The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced the winners of its first-ever Aquaculture Photo Contest, which covered four categories: Aquaculture in Action, Farming, Science & Technology, Aquaculture & The Environment and International.
First Place, International: Divers around the open-ocean aquaculture cage at the Cape Eleuthera Institiute. Credit: Kelly Martin Cape Eleuthera, The Bahamas
NOAA Aquaculture Photo Contest Winners
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Tie: First Place, Aquaculture in Action: Sorting and spawning Atlantic Salmon broodstock.Credit: Kevin BrightCentralia, WA
Tie: First Place, Aquaculture in Action: Oyster farmer Frank Peasley pulls oysters through the ice on the Bagaduce River.Credit: Tonyia PeasleyBrooksville, ME
Second Place, Aquaculture in Action: Early morning on the Bagaduce River finds Annie bringing her first load of oysters to work float.Credit: Tonyia PeasleyBrooksville, ME
Third Place, Aquaculture in Action: Adam and Mason Silkes tending the seed collection ropes.Credit: Paula QuigleyMiddletown, RI
Honorable Mention, Aquaculture in Action: Jay Stryon, owner of Carolina Mariculture Co., is culling and grading oysters.Credit: Donald HurlbertCedar Island, NC
First Place, Farming, Science & Technology: A Northern Quahog, Mercenaria mercenaria, spat inside a perfect seawater droplet. This clam looks like a grain of sand to the naked eye. Credit: Kathryn Markey Lundgren Bristol, RI
Second Place, Farming, Science & Technology: Sturgeon in a recirculating aquaculture system. Credit: Allen Pattillo Stevens Point, WI
Third Place, Farming, Science & Technology: The macroalgae Ulva lactuna in tank cultivation program. Credit: Brian Cousin Fort Pierce, FL
Honorable Mention, Farming, Science & Technology: A specialized dissection of the digestive tract of an adult sea louse. Credit: Ian Bricknell Maine
First Place, Aquaculture & The Environment: Giving farm tour sitting on the grader. Credit: Stephen Katkowski Charlestown, RI
First Place, International: Divers around the open-ocean aquaculture cage at the Cape Eleuthera Institiute. Credit: Kelly Martin Cape Eleuthera, The Bahamas
Second Place, International: Royal Bream raised in a floating net. Credit: Giles Lemarchand Marseille, France
Third Place, International: Sun drying of seaweed. Credit: Michael Tahalea Wael Village, Indonesia
