Preparing Hispanics and other Underrepresented Students in Fisheries and Aquaculture

An NMSU researcher has received $400K from a $1 million USDA grant to develop the future workforce. Aquaculture is the fastest-growing sector of food production in the US and safe, nutritious, domestically-produced seafood is a national priority. Aquaponics are recirculating systems that simultaneously grow fish and plants. Fish provide nutrients to the plants, and plants clean the water for the fish. Aquaponic systems can be built at any scale in rural and urban settings and are climate-smart and water-efficient at producing seafood and vegetables.