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CALIFORNIA AQUACULTUREHISTORY – DIVERSITY –
POTENTIAL
RANDY LOVELL – STATE AQUACULTURE COORDINATOR, CDFW
IT STARTED WITH SALT …
SAN FRANCISCO BAYBRINE SHRIMP AND SALT MAKING
ARCHEOLOGICAL SHELL MOUNDS (SAN FRANCISCO)
… AND OYSTERS $25M INDUSTRY
MUCH MORE POTENTIAL
OYSTER PIRACY
CA’S FIRST FISH & GAME LAW
DIVERSITY - ADVERSITY – OPPORTUNITY• DIVERSE SPECIES RAISED & TECHNIQUES
USED• AQUACULTURE IN NEARLY EVERY COUNTY
(53 OF 58)• DIVERSE MARKETS SERVED
SEAFOOD, STOCKING & ENHANCEMENT, PHARMA, PETS
• STRINGENT REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT = LEMONADE ? INNOVATORS HAVE SURVIVED AND CARVED NICHES
LEARNING FROM CA AGRICULTURE
LEARN FROM HISTORY AND WATCH FUTURE TRENDS
• SCALE IS DIFFERENT• MARKETS NICHE-
ORIENTED• LOTS OF EDUCATING OF
CONSUMERS, REGULATORS,AND DECISION-MAKERS NEEDED
US CAVIAR CAPITAL (SACRAMENTO)KEYHOLE LIMPET
HEMOCYANIN(KLH)
SPIRULINA &ALGAE BIOFUELS
HIGH-HEALTHSHELLFISH SEED
CONTROLLED-ENVIRONMENT
PRODUCTION FACILITIES
SPECIALIZATION & HIGH-VALUE PRODUCTS
OCEAN ACIDIFICATION:SHELLFISH LARVAE DEFORMITIES
WHEN OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS
• HUGE SUPPLY SHORTFALL VS. DEMAND
• DEMAND FOR LOCAL PRODUCTION IS GROWING… CONNECT WITH CONSUMERS DIRECTLY BRING PRODUCTION CLOSER TO END CONSUMER EMPHASIZE CA’S STRICT ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AS ADVANTAGECA SHELLFISH
INITIATIVE• INCREASE SHELLFISH CULTURE SPACE & RESOURCES
• IMPROVE PERMITTING EFFICIENCY
• COLLABORATE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL & COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS
• BUILD REGIONALLY - STEP BY STEP
• STRENGTHEN COASTAL ECONOMIES, WORKING WATERFRONTS,& BUILD BLUE JOBS
LOOKING AHEAD
OFFSHORE MARINE AQUACULTURE
