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Join aquaculture extension and outreach professionals in Duluth, Minnesota, from June 7–11, 2027, for the National Aquaculture Extension Workshop.

Click here for more details.

See the links below for a Notice of Funding Opportunity for Aquaculture Research.  The deadline for this opportunity is June 15, 2026.

Special Research Grants-Aquaculture

Notice of Funding Opportunity

Pre-Proposals are due May 8, 2026, by 5pm CST.

2026_NCRAC Request for Proposal.docx

Announcing the 2026 Shrimp Farming Symposium!

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.

Dear Colleagues,

Dear Aquaculture Producers, 

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

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:

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).