Aquademia: The Seafood Podcast

Episode Summary What if the future of seafood sustainability starts with everything we leave behind? Across global seafood systems, fish skins, heads, frames, roe, and other processing leftovers are often treated as low-value material or discarded entirely. Yet growing interest in full utilization is challenging long-held assumptions about seafood waste and creating opportunities that extend well...

Episode Summary Bivalve aquaculture is increasingly being explored not only as a source of sustainable seafood, but also as part of a broader conversation about ecosystem services and coastal resilience. Emerging research in the United Kingdom is helping quantify how shellfish species such as mussels, oysters and clams remove nutrients from marine environments through natural biological processes,...

Episode Summary Queen conch have long been a cultural, ecological, and economic cornerstone throughout the Caribbean, but decades of overfishing, habitat degradation, and climate impacts have caused populations to decline dramatically. In this episode, Becky Holt and Dr. Megan Davis of the Florida Atlantic University Queen Conch Lab share how their team is working to reverse that trend through res...

Episode Summary In this episode of Aquademia, hosts Justin Grant and Maddie Cassidy explore how aquaculture, entrepreneurship, and education intersect through the SeaMade Kelp Bar project at the University of New England. Guests Jaden Schoppee, student CEO of SeaMade, and Cameron Wake, Director of the Center for North Atlantic Studies, share how a kelp-based nutrition bar evolved into a fully stud...

On this episode of the Aquademia Podcast, Justin and Maddie sit down with Jorge Torres, Business Development Director for the Americas at Veramaris. Jorge shares the story of his career pathway—from growing up in Chile and discovering aquaculture as a young student, to studying aquaculture engineering, gaining international experience, and ultimately working in leadership roles across the global s...

Episode Links: Rhode Island Sea Grant Aquaculture Training Course Azure Cygler – Rhode Island Sea Grant Staff Profile Azure Cygler – Coastal Resources Center Profile Roger Williams University: Shellfish and Aquaculture Program NOAA Sea Grant Network Check out our website!:  https://www.globalseafood.org/podcast Follow us on social media! Twitter  |  Facebook  |  LinkedIn  |  Instagram Share your s...

Check out our website!:  https://www.globalseafood.org/podcast Follow us on social media! Twitter  |  Facebook  |  LinkedIn  |  Instagram Share your sustainability tips with us  podcast@globalseafood.org ! If you want to be more involved in the work that we do, become a member of the Global Seafood Alliance:  https://www.globalseafood.org/membership/ Thank you to our episode sponsor: F3 (Future of...

The Nature Conservancy Website Follow The Nature Conservancy on Social: Facebook I X I Threads I LinkedIn Check out the GSA website!:  https://www.globalseafood.org/podcast Follow us on social media! Twitter  |  Facebook  |  LinkedIn  |  Instagram Share your sustainability tips with us  podcast@globalseafood.org ! If you want to be more involved in the work that we do, become a member of the Globa...

Referenced Episodes: 1) Whole Fish, Whole Future in the Great Lakes with David Naftzger 2) Conservation Through Utilization with Dallas Abel of the Kai Ika Project 3) Regenerative Aquaculture: How Pine Island Redfish is Restoring Coastlines, One Fish at a Time   Check out our website!:  https://www.globalseafood.org/podcast Follow us on social media! Twitter  |  Facebook  |  LinkedIn  |  Instagram...

Order SEA CHANGE: Torrey House Press (use code BUDDY to save 20%) On Amazon Evironmental Defense fund:  Website LinkedIn X Instagram Facebook Check out our website!:  https://www.globalseafood.org/podcast Follow us on social media! Twitter  |  Facebook  |  LinkedIn  |  Instagram Share your sustainability tips with us  podcast@globalseafood.org ! If you want to be more involved in the work that we...

Whole Foods Market Website Whole Foods Market: New Seafood Code of Conduct Check out our website!:  https://www.globalseafood.org/podcast Follow us on social media! Twitter  |  Facebook  |  LinkedIn  |  Instagram Share your sustainability tips with us  podcast@globalseafood.org ! If you want to be more involved in the work that we do, become a member of the Global Seafood Alliance:  https://www.gl...

Responsible Seafood Summit - REGISTER NOW  Responsible Seafood Summit - AGENDA Email the Summit team - summit@globalseafood.org * Episode Clarification: Oceanariums are not always located directly in the ocean. While many oceanariums are situated near the coast and utilize natural seawater, some are located inland and rely on transported seawater or artificial seawater systems.  Check out our webs...

Contact Ethical Seafood Research Ethical Seafood Research Website Tilapia Welfare App and Online Courses Check out ESR's new Activity Book for children Newly Released Educational module: Intro to Fish Welfare Check out our website!:  https://www.globalseafood.org/podcast Follow us on social media! Twitter  |  Facebook  |  LinkedIn  |  Instagram Share your sustainability tips with us  podcast@globa...

Episode Resources & Links: 📥 Auditor Training Program Info & Applications 📊 Webinar: Responsible Recruitment: Ending Worker Paid Recruitment Fees 📄 SPS 6.0 Standard Information 🎥 SPS 6.0 Informational Webinar Replay 📚 Program Integrity Library Interested in becoming an approved auditor, participating in human rights work, or piloting SPS 6.0? Reach out directly to: 📧 training@globalseafood.o...

Get in touch with MarinTrust: https://www.marin-trust.com Check out our website!:  https://www.globalseafood.org/podcast Follow us on social media! Twitter  |  Facebook  |  LinkedIn  |  Instagram Share your sustainability tips with us  podcast@globalseafood.org ! If you want to be more involved in the work that we do, become a member of the Global Seafood Alliance:  https://www.globalseafood.org/m...

  Check out the Pine Island Redfish Website Check out our website!:  https://www.globalseafood.org/podcast Follow us on social media! Twitter  |  Facebook  |  LinkedIn  |  Instagram Share your sustainability tips with us  podcast@globalseafood.org ! If you want to be more involved in the work that we do, become a member of the Global Seafood Alliance:  https://www.globalseafood.org/membership/ The...

IDH Living Wage Road Map Website IDH LIving Wage Tools Check out our website!:  https://www.globalseafood.org/podcast Follow us on social media! Twitter  |  Facebook  |  LinkedIn  |  Instagram Share your sustainability tips with us  podcast@globalseafood.org ! If you want to be more involved in the work that we do, become a member of the Global Seafood Alliance:  https://www.globalseafood.org/memb...

GAPP Website | GAPP LinkedIn | GAPP Instagram Contact Craig Morris: craig.morris@alaskapollock.org   Check out our website!:  https://www.globalseafood.org/podcast Follow us on social media! Twitter  |  Facebook  |  LinkedIn  |  Instagram Share your sustainability tips with us  podcast@globalseafood.org ! If you want to be more involved in the work that we do, become a member of the Global Seafood...

Jeff Peterson's Career Pathway Episode   Check out our website!:  https://www.globalseafood.org/podcast   Follow us on social media! Twitter  |  Facebook  |  LinkedIn  |  Instagram Share your sustainability tips with us  podcast@globalseafood.org ! If you want to be more involved in the work that we do, become a member of the Global Seafood Alliance:  https://www.globalseafood.org/membership/ The...

Past Year in Review Episodes 2019: https://the-aquademia-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/aquademias-year-in-review-2019 2020: https://the-aquademia-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/20eoy 2021: https://the-aquademia-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/21eoy 2022: https://the-aquademia-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/aquademias-year-in-review-2022 2023: https://the-aquademia-podcast.simplecast.com/episod...

Links: Connect with Thomas Götz:  Email: tg45@st-andrews.ac.uk Research Gate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Thomas-Goetz-7 ) Connect with Kylie DaCunha: Email: kdacunha@genuswave.com ) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylie-dacunha/ Connect with GenusWave: Website: https://genuswave.com/ Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/genuswave/   Connect with Aquademia: Che...

Links: Tiny Fish Website Connect with Teresa Garzon - LinkedIn Check out our website!:  https://www.globalseafood.org/podcast Follow us on social media! Twitter  |  Facebook  |  LinkedIn  |  Instagram Share your sustainability tips with us  podcast@globalseafood.org ! If you want to be more involved in the work that we do, become a member of the Global Seafood Alliance:  https://www.globalseafood....

Links: Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers Website Iceland Ocean Cluster Website Check out our website!:  https://www.globalseafood.org/podcast Follow us on social media! Twitter  |  Facebook  |  LinkedIn  |  Instagram Share your sustainability tips with us  podcast@globalseafood.org ! If you want to be more involved in the work that we do, become a member of the Global Seafood Alliance:...

Links: Registering for the Responsible Seafood Summit Responsible Seafood Summit Program Check out our website!:  https://www.globalseafood.org/podcast Follow us on social media! Twitter  |  Facebook  |  LinkedIn  |  Instagram Share your sustainability tips with us  podcast@globalseafood.org ! If you want to be more involved in the work that we do, become a member of the Global Seafood Alliance: ...

Links: Geeks Without Frontiers Website View the WiFi Report View the Worker Voice Report Contact Melanie Siggs Check out our website!:  https://www.globalseafood.org/podcast Follow us on social media! Twitter  |  Facebook  |  LinkedIn  |  Instagram Share your sustainability tips with us  podcast@globalseafood.org ! If you want to be more involved in the work that we do, become a member of the Glob...