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The School of Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences, a leading research and extension program in the development of alternative culture species, now offers graduate and undergraduate courses. Please visit our website: https://www.kysu.edu
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November 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Join us for the 2026 Shrimp Farming Symposium at Kentucky State University! 🦐
📅 April 10–11, 2026 | Frankfort, KY
Connect with aquaculture experts from around the world to explore the latest in shrimp farming!
Register early: rebrand.ly/ksushrimp
#KSU #Aquaculture #ShrimpFarming #ShrimpSymposium
November 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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🌊 Nearly 80% of U.S. seafood is imported 😲 KSU is changing that! Our Aquaculture Research Center grows fresh, sustainable seafood—like shrimp—in central Kentucky 🦐💪 Check out the LEX18 story: www.lex18.com/news/coverin... #KSU #Aquaculture #FutureOfFood
With almost 80% of seafood imported, can KSU turn the tide?
At Kentucky State University's 14,000-square-foot Aquaculture Research Center, pioneering research is underway to grow seafood safely and sustainably.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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KSU made a strong showing at the 2025 Aquaponics Association Conference! 🌱🐟 Our students and staff gained hands-on experience, built industry connections, and celebrated a 3rd-place student award! Proud to lead in sustainable aquaponics innovation. 💚 #KSUAquaculture #Aquaponics #ThorobredPride
October 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Honored to host @FoodChain volunteers at the KSU School of Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences! 💚 They toured our facilities, saw research in action, and even learned how to fillet fish we raise here. 🎣
📩 Tour info: [email protected]
#Aquaculture #KSUResearch #ThorobredPride
October 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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🐟 Dr. Novelo and grad students visited the Minor E. Clark Fish Hatchery near Cave Run Lake! Operated by KY Fish & Wildlife, the hatchery raises millions of sport fish each year—giving students hands-on insight into aquaculture and fisheries management. 💚🎣 #Aquaculture #KSUResearch #fishhatchery
October 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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🎣🐟 Save the Date!

Join us at KSU’s Largemouth Bass Farming Conference 🐟
📅 Dec 5, 2025
📍 Benson Research Farm, Frankfort, KY

KSU aquaculture professors will share expertise + exciting new research on bass farming!

#KSU #Aquaculture #BassFarming #LargemouthBass #SustainableAquaculture #AgResearch
September 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Congrats to Dr. Andrew Ray & the KSU Aquaculture team! Their new study shows how adding horizontal substrates to recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) boosts shrimp growth, survival & water quality.

Read more: rebrand.ly/w191j6t
Learn more: [email protected]

#Aquaculture #ShrimpFarming #KSU
September 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Our Largemouth Bass Farming Workshop brought farmers, future farmers & aquaculture enthusiasts together. Lots of great questions answered by KSU experts on making bass farming more productive & affordable. 📩 [email protected]
#Aquaculture #BassFarming #LargemouthBass #SustainableFarming
September 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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🌾🐟 AG Roundup was a blast! Students & community members explored aquaponics, white shrimp, VR fish tank dives, and learned how Aquaculture & Aquatic Science help put food on the table.

📧 Learn more: [email protected]

#Aquaculture #KSUAquaculture #AGRoundup #STEMCareers #SustainableFarming
September 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Dr. Andrew Ray & Marissa Bermeo visited Black Iris Farm in Ann Arbor, MI — a shrimp farm modeled after KSU’s demo system. With 9 years of refining tech, the team is helping farms adopt sustainable practices. Learn about shrimp farming: [email protected]
#Aquaculture #ShrimpFarming #KSUResearch
August 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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🐟🚚 Big move at KSU Aquaculture Research Farm! Paddlefish—around since the dinosaurs 🦕—have a new home. Even cooler: our newest grad students jumped in to help during their first week at the Research Center! 💪 #Paddlefish #Aquaculture #KSUResearch www.tiktok.com/@ksuaquacult...
🚚🐟 Big day at the KSU Aquaculture Research Farm! Our team successfully moved paddlefish to their new home as part of ongoing research and conservation efforts. ✨ Neat fact: Paddlefish are one of the o...
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August 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Dr. Andrew Ray’s team toured Buffalo Trace’s $43M Wastewater Reclamation Facility ♻️💧 Treating 1.2M gal/day with MBBRs & UV, it’s a model for clean water & aquatic health. Thanks for hosting! 🐟
📨 [email protected]
#KSUAquaculture #CleanWaterMatters #WaterResearch #AquaticScience #BuffaloTrace
August 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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🎥 New Video! 🐟 How does cold water impact juvenile largemouth bass? 🧊🎣 Watch KSU grad Faith Ohwofasa’s thesis research now: youtu.be/_omRXzDamgg 🎓 She’s off to the University of Michigan to keep making waves! 🌊 #KSUAquaculture #WomenInSTEM #TeamKSU #FishScience
Influence of Water Temperature on Growth, Feed Consumption, and Feed Efficiency of Largemouth Bass
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August 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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We’re hosting an amazing Summer STEM Program at KSU! Students explored STEM and healthcare careers, toured our Aquaculture Center, and got hands-on with real research.
📖 More: www.lex18.com/news/coverin...
Kentucky State University hosts summer STEM program for students
Kentucky State University is currently hosting a summer program aimed at middle school, high school, and college students across the state of Kentucky, focusing on STEM and health careers.
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August 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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🌊 KSU visited USM’s Gulf Coast Research Lab for hands-on aquaculture training! From algae culture to finfish and oyster spawning 🦪, the team gained new insights to grow programs back home.

📧 Learn more: [email protected]
#KSUResearch #Aquaculture #TeamKSU #GradSchool
July 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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🎉 Congrats to Vincent Teye on defending his thesis at KSU’s Aquaculture Program! His research found 9 ppt salt effectively reduces columnaris infection in juvenile largemouth bass, while 12 ppt may be harmful. 📩 Learn more: [email protected] #KSUaquaculture #FishHealth #ThesisDefense
July 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Congrats to Faith on successfully defending her thesis on cold-water effects in bass aquaculture at KSU! Her work adds vital insight to the field. Best wishes as she furthers her education at the University of Michigan! 💙💛 #WomenInSTEM #Aquaculture #ThesisDefense #KSUproud #FutureWolverine
July 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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KSU Aquaculture hit the road to the 2025 NANFA Convention in Gilbertsville, KY!
From field trips to fish talks, students & faculty connected with native fish experts & dove deep into aquatic science.
#KSUaquaculture #NANFA2025 #STEM #ThorobredPride #FishConservation #KentuckyLake
July 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Shrimp science in action at KSU! Dr. Ray’s team is testing Pacific White Shrimp in a high-tech RAS, exploring stress+growth at 3 stocking densities. Gene expression studies underway! Game-changing research for inland marine shrimp farming. #KSUAquaculture #ShrimpFarming #SustainableAquaculture
June 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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#AquaticScience #FishFarming #AquacultureLife #ResearchInAction #ThorobredPride #SustainableAquaculture
🎣☀️ Summer’s in full swing at KSU’s Aquaculture Research Center (ARC) — and we’re knee-deep in baby fish! 🐟💦 Inside our state-of-the-art hatchery, we’re feed training largemouth bass and American padd...
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June 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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KSU’s Dr. Andrew Ray is taking aquaculture global! He recently visited South Korea to kick off a new U.S.–Korea research partnership focused on sustainable flounder farming using RAS technology. 🇺🇸🤝🇰🇷

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#KSUAquaculture #GlobalResearch #RAS #AquacultureInnovation
Taking KSU Aquaculture Across the World | Research.com
Dr. Andrew Ray, Chair of the School of Aquaculture and Aquatic Science at KSU, traveled to South Korea to implement a Joint Project Agreement between the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administ...
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June 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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🎓 Big congrats to Ravi Bhatta, recent KSU grad, on successfully defending his research on lysine requirements for largemouth bass! 🐟 His work advances sustainable, low-fishmeal diets for aquaculture. Next stop: PhD! 🌱🌍

#Aquaculture #KSUGrad #FishNutrition #SustainableFeeds #AquaticSciences #STEM
June 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Thanks to Leadership Frankfort for visiting the KSU Aquaculture Research Center! Tours like this help local leaders see how our work supports aquaculture, education & sustainability in KY and beyond.

📧 Want a tour? [email protected]

#KSU #Aquaculture #LeadershipFrankfort #CommunityEngagement
June 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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It’s moving day for our Paddlefish fingerlings! After a month in the nursery, they’re heading to KSU’s farm pond raceway to adapt to a natural environment. We’ll monitor growth & collect data to support healthy, sustainable aquaculture

#KSU #Paddlefish #Aquaculture #Research #SustainableAquaculture
May 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM