Kieran Smith
Outreach Projects
![Trout being tossed from a hand-held net into an aquaculture pond.](/sites/seagrant.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2021-05/2021-05-19-fish-aquaculture-AdobeStock_212901228-FEED-576x324.jpg?itok=uqJJ-5O9)
The Great Lakes Aquaculture Collaborative (GLAC) is a three-year (2019-2022) project to create a regionwide group to foster relevant, science-based initiatives that support aquaculture industries. Credit: L. Angradi.
![Yellow perch swimming in water just above a bed of small gravel.](/sites/seagrant.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2021-08/2021-08-30-USDA-yellow-perch-d3149-1-1160x870.jpg?itok=XX85_50H)
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).
![Salmon filets and spears of asparagus on a baking sheet.](/sites/seagrant.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2021-10/christine-siracusa-065eGbVSNOE-unsplash%20%281%29.jpg?itok=mCpPYN27)
Fish is recognized as a healthy source of protein, beneficial fats, and micronutrients leading the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to recommend that adults eat fish up to three times a week. Americans, however, are eating roughly half the recommended amount of seafood. This deficit could be filled by sustainable aquaculture production, reducing our dependence on dwindling wild fisheries.
![Spark-Y cookbook art](/sites/seagrant.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2023-08/spark-y_webheader.png?itok=LT_xMIXE)
The Cooking Seafood with Spark-Y cookbook contains six delicious and simple seafood recipes that you will fall in love with whether you're a beginner or a seasoned seafood chef.
Research Projects
News Releases
![2024 Wisconsin & Minnesota Aquaculture conference flier](/sites/seagrant.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2023-11/wi_mn_aquaculture_conference_flier.jpg?itok=aUw2sieZ)
![2022 Extension Column Yellow Perch Kieran Smith feeding fish in tank Person feeding larval Yellow Perch (fish) in a tank.](/sites/seagrant.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2022-07/Kieran%20feeding%20larval%20YP%20-%20Schrank-2000px.jpg?itok=Lh2jw5k0)
Application Period is Open - Deadline April 14, 2024
![Three people standing and talking. One person is holding a sign about aquaculture.](/sites/seagrant.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2024-02/2022-08-28-aq-market-study-mn-state-fair-m-thoms121.jpg?itok=zzCL-eJr)
Staff from Minnesota Sea Grant Fisheries and Aquaculture Program will be presenting recent and ongoing projects that addres