{"id":86683,"date":"2018-10-26T10:40:22","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T20:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=86683"},"modified":"2021-04-21T13:29:56","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T23:29:56","slug":"hawaii-sea-grant-aquaculture-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2018\/10\/26\/hawaii-sea-grant-aquaculture-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawai\u02bbi Sea Grant awarded nearly $1M<\/abbr> for aquaculture research"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Mozambique tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus<\/em>, Photo by Andre P. Seale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Sea Grant College Program<\/a> has received nearly $1 million for aquaculture research in support of food security research, education and outreach in the state.<\/p>\n

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Sydney Gamiao holds a Pacific threadfin, aka moi Polydactylus sexfilis<\/em>, with David Littrell at the Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center, UH<\/abbr> Hilo. Photo by Maria Haws<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Maria Haws<\/strong><\/a>, director of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Sea Grant’s Center of Excellence in Sustainable Aquaculture<\/a> and Coastal Resources and director of UH<\/abbr> Hilo<\/a>‘s Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center<\/a>, received $182,955 for her project, “Increasing Opportunities for Aquaculture of High Value Marine Fish in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.” It will develop improved culture methods for the native marine fish species Pacific Threadfin, known locally as moi, in land-based systems.<\/p>\n

“Moi is a popular fish in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and has cultural value as well,” said Haws. “Our hope is to make moi fingerlings and extension support available to local stakeholders to help overcome some of the barriers that have impeded mariculture for decades, which will help create a local supply of fresh, sustainable seafood and create jobs.”<\/p>\n