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Aquaculture Program

The aquaculture program at UNCW makes use of our location coastal location and respected Center for Marine Science to teach environmental responsibility in conjunction with mariculture technology development.

Our goals are to develop and transfer to commercial users cost-effective, environmentally sound technologies for marine food production and to mitigate depletion of marine populations through commercial cultivation or stock enhancement.

Our Program Supporters

  • MARBIONC - Marine Biotechnology in North Carolina
  • North Carolina Biotechnology Center
  • Town of Wrightsville Beach
  • United States Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
  • Cotton Incorporated
  • Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program NOAA Fisheries
  • North Carolina Sea Grant
  • National Sea Grant College Program
  • North Carolina Fishery Resource Grant Program
  • North Carolina Farm Bureau
  • Kenan Institute
  • Southern Regional Aquaculture Center
  • Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology
  • Friends of UNCW
  • Gulf Coast Marine Life Center
  • YSI Incorporated
  • Pentair Aquatic Eco-Systems
  • Cape Fear Resource Conservation and Development
  • Coastal U.S.A. Fish Company
  • Flat Bottom Girls Flounder Tournament (Tim Barefoot)
  • Fisherman's Post Fisherman's Post (Max Gaspeny)

Private Sector Collaborators

  • Ted Davis, Aqua Plantations, Wilmington, NC
  • Keith Hairr, Oak Grove Farms, Wallace, NC
  • Robert Farnell, Coastal Aquafarms, Jacksonville, NC
  • Shawn Longfellow, Blue Ocean LLC, Wilmington, NC
  • Robin Sanderson, Little River Trails Aquaculture LLC, Bunnlevel, NC
  • Frank Montgomery, Wilmington, NC
  • Dr. Clarke Morton and Mr. Christopher Bentley, Mid-Atlantic Aquatic Technologies, Quinby, VA
  • George Nardi and Christopher Duffy, Great Bay Aquaculture, NH
  • Kevin Patterson and Rick Stuckman, Southeast Pond Stocking, Currie, NC
  • Capt. Carl and Missy Snow, Fish Witch II Charters, Carolina Beach, NC
  • Sturgeon City, Jacksonville, NC
  • Tap Pryor and Chris Heinig, Acadia Harvest Inc., ME
  • John Graham, Graham Bass Marine Hatcheries, VA
  • Jeff Thompson, Sustainable Aquaculture Farming Enterprises (SAFE), Chocowinity, NC

Contact the Aquaculture Program

Aquaculture Research Laboratory, Wrightsville Beach

Aquaculture Facility
2 Seawater Lane
Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480

Mailing Address

UNCW Center for Marine Science
Aquaculture Program
5600 Marvin K. Moss Lane
Wilmington, NC 28409

 

Dr. Md Shah Alam: 910.962.2945             email: alamm@uncw.edu

Patrick Carroll: 910.962.2942             email: carrollp@uncw.edu