**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE AQUACULTURE GENOMICS COMMUNITY WILL HOST A TWO-DAY SESSION AT THE AQUACULTURE 2025 MEETING BEING HELD IN NEW ORLEANS ON MARCH 6-10, 2025. THE SESSION WILL INCLUDE TALKS FROM INVITED SPEAKERS, RESEARCHERS, AND STUDENTS STUDYING ALL ASPECTS OF AQUACULTURE GENOMICS. THIS INCLUDES EXPERTS STUDYING FINFISH, SHELLFISH, AND ALGAE. THE CONFERENCE FUNDING WILL GO TO SUPPORT THE TRAVEL EXPENSES OF INVITED SPEAKERS AND 10 GRADUATE OR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY. THE GOAL IN PROVIDING THIS TRAVEL SUPPORT IS TO BRING INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO THE MEETING AND TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PURSUING AQUACULTURE GENOMICS AS A CAREER. FINALLY, THE FUNDING WILL SUPPORT A NETWORKING EVENT THAT WILL BE HELD JOINTLY WITH THE AQUACULTURE PHYSIOLOGY COMMUNITY TO ENCOURAGE THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS. OVERALL, THE GENOMICS SESSION WILL SIGNIFICANTLY BENEFIT US AQUACULTURE GENOMICS RESEARCH BY STIMULATING NEW RESEARCH DIRECTIONS AND PROMOTING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.