Julianne (Julia) Farley

Fisheries & Aquaculture Extension Educator

Julianne Grenn smiles in front of a brick background.

Biography

I am responsible for providing outreach and applied research on fisheries and aquaculture. I will work closely with other Minnesota Sea Grant staff, U of M extension educators, and Sea Grant extension educators across the Great Lakes and nation who are involved in related issues.

Education & Certification

Ph.D. - Marine Science
Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Level 1 Oyster Ambassador
Oyster Master Guild

B.S. - Biology
Lake Superior State University

Outreach Projects

Trout being tossed from a hand-held net into an aquaculture pond.

Great Lakes Aquaculture Collaborative

The Great Lakes Aquaculture Collaborative (GLAC) is a project to create a regionwide group to foster relevant, science-based initiatives that support aquaculture industries. Image credit: ©Damian Horațiu Sultănoiu. stock.adobe.com

Yellow perch swimming in water just above a bed of small gravel.

Egg-to-Market Yellow Perch Project

The University of Minnesota Sea Grant program is developing producer-scale methods for raising Yellow Perch fish from egg to market size in a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS).

Great Lakes Fresh Fish Finder, cartoon grocery cart with two jumping fish in the basket.

Great Lakes FreshFishFinder.org Website

FreshFishFinder.org was developed to meet a need to directly connect fish producers with consumers after the disruption of traditional markets during the COVID-19 pandemic.

MNSG Aquaculture Lab

The MNSG Aquaculture Lab is a training, demonstration and research facility on the University of Minnesota's St. Paul campus to introduce interested students and potential farmers to different concepts of aquaculture.