Sea Grant-NCCOS Northeast Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability Workshop

Date: January 6, 2026 (in person)

Time: 9 am - 4 pm ET

Location: Portland, Maine (Holiday Inn by the Bay)

Sponsored by National Sea Grant College Program, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Maryland Sea Grant, and Maine Sea Grant

Workshop Purpose and Objectives

The purpose of the Sea Grant-NCCOS Northeast Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability workshop is to build capacity and collaboration among the Sea Grant network, NCCOS, and other coastal-ocean groups in the Northeast working in, or impacted by, aquaculture to help advance sustainable aquaculture through conversations around the creation of digital tools for aquaculture. The main objectives of the workshop are to:

• Present and explore existing aquaculture siting tools and data resources
• Build an understanding among participants of diverse perspectives, knowledge, and expertise present at the workshop
• Introduce methods of co-creation in the context of aquaculture siting tools
• Identify ways to advance and improve:
  • Existing and future aquaculture siting tools
  • Utilization of co-creation to develop aquaculture siting tools
  • Applicability of aquaculture siting tools for end users
  • Delivery of aquaculture siting tools to end users

Workshop Details

The workshop will be held the day before the Northeast Aquaculture Conference and Exposition (NACE) at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland, ME (88 Spring St, Portland, ME 04101). Workshop check-in opens at 8:30 am HST in the Executive Dining Room. The agenda and workshop session details will be made available soon through the workshop briefing book, which will be posted on this website. Hard copies of the briefing book will be available at the workshop.  

Accommodations

Free parking is available at the hotel. 

For further questions, contact:

Maryland Sea Grant Aquaculture
mdsg-aquaculture@umd.edu