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Sep 30, 2023

Advancing Aquatic Animal Health Diagnostic Testing in Hawaii

Authors: RuthEllen Klinger-Bowen, Research Corporation University of Hawaii at Manoa, Karin Kurkjian, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources University of Hawaii at Manoa, Taylor Peterson, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources University of Hawaii, Krista Ann Lee, Hawa Continue Reading »
Aug 31, 2023

Register Now! Feasibility of Feed Mill Operation in Hawaii End Users Input Workshop, October 26, 2023

Hawai’i is the most remote archipelago on Earth; close to 90% of its food, including seafood, is imported. Hawai’i has the water resources and favorable climate conditions for aquaculture development. However, aquaculture development in the islands has faced several roadblocks. A recent survey c Continue Reading »
Jun 29, 2023

Survey: CTSA-funded Macroalgae Project Seeks Consumer Feedback on Limu

The CTSA project “Next Steps in Culture of Native Hawaiian Macroalgae: Scale-up and Market Analysis” is growing several species of native limu at the Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center in Hilo, Hawaii. In addition to scaling up production capacity, an critical part of the p Continue Reading »
Jun 27, 2023

New Publication from CTSA Fungal Filters Project

The ongoing CTSA project “Developing a Biofiltration System with Fungal Filters for Sustainable and Economical Harvesting of Microalgae” has published a review article in the journal Energies (*full citation below). Several authors of the article “Microalgal Consortia for Waste Tre Continue Reading »
May 31, 2023

CTSA Professional Development Opportunity for Hawaii HS Teachers

CTSA is offering High School teachers a unique opportunity to participate in an all-expenses paid 3 day/2 night professional development workshop on Hawai’i Island in July. Participating teachers will be provided with airfare, accommodations, meals, and transportation to and from the following act Continue Reading »
Apr 29, 2023

CTSA FY23 Request for Pre-Proposals

CTSA is pleased to release the FY2023 Request for Pre-Proposals. The Request lists the top priority areas and species as identified by industry stakeholders in Hawaii and the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands, as well as instructions for submitting a pre-proposal by the deadline of 5pm HST on Monday, Continue Reading »
Feb 16, 2023

CTSA 2022 Annual Accomplishment Report

The following report contains 2-page summaries of CTSA projects that were active during 2022. This report is part of the larger Annual Accomplishment Report that CTSA sends to the USDA each year. 2022 AAR Summaries (PDF) Continue Reading »
Jan 1, 2023

CTSA 2023 Schedule

March 3, 2023 Board of Directors approves FY22 Plan of Work March 15, 2023 FY22 Plan of Work sent to USDA May 1, 2023 Call for FY23 Pre-Proposals May 15, 2023 Mid-Term Status Reports due to CTSA June 5, 2023  Pre-proposals due for CTSA FY23 Plan of Work July 6, 2023 Continue Reading »
Nov 30, 2022

New CTSA Publication ‘Project Impacts 2022’

CTSA is pleased to release our Project Impacts - 2022 publication to highlight the accomplishments of the Center and our funded projects. The publication serves as an update to the Project Impacts publication released nearly a decade ago, and focuses on the accomplishments and impacts of CTSA proj Continue Reading »
Jun 30, 2022

Extension Posters from National Aquaculture Extension Conference

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Apr 29, 2022

CTSA FY22 Request for Pre-Proposals

CTSA is pleased to release the FY2022 Request for Pre-Proposals. The Request lists the top priority areas and species as identified by industry stakeholders in Hawaii and the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands, as well as instructions for submitting a pre-proposal by the deadline of 5pm HST on Friday, Continue Reading »
Apr 22, 2022

New SBIR Brochure from NIFA

NIFA has released a brochure to educate the public on the USDA NIFA Small Business Innovative Research program, including the priority areas and examples of recently successful projects. Click here to download Click here to download the brochure (PDF) Continue Reading »