| Funded NIFA Projects in Aquaculture | |||||||
| Title | Proposal No. | Investigator | Institution | Abstract | Award | Termination Date | Award Year |
| VIABLE PROTOZOAN PATHOGEN DYNAMICS IN OYSTERS AND ASSOCIATED RISK TO SHELLFISH CONSUMERS | 2016-10343 | Shapiro, K. | UNIV OF CALIFORNIA (VET-MED),DAVIS, CALIFORNIA | Abstract | $975,482 | May 31, 2024 | 2021 |
| RECYCLING MICROALGAL CO-PRODUCT TO REDUCE EUTROPHICATION EMISSIONS FROM TROUT AQUACULTURE | 2020-07290 | Sarker, P. K. | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ,SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA | Abstract | $1,000,000 | June 30, 2024 | 2021 |
| CELLULOSE NANOMATERIALS: A NOVEL ADJUVANT AND DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR AQUATIC VACCINES | 2020-06392 | Bouchard, D. | UNIVERSITY OF MAINE,ORONO, MAINE | Abstract | $495,000 | June 30, 2024 | 2021 |
| SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS SUPPORTING ATLANTIC SALMON (SAS2) | 2021-05724 | Zohar, Y. | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY,BALTIMORE, MARYLAND | Abstract | $10,000,000 | August 31, 2026 | 2021 |
| FACT: AQUAMINE - A HIGH PERFORMANCE GENOMIC DATA MINING SYSTEM FOR SPECIES OF IMPORTANCE TO US AQUACULTURE | 2020-08864 | Elsik, C. | UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI,COLUMBIA, MISSOURI | Abstract | $500,000 | February 28, 2025 | 2021 |
| GROWTH CARCASS TRAITS AND DISEASE RESISTANCE OF MYOSTATIN GENE-EDITED CHANNEL CATFISH AND HYBRID CATFISH | 2021-07134 | Dunham, R. | AUBURN UNIVERSITY,AUBURN, ALABAMA | Abstract | $650,000 | December 31, 2024 | 2022 |
| A VIRAL VECTOR FOR AN ORAL DELIVERY OF RNAI-BASED THERAPEUTICS IN SHRIMP | 2021-06960 | Dhar, A. K. | UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA,TUCSON, ARIZONA | Abstract | $350,000 | December 31, 2023 | 2022 |
| ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING TOOL SET TO IDENTIFY MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR DOMESTIC FARM-RAISED FINFISH AND SHELLFISH | 2021-10800 | Silverman, M. | ATLANTIC CORPORATION,WATERVILLE, MAINE | Abstract | $643,432 | December 31, 2025 | 2022 |
| ESTABLISHING METRICS OF BROODSTOCK AND OFFSPRING QUALITY IN ATLANTIC SALMON AQUACULTURE | 2021-06794 | Hamlin, H. | UNIVERSITY OF MAINE,ORONO, MAINE | Abstract | $600,000 | June 30, 2027 | 2022 |
| PRODUCTION OF ALL-FEMALE ATLANTIC SALMON WITHOUT USING STEROIDS | 2021-06817 | Wong, T. | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY,BALTIMORE, MARYLAND | Abstract | $650,000 | June 30, 2026 | 2022 |
| INNOVATIVE STRUCTURING-LAYERING TECHNOLOGY FOR LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION OF FISH ANALOGS | 2021-09401 | Lu, J. | UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS,AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS | Abstract | $269,960 | April 30, 2024 | 2022 |
| TRANS-CINNAMALDEHYDE AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL FEED ADDITIVE TO CONTROL AND PREVENT ENTERIC SEPTICEMIA OF CATFISH | 2021-07003 | Abdelhamed, H. A. | MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIV,MISSISSIPPI STATE, MISSISSIPPI | Abstract | $625,000 | January 31, 2025 | 2022 |
| DIRECT BINDING OF NON-SPECIFIC CYTOTOXIC CELLS (NCCS) TO BACTERIA IS AN IMPORTANT INNATE IMMUNE MECHANISM IN CATFISH | 2021-06905 | Petrie-Hanson, L. | MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIV,MISSISSIPPI STATE, MISSISSIPPI | Abstract | $300,000 | December 31, 2023 | 2022 |
| DEVELOPMENT OF A DUAL LIVE ATTENUATED VACCINE TO PREVENT MOTILE AEROMONAS SEPTICEMIA AND ENTERIC SEPTICEMIA OF CATFISH | 2021-09518 | Gomaa, B. M. | MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIV,MISSISSIPPI STATE, MISSISSIPPI | Abstract | $180,000 | December 31, 2024 | 2022 |
| IDENTIFICATION OF TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR LIGANDS IN CHANNEL CATFISH | 2021-09543 | Felch, K. L. | UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER,JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI | Abstract | $116,910 | 02 Jan. 2024 | 2022 |
| SELF-DESTRUCTING EDWARDSIELLA PISCICIDA: DNA VACCINE AND ANTIGEN DELIVERY VECTOR SYSTEM TO PREVENT TILAPIA LAKE VIRUS (TILV) INFECTION | 2022-06032 | Swain, B. | University of Florida Gainesville Florida | Abstract | $298,068 | 31 Aug. 2024 | 2022 |
| IMPROVED CLIMATE RESILIENCE IN OYSTERS THROUGH OPTIMIZATION OF HATCHERY-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONING PRACTICES | 2022-06020 | Roberts, S. | University of Washington Seattle Washington | Abstract | $299,374 | 31 Aug. 2024 | 2022 |
| DEVELOPMENT OF PCR-BASED DIAGNOSTIC ASSAYS IN SUPPORT OF DISEASE FREE ATTESTATIONS OF FORMULATED AQUAFEED | 2022-06018 | Dhar, A. K. | UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Tuscon AZ | Abstract | $269,401 | 31 Aug. 2024 | 2022 |