The ISSC works in cooperation with FDA for oversight of shellfish consumer safety. Shellfish producers should be familiar with the National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP) Guide. 

If you are planning to commercially harvest, sell, ship, pack, or shuck molluscan shellfish, this  page has resources to help get you started. Web page is provided by the Division of Environmental Health, Food Safety & Sanitation Program.

This website has links to general information on aquatic farming, applications and forms, regulations,  permitting, operation details, and more. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game issues permits for the construction and operation of aquatic farms and hatcheries that  supply aquatic plant or shellfish seed stocks to aquatic farms. 

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources issues authorizations for the use of tide and submerged land to support aquatic farming activities. The statewide aquatic farming program is jointly administered by three state agencies, including DNR, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and the Department of Environmental Conservation.

Provides information and resources to Alaska's fishermen, processors, and marine-related businesses, including shellfish farmers.

ASMI is a  partnership between the State of Alaska and the Alaska seafood industry that fosters economic development of a renewable natural resource. ASMI is playing a key role in the repositioning of Alaska’s seafood industry as a competitive market-driven food production industry. 

This website contains information on salmon hatcheries from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, including hatchery research, hatchery permit applications, hatchery locations, and more. Alaska has healthy well-managed wild stocks and a robust and healthy hatchery program that was designed to minimize wild stock interactions and enhance fisheries. 

Shellfish farmers can customize a business model or track operations using revenue, sea survival calculations, production costs, processing costs, labor, utilities, miscellaneous fixed costs, equipment, and loan calculator.

The application opening to apply for farming of shellfish and aquatic plants on state-owned tidal and submerged land is scheduled every year. Applications for the next opening are planned to be accepted between January 1 and April 30.

ADEC is responsible for various certifications to protecting public health, including marine toxin screening and shipping shellfish authorization. Their website includes Vibrio information and a list of approved shellfish shippers.

This page, maintained by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, contains links to aquatic farming forms for permits, reporting, and pathological examination submission.

This page contains locations of potential aquatic farm sites and maps of the areas. You can  apply for preauthorized sites through the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

University of Arizona researcher Ben Renquist and his coworkers have refined a technique to test fertilized eggs and other living fish parts for high oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production during metabolism, using a chemical they trademarked Alamar Blue®. The high oxygen consumers were proven to grow significantly faster, showing promise for improved aquaculture production. 45 min webinar

Information on permits for salmon hatcheries from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Hatchery permits are required for the construction and/or operation of a private nonprofit (PNP) salmon hatchery in Alaska. Hatchery permits specify the species and number of salmon than can be incubated at the hatchery, as well as the number released, release sites, broodstock sources, and other conditions of operation. 

Information on water rights in Alaska and links to a water right application form from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. A water right is a legal right to use surface or groundwater under the Alaska Water Use Act (AS 46.15). Using water without a permit or certificate does not give the user a legal right to use the water.

Information on regulations, permits, and mitigation, and help in navigating the site.

Oyster seeding in Sea Otter Sound, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska.

Growing mussels on a raft with a net.

Growing mussels using a sock.

Shows an example of cash flow on an Alaska mussel farm.

Production techniques: hatchery, upwellers, floating bag nursery, suspension and bottom culture, harvesting and grading, wet storage, oyster festival, diversification, and other farms/East Coast comparisons.

Research and development: oyster GIS system for site selection and farm management, studies on oyster biodeposition, site selection and sustainability, environmental monitoring, development of remote sensing tools for aquaculture.

Kelp long line gear diagrams with measurements, layout, depth, and setup, and gear and crop photos. 

Photos, map, and illustrations showing company history, locations, diversity, products, and industry support. 

Consumption of seaweed food products in North America is growing. Phrases such as "kelp is the new kale" and "kelp, the superfood you should be eating" are appearing with increasing frequency in publications and media. Kelp is a nutritious superfood packed with essential vitamins, minerals, and iodine. The US market size is estimated at $300,000.

Photos and graphs illustrate research results. Presented at the 2015 Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association meeting.