames, IA. 

The North Central Regional Aquaculture Center (NCRAC) Board and Iowa State University are working together in the search for a new NCRAC director.  A position description will be posted this Fall (2023).

The Center maintains a broadcast email list for the aquaculture community in the North Central Region with the purpose of communicating upcoming events and issues related to aquaculture.  All electronic messages must meet federal and state laws, and University regulations and policies governing public computing resources, security considerations, and ethics in computing.The listserv is a professional forum, with subscribers expecting that responses to their posts will be respectful and considerate.Each message must identify an individual address as its sender.

The North Central Regional Aquaculture website is currently undergoing a number of updates. We encourage all of our members to visit regularly for news, events, publications, and opportunities to connect! Since it is proposals season, we would like to draw your attention to a new feature: Frequently Asked Questions. 

This page is filled with information covering a wide range of proposal issues including: budgeting, salary, approval processes, and more. If you need a refresher on NCRAC proposal submission guidelines we highly recommend you check out this new resource.