THE CENTER FOR TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL AQUACULTURE (CTSA) IS ONE OF FIVE REGIONAL AQUACULTURE CENTERS (RACS) ESTABLISHED UNDER THE FOOD SECURITY ACT OF 1985 (SUBTITLE L, SEC. 1475 [D]). THE MISSION OF CTSA, LIKE THAT OF THE OTHER RACS, IS TO SUPPORT AQUACULTURE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION, AND EXTENSION EDUCATION TO ENHANCE VIABLE AND PROFITABLE U.S. AQUACULTURE. UNDER THIS PROJECT, CTSA, WHICH IS JOINTLY ADMINISTERED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII ANDOCEANIC INSTITUTE OF HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, WILL DEVELOP AND SUPPORT RESEARCH AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES THAT IN TURN WILL DEVELOP AND TRANSFER NEW AND ADAPTED TECHNOLOGY TO INDUSTRY IN HAWAII AND THE AMERICAN INSULAR PACIFIC. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, THE INDUSTRY ADVISORY COUNCIL, AND THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE OVERSEE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND HELP TRACK ACCOMPLISHMENTS TOWARD CTSA'S STATED MISSION. WE USE A REGION-WIDE AND MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL APPROACH TO TACKLE PROBLEMS THAT ARE IMPEDING FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY IN OUR REGION. EACH YEAR, CTSA FUNDS ABOUT TENPROJECTS THROUGH THE GRANT WE RECEIVE FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE (NIFA). EACH PROJECT IS REVIEWED BY A PANEL OF EXPERTS TO ENSURE ITS APPROACH IS SCIENTIFICALLY SOUND AND ITS RESULTS WILL DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ENHANCE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR AQUACULTURE PRODUCERS IN THE CTSA REGION.