SCORE Consortium
- Mote Marine Laboratory
- NMFS NW Fisheries Science Center
- University of New Hampshire
- University of Southern Mississippi
- Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute
~ Sponsored by ~
NOAA NMFS
NOAA Aquaculture
Marine Stock Enhancement Projects in the USA
Hatchery Reform Movement
- Puget Sound and Coastal Washington Hatchery Reform Project
- Hatchery Scientific Review Group (HSRG) - an independent scientific panel
Marine Stock Enhancement Research & Development
Most non-salmonid marine stock enhancement in the USA is research oriented, with an emphasis on gaining better understanding and greater control of stocking effectiveness.
Research Consortia
- Alaska King Crab Research, Rehabilitation & Biology Program (AKCRRAB)
- Blue Crab Advanced Research Consortium (BCARC)
- Science Consortium for Ocean Replenishment (SCORE)
- Examples of Shellfish Restoration Efforts in the US:
West Coast :
- Olympia Oyster Restoration | Partnership for Coastal Watersheds| Pacific Shellfish Institute | CA Ocean Protection Council | So. CA Oyster Restoration |
Gulf Coast
- Texas | Louisiana | | Mobile Bay Oyster Gardening Program |
East Coast
Agencies
- Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission | Florida Marine Fisheries Enhancement Initiative
- Maine Department of Marine Resources / University of Maine | Sea Scallop Enhancement
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources
- Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Shellfish Enhancement
- Mississippi Department of Marine Resources Cobia Stock Enhancement Program | Seatrout Population Enhancement Cooperative
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), US Department of Commerce
- NOAA-Aquaculture: Stock Enhancement
- NOAA-Fisheries: NMFS' Historical Involvement in Stock Enhancement
- NOAA-Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center
- NOAA-Fisheries Northwest Fisheries Science Center
- NOAA-Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Science Center Milford Laboratory
- NOAA-Fisheries Aquaculture in the Northeast Region
- NOAA-Sea Grant Alaska / Univ. Alaska Fairbanks
- NOAA-Sea Grant Delaware / Center for Inland Bays Oyster Gardening
- NOAA-Sea Grant Maine / Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
- Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
- South Carolina DNR Marine Resources Research Institute | Red Drum
- Texas Parks and Wildlife - Sea Center Texas
Universities and Research Laboratories
- Delaware Estuary Program (Partnership for the Delaware Estuary) Oyster Restoration
- East Coast Oyster Gardening Programs
- Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute
- Mote Marine Laboratory - Center for Fisheries Enhancement | Marine Stock Enhancement | Center for Coastal Ecology Scallop Project
- North Carolina State University | Summer Flounder | Blue Crab
- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
- University of Delaware College of Earth, Ocean, Environ. - Delaware Aquaculture Resource Center
- University of New Hampshire - Atlantic Marine Aquaculture Center
- University of Southern Mississippi - Gulf Coast Research Lab | SeaTrout | Marine Aqua. Center |
- Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) | Cobia | Blue Crab |
- Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory
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