The California Aquaculture Association (CAA) is soliciting presenters for the CAA session at Aquaculture America 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada (February 16 – 19). The CAA session theme will be:
What opportunities exist in California, and what challenges lie ahead?
This session aims to explore these questions and more, offering insight into topics such as the history of aquaculture in California, the current business and regulatory landscape for aquaculture and commercial seafood, the sector’s role in addressing climate change, advances in feed and sustainability, and new opportunities for industry growth and expansion across the state.
We are encouraging presentations that acknowledge and provide insight on challenges, but that also focus on opportunities and ideas for improvement throughout the industry.
Below are questions that we hope our presenters will be able to address in their presentations:
- California Aquaculture History: What’s your story?
- Are you a second or third generation farmer/aquaculture entrepreneur?
- Why did you and/or your family get into farming/aquaculture business?
- How does your farm/business contribute to local communities?
- What do you see as challenges and opportunities for the next generation of farmers or related businesses in California?
- Will aquaculture become part of California’s future? Why or why not? What do you see as challenges and opportunities for the next generation of farmers or related businesses in California?
- Contributions to California’s ambitions climate goals:
- What technologies or best practices are you implementing to address climate change?
- How is your farm/business impacted by climate change and climate change policies in CA?
- What are challenges and opportunities for your farm/business in the changing climate, especially with California’s aggressive climate goals?
- Business opportunities in California’s aquaculture industry:
- What has been successful and what are the current business opportunities?
- What does the future, near term and long term, look like for land-based aquaculture, coastal seaweed and shellfish, ocean finfish, shellfish, etc.?
- What does it take to be a fish farmer in California?
- What are the best business opportunities?
- What’s species are best to grow offshore?
- What is the true economic viability of RAS?
- Fresh water is in short supply – can oceans be the next frontier?
If you are interested in presenting during this session, please complete the form found here. When considering your topic submission, please try to address one or more of the questions above. We hope to present authentic topics, which will be uniquely interesting to conference participants.
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