Resources

National Office Contacts

• Office of Aquaculture
  U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
  Cooperative State Research Service
  Aerospace Center, Suite 342
  Washington, DC 20250-2200
  Tel: (202) 401-4929; Fax: (202) 401-5179
• Aquaculture Information Center
  National Agricultural Library
  Beltsville, MD 20705-2351
  Tel: (301) 504-5558
  
• The FDA Office of Seafood contacts for fish-aquaculture are as follows.
  Dr. George P. Hoskin at 202-418-3196
  E-mail: GPH@fdacf.ssw.dhhs.gov

  Mr. Kim R. Young
  E-mail: KRY@fdacf.ssw.dhhs.gov

  Postal address is:
  Office of Seafood
  Food Drug Administration
  200 "C" Street, SW
  Washington, DC 20204
  

Regional Aquaculture Centers

• The Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center
  University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
  North Dartmouth, MA 02747
  Tel: (508) 999-8157; Fax: (508) 999-8590
• The Southern Regional Aquaculture Center
  Delta Research and Extension Center
  Mississippi State University
  P.O. Box 197
  Stoneville, MS 38776
  Tel: (601) 686-9311; Fax: (601) 686-9744
• The North Central Regional Aquaculture Center
  Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife
  Michigan State University
  East Lansing, MI 48824
  Tel: (517) 353-1961; Fax: (517) 353-7181
• The Western Regional Aquaculture Center
  School of Fisheries, Wh-10
  College of Ocean and Fisheries Sciences
  University of Washington
  Seattle, WA 98195
  Tel: (206) 543-4290; Fax: (206) 685-4674
• The Tropical and Subtropical Regional Aquaculture Center
  University of Hawaii and the Oceanic Institute
  Makapuu Point
  Waimanalo, HI 96794
  Tel: (808) 259-7951; Fax: (808) 259-8395

Regional Aquaculture Organizations

• Pacific Coast Oyster Growers Association
  Tim Smith
  120 State Avenue, N.E. #142
  Olympia, WA 98501-8212
  Tel: (206) 459-2828; Fax: (206) 459-2829
• Shellfish Institute of North America
  Division of National Fisheries Institute
  Suite 500
  1525 Wilson Boulevard
  Arlington, VA 22209
  Tel: (703) 524-8883; Fax: (703) 524-4619
• Shellfish Farmers Association
  744 Tompkins Road
  Melbourne, FL 32935-3952
  Tel: (407) 254-6123
• Southeastern Fisheries Association
  312 E. Georgia Street
  Tallahassee, FL 32301
  Tel: (904) 224-0612; Fax: (904) 222-3663
• Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association
  2721 N. Tongass
  Ketchikan, AK 99901
  Tel: (907) 225-9605; Fax: (907) 225-1348
• Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SPREDD)
  Contact: Scott Soares
  Tel: (508) 824-1367; Fax: (508) 880-7869
  Email: srpedd@ici.net

State Aquaculture Organizations

• Alaskan Shellfish Growers Association
  Jeff Hetrick
  P.O. Box 7
  Moose Pass, AK 99631
  Tel: (907) 288-3688; Fax: (907) 288-3667
• Arizona Aquaculture Association
  4518 W. Sheridan
  Phoenix, Arizona 85035
  Tel: (602) 272-4518
  Jimmy Joy - President
  George Brooks, Jr. - Secretary
  geobro@DELPHI.COM
• California Aquaculture Association
  Jeffrey Young
  P.O. Box 1004
  Niland, CA 92257
  Tel: (619) 359-FISH
• Catfish Farmers of Arkansas
  Van Pennington
  31 Linda Lane West
  Vilonia, AR 72173
  Tel: (501) 796-2539
• Catfish Farmers of Mississippi
  P.O. Box 1008
  Indianola, MS 38751-1008
  Tel: (601) 887-4842
• Dakota Aquaculture Cooperative
  John Leininger
  Box 219
  Carrington, ND 58421
  Tel: (701) 652-1130; Fax: (701) 652-2055
• Delaware Aquaculture Association
  Aquafarm Products, Inc.
  RD 2, Box 263
  Dover, DE 19901
  Tel: (302) 734-8884; Fax: (302) 734-4607
• Florida Aquaculture Association
  P.O. Box 1519
  Winter Haven, FL 33882
  Tel: (863) 293-5710; Fax: (863) 299-5154
• Florida Aquatic Plant Management Society
  Wendy Andrew
  10616 Bay Lake Road
  Groveland, FL 34736
  Tel: (407) 824-5484; Fax: (407) 824-7054
• Florida Foodfish, Gamefish and Baitfish
  Dugan Whiteside
  P.O. Box 817
  Hastings, FL 32145
• Hawaii Aquaculture Association
  Linden Burzell
  335 Merchant St., Room 348
  Honolulu, HI 96813
  Tel: (808) 587-0030; Fax: (808) 587-0033
• Idaho Aquaculture Association
  Don Campell
  P.O. Box 28
  Buhl, ID 83316
  Tel: (208) 543-4387; Fax: (208) 543-9277
• Illinois Aquaculture Industry Association
  Dan Selock
  Fisheries Research Lab
  SIUC
  Carbondale, IL 62901
  Tel: (617) 453-6025; Fax: (618) 536-7761
• Indiana Aquaculture Association
  Ernie Bailey
  1821 E. Co. Rd. 400 South
  Greenburg, IN 47240
  Tel: (812) 663-7109
• Iowa Aquaculture Association
  Myron Kloubec
  Midwest Aquaculture Learning Center
  1375 Baxter Ave NW
  Amana, IA 52203
  Tel: (319) 846-2077; Fax: (319) 846-8099
• Kansas Commercial Fish Growers Association
  Mark Hajek
  RR 1, Box 216
  Marion, KS 66861
  Tel: (316) 382-2321
• Kentucky Aquaculture Assoc.
  Chris Kring
  Kentucky Dept. of Agriculture
  100 Fairoaks Lane, Suite 252
  Frankfort, KY 40601
• Louisiana Alligator Farmers & Ranchers Assoc.
  1105 W. Port
  Abbeville, LA 70510
  Tel: (318) 898-4335; Fax: (318) 898-4309
• Louisiana Aquaculture Assoc.
  P.O. Box 16008
  Baton Rouge, LA 70893
  Tel: (504) 388-2152; Fax: (504) 388-2478
• Louisiana Catfish Farmers Assoc., Inc.
  P.O. Box 16011
  Baton Rouge, LA 70893
  Tel: (318) 724-7779; Fax: (504) 388-2478
• Louisiana Crawfish Farmers Assoc.
  Room 202 B Knapp Hall
  Louisiana State Univ.
  Baton Rouge, LA 70803-1900
  Tel: (504) 388-2152; Fax: (504) 388-2478
• Louisiana Soft-Shell Crawfish Assoc.
  P.O. Box 44509
  Lafayette, LA 70504-4509
  Tel: (318) 231-5239; Fax: (318) 231-5395
• Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center
  141 North Main St., Suite 203
  Brewer, ME 04412
  Tel: (207) 989-5310; Fax: (207) 989-5795
• Maryland Aquaculture Assoc.
  Tom Hopkins
  P.O. Box 129
  Boyds, MD 20841-0129
  Tel: (301) 353-0363; Fax: (301) 540-7322
• Massachusetts Aquaculture Assoc.
  Richard Nelson
  P.O. Box 209
  Barnstable, MA 02630
  Tel: (508) 362-2511
• Michigan Fish Growers Assoc.
  Bob Baldwin
  19465 200th Ave.
  Big Rapids, MI 49307
  Tel: (616) 796-2284; Fax: (616) 796-2284
• Minnesota Aquaculture Assoc.
  HC 83 Box 538
  Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
  Tel: (218) 543-6424
• Missouri Fish Farmers Assoc.
  Jeffrey Racy
  P.O. Box 36
  Columbia, MO 65205
  Tel: (314) 348-2305; Fax: (314) 348-1895
• Nebraska Fish Farmers Assoc., Inc.
  Wilbur G. Epp
  Rt. 1, Box 199
  Henderson, NE 68371
  Tel: (402) 723-4210; Fax: (402) 723-4451
• New Jersey Aquaculture Assoc.
  1623 Whitesville Rd
  Toms River, NJ 08755
  Tel: (908) 349-1152; Fax: (908) 505-8941
• New York State Aquaculture Assoc.
  Norman Soule
  P.O. Box 29
  Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
  Tel: (516) 692-6768
• North Carolina Crawfish Producers Assoc.
  P.O. Box 1030
  Edenton, NC 27932
  Tel: (919) 482-8431; Fax: (919) 482-4925
• North Carolina Trout Growers Assoc.
  Debra Sloan
  22 Sugar Cove Road
  Franklin, NC 28734
  Tel: (704) 524-5020
• Ocean State Aquaculture Association
  Robert B. Rheault
  East Farm - University of Rhode Island
  Kingston, RI 02881
  Tel: (401) 783-6007 or (401) 783-3360
• The Ocean State Aquaculture Association
  Robert Rheault
  Tel: 783-3360
• Ohio Aquaculture Association
  Jim Ebeling
  Ohio State University
  Piketon Research & Extension Center
  1864 Shyville Road
  Piketon, OH 45661
  Tel: (614) 289-2071; Fax: (614) 289-4591
• Oklahoma Aquaculture Association
  Glen Gebhart
  3810 S Sangre Road
  Stillwater, OK 74074
  Tel: (405) 377-0092
• Pennsylvania Aquaculture Association
  Charles Conklin
  930 Tulpehocken Road
  Richland, PA 17087
  Tel: (717) 866-2461
• Pennsylvania Trout Farmers Association
  Charles Conklin
  P.O. Box 484
  Effort, PA 18330
  Tel: (215) 681-6660
• South Carolina Aquaculture Association
  Betsy Sheehan
  P.O. Box 11280
  Columbia, SC 29211
  Tel: (803) 734-2210; Fax: (803) 734-2192
• South Carolina Aquatic Plant Management Society
  Tommy Bowen
  13339 Hagers Ferry Road
  Huntersville, SC 28078
  Tel: (704) 875-5422; Fax: (704) 875-5038
• South Carolina Crawfish Growers
  215 Stockton Road
  Rembert, SC 29128
  Tel: (803) 432-5312
• Tennessee Aquaculture Association
  Thomas Mitchell
  88 Greenbriar Road
  Lawrenceburg, TN 38464
  Tel: (615) 762-2672
• Texas Aquaculture Association
  P.O. Box 13285
  Capitol Station
  Austin, TX 78711
  Tel: (512) 474-4600; Fax: (512) 345-7869
   
  • Aquatic Plant Section
    Rt. 2, Box 65
    Marion, TX 78124
    Tel: (512) 659-5841
  • Crawfish Section
    Box 289
    Winnie, TX 77665
    Tel: (409) 296-4533
  • Ornamental/Tropical Section
    114 W. Crews
    Karnes City, TX 78118
    Tel: (210) 780-4356
  • Shrimp Farmers Section
    Rt. 2, Box 442-E
    San Benito, TX 78586
    Tel: (210) 748-2333; Fax: (210) 748-3600
• Utah Aquaculture Association
  Mark Leavitt / Esther Williams
  3700 E. Glenwood Road
  Richfield, UT 84701
  Tel: (801) 836-2485; Fax: (801) 836-2489
• Virginia Fish Farmers Association
  James Conway
  P.O. Box 4913
  Richmond, VA 23220-8913
  Tel: (804) 739-5349
• Virginia Shellfish Growers Association
  Chip Petre
  421-B Messick Road
  Poquoson, VA 23662
  Tel: (804) 868-6058
• Virginia Trout Farmers Association
  Bryan Plemmons
  Route 1 Box 151
  Goshen, VA 24439
  Tel: (703) 997-5461
• Washington Farmed Salmon Commission
  P.O. Box 5305
  Bellingham, WA 98227
  Tel: (206) 671-1997; Fax: (206) 671-2271
• Washington Fish Growers Association
  10420 173rd Avenue, S.W.
  Rochester, WA 98579
  Tel: (206) 273-5890; Fax: (206) 273-6577
• Wisconsin Aquaculture Association
  Box 15
  Lewis, WI 54851
  Tel: (715) 653-2271