1. C ALIFORNIA A QUACULTURE H ISTORY – D IVERSITY – P OTENTIAL R ANDY L OVELL – S TATE A QUACULTURE C OORDINATOR, CDFW

2. I T S TARTED WITH SALT … S AN F RANCISCO B AY B RINE S HRIMP AND S ALT M AKING

3. A RCHEOLOGICAL S HELL M OUNDS (S AN F RANCISCO ) … AND OYSTERS $25M I NDUSTRY MUCH MORE POTENTIAL

4. OYSTER PIRACY CA’ S FIRST F ISH & G AME L AW

5. D IVERSITY - A DVERSITY – O PPORTUNITY D IVERSE SPECIES RAISED & TECHNIQUES USED A QUACULTURE IN NEARLY EVERY COUNTY (53 OF 58) D IVERSE MARKETS SERVED S EAFOOD, S TOCKING & E NHANCEMENT, P HARMA, P ETS S TRINGENT REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT = L EMONADE ? I NNOVATORS HAVE SURVIVED AND CARVED NICHES

6. L EARNING FROM CA A GRICULTURE LEARN FROM HISTORY AND WATCH FUTURE TRENDS S CALE IS DIFFERENT M ARKETS NICHE - ORIENTED L OTS OF EDUCATING OF CONSUMERS, REGULATORS, AND DECISION - MAKERS NEEDED

7. US C AVIAR C APITAL (S ACRAMENTO ) K EYHOLE L IMPET H EMOCYANIN (KLH) S PIRULINA & A LGAE B IO F UELS H IGH - HEALTH SHELLFISH SEED C ONTROLLED - ENVIRONMENT PRODUCTION FACILITIES S PECIALIZATION & H IGH -V ALUE P RODUCTS O CEAN A CIDIFICATION : SHELLFISH LARVAE DEFORMITIES

8. W HEN OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS H UGE S UPPLY S HORTFALL VS. D EMAND D EMAND FOR LOCAL PRODUCTION IS GROWING … C ONNECT WITH CONSUMERS DIRECTLY B RING PRODUCTION CLOSER TO END CONSUMER E MPHASIZE CA’ S STRICT ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AS ADVANTAGE CA S HELLFISH I NITIATIVE I NCREASE SHELLFISH CULTURE SPACE & RESOURCES I MPROVE PERMITTING EFFICIENCY C OLLABORATE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL & COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS B UILD R EGIONALLY - STEP BY STEP S TRENGTHEN COASTAL ECONOMIES, WORKING WATERFRONTS, & BUILD BLUE JOBS

9. L OOKING A HEAD O FFSHORE M ARINE A QUACULTURE

10. R ANDY L OVELL S TATE A QUACULTURE C OORDINATOR CA D EPT F ISH & W ILDLIFE 916-445-2008 RANDY. LOVELL @ WILDLIFE. CA. GOV T HANK Y OU