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Courtesy of NAA:

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Sea Grant Office, National Marine Fisheries Service and National Ocean Service, and US Department Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture, in response to interagency discussions of aquaculture science needs as well as a longstanding community need to facilitate knowledge sharing and collaboration, have identified the need for establishing the Aquaculture Information Exchange (AIE).

It is envisioned that the AIE will be an online community based on distributed teams involving individuals from both the public and private sector (e.g., researchers, Sea Grant and Land Grant extension professionals, and stakeholders) with interests in U.S. aquaculture (both freshwater and marine) and related topics.  It will be a communications platform facilitating discussions about the latest research and developments in aquaculture, and will provide a space where experts from across the nation can connect with like-minded collaborators.

The overall mission of the AIE will be to establish a continually evolving online space for the aquaculture community built on trust, expertise, and common vision and it is envisioned that the AIE will be a place where members feel empowered to ask, answer, and learn from one another to create the science needed for responsible aquaculture development in the United States.

The agencies are familiar there have been predecessors to the AIE and they are hoping to engage folks as part of the listening session in order to design a system that works for current needs and communities – both from learning from the past and focusing on the present. They are also looking to find the value of national coordination of existing efforts.

The date, time, and Google Meets link to virtual listening sessions are as follows:

Midwest/North Central Region: Tuesday, 12/14, 2:00 pm ET – meet.google.com/wab-sdny-ygw, 929-251-5749 PIN: ‪184 045 368#

Western Region and Alaska: Tuesday, 12/14, 4:00 pm ET – meet.google.com/ihn-xatv-mtm, 252-499-0129 PIN: ‪658 660 989#

Hawaii/Pacific Region: Tuesday 12/14, 6:00 pm ET – meet.google.com/swf-epnx-fov, 443-892-3232 PIN: ‪172 343 467#

New England/mid-Atlantic Region: Wednesday 12/15, 10:00 am ET – meet.google.com/thz-waof-ptv, 475-328-0423 PIN: ‪896 186 714#

Southern Region: Wednesday 12/15, 3:00 pm ET – meet.google.com/hoj-zmdy-qwv, 347-699-3941 PIN: ‪746 031 623#

For additional information or for questions, contact Chuck Weirich or Mark Rath at oar.hq.sg.aquaculture@noaa.gov.