To help Alaskans advance this ambitious goal, the Alaska Regional Office and Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission held the first NOAA Fisheries Alaska Mariculture Workshop in Ketchikan, Alaska January 21-22, 2020.
The initiative and Task Force have increased awareness and confidence in private sector investment, helping lead to a 400% increase in new farm applications to the state. In 2016, Alaska Mariculture Initiative formed a Mariculture Task Force and laid out a comprehensive Mariculture Development Plan to accelerate the development of mariculture to grow a $100 million industry over the next 20 years. Currently, most farming operations are located along the coastline in either Southeast or Southcentral Alaska. Finfish farming is prohibited by law in state waters. Research activities include sea cucumbers, geoducks, and blue and red king crab. To date, commercial aquaculture activities have been relatively small-scale and have involved Pacific oysters, seaweed, blue mussels. In Alaska, marine aquaculture contributes to restoration efforts, and is increasing economic opportunities for coastal communities through the farming of Credit: Mike Stekoll, University of Alaska. Scientists check a longline outplanting of sugar kelp at an experimental site near Coghlan Island, Alaska.
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