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Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture

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This page was last updated March 10, 2000
by Ms. Alcian Clegg

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Background

The Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture (CTSA) is one of five regional aquaculture centers in the United States established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The regional aquaculture centers integrate individual and institutional expertise and resources in support of commercial aquaculture development. CTSA was established in 1986 and is jointly administered by The Oceanic Institute and the University of Hawaii. The CTSA administrative office and staff are located at The Oceanic Institute's Makapu'u Point site on windward Oahu. A Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the programmatic functions of CTSA.

Mission Statement

The Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture's mission is to support aquaculture research, development, demonstration and extension education to enhance viable and profitable U. S. aquaculture. Unlike the other centers, which work within a defined geographical region, the CTSA "region" encompasses tropical and subtropical species wherever they are cultured. Research projects span the American Insular Pacific, using its extensive resource base to meet the needs and concerns of the tropical aquaculture industry.

CTSA Region

American Samoa

Commonwealth of the N. Mariana Islands

Guam

Hawaii

Republic of the Marshall Islands

Federated States of Micronesia

Palau

Structure and Organization

Each year, the CTSA program is developed by its Industry Advisory Council and Technical Committee. This cooperation reflects the Center's linking of commercial and scientific expertise. Industry Advisory Council members represent aquaculture enterprises as well as agriculture concerns, financial institutions and government agencies. The members of the Technical Committee are researchers, extension agents and fisheries officers. Both bodies include representatives from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, the Republic of Belau (Palau) and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

Contact Information

Further information on the CTSA program is available by contacting the Administrative Assistant, Ms. Alcian Clegg.,

by telephone at (808) 259-3168,

by fax at (808) 259-8395

or by email at aclegg@oceanicinstitute.org.

North Central
Regional Aquaculture Center

Northeastern
Regional Aquaculture Center

Southern Regional
Aquaculture Center

Western Regional
Aquaculture Center

Other Regional Aquaculture Centers

In addition to the Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES) funds four other Regional Aquaculture Centers, as follows:

the North Central Regional Aquaculture Center, which is located at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan;
Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center, which is located at University of Massachusetts -- Dartmouth in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts;
the Southern Regional Aquaculture Center, which is located at Mississipii State University's Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville, Mississippi;
and the Western Regional Aquaculture Center, which is located at the University of Washington's School of Fisheries in Seattle, Washington.

For more information the individual centers is available from their Worldwide Web sites (links at left).

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The Aquaculture Network Information Center (AquaNIC) is a gateway to the world's electronic resources for aquaculture. AquaNIC is maintained at Purdue University in the Department of Animal Sciences. Financial support for AquaNIC is provided by the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program, through the National Sea Grant College Program, the Cooperative Extension Services at Purdue University and the University of Illinois, the USDA North Central Regional Aquaculture Center and the World Aquaculture Society.