Data Users
Business Sectors
Aquaculture
- - Coastal Erosion / Inundation
- - Coral Bleaching
- - Drought
- - El Niño / La Niña
- - Harmful Algal Blooms
- - Hazardous Spills
- - Hurricane & Tropical Storm
- - Invasive Species
- - Marine Debris
- - Mercury Contamination
- - Ocean Acidification
- - Overfishing
- - Sea Ice Melt
- - Temperature Extremes
- - Wild & Forest Fire

Economic Benefits (Research on the economic benefits of / cost mitigation by NOAA data & products related to Aquaculture)
- Domestic aquaculture production (marine and freshwater) could increase by 1 million metric tons annually by 2025, generating 75,000 jobs and $2.5 billion in farm-gate sales, and enhancing regional food supply and security (NOAA National Marine Fisheries Services, 2004).
- NOAA Sea Grant research efforts to develop new drugs from marine organisms have resulted in discovery and description of more than 1,000 compounds that may be vitally important to the health industry, as new anticancer, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial agents (NOAA National Sea Grant, 2002).
Aquaculture Statistics to show the weight of production of different categories in 2005 (NOAA Aquaculture Program, 2008)
Species Pounds Metric Tons USD Finfish Baitfish NA NA $38,018,000 Catfish 607,933,000 275,757 $429,245,000 Salmon 20,726,000 9,401 $37,439,000 Striped bass 10,970,000 4,976 $27,655,000 Tilapia 17,203,000 7,803 $29,620,000 Trout 60,636,000 27,504 $65,469,000 Shellfish Clams 12,564,000 5,699 $72,783,000 Crawfish 35,933,000 16,299 $21,143,000 Mussels 962,000 436 $4,990,000 Oysters 13,711,000 6,219 $92,602,000 Shrimp 8,037,000 3,646 $18,684,000 Miscellaneous NA NA $254,738,000 Totals 788,675,000 357,741 $1,092,386,000 Value of aquaculture products sold by type in 2005 (NOAA Aquaculture Program, 2008)
Product USD Food Fish $672,377,000 Mollusks $203,183,000 Miscellaneous $56,003,000 Crustaceans $53,381,000 Ornamental Fish $51,297,000 Baitfish $38,018,000 Sport Fish $18,126,000 U.S. Total $1,092,386,000 - NOAA Sea Grant research and extension efforts have contributed to the growing of hybrid striped bass in ponds. In just 10 years, a small demonstration project has led to an industry that produces 10 million pounds of fish valued at $25 million/year (NOAA National Sea Grant, 2002).
- NOAA's Hawaii Sea Grant program has contributed to the founding or operation of eight pearl farms, four demonstration and training pearl hatcheries, 15 giant clam farms (including the largest commercial giant clam aquaculture venture in the Pacific) and 20 sponge farms (Micronesia is the only area that farms sponges). Overall, the number of aquaculture enterprises in the Hawaiian Islands has reached 126 farms valued at $25.2 million, which translates into approximately 630 jobs (Hawaii Sea Grant, 2003).
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