Center for Sustainable Seafood Systems

Our mission is to apply sound science and engineering practices to seafood production in ways that:

Provide educational opportunities and skills to our future US workforce, Innovate seafood technologies and practices through interdisciplinary research, Collaborate with industry and other partners to promote responsible seafood, Communicate our findings to benefit communities, the environment, and society.

Looking for delicious and locally-raised seafood? Help support our Center for Sustainable Seafood Systems by purchasing smoked Steelhead trout from our offshore aquaculture training platform! Our responsibly-grown trout are raised offshore with blue mussels and sugar kelp in UNH's multi-trophic AquaFort and smoked by Boston Smoked Fish Co. with a mouthwatering mixture of brown sugar, tamari, salt, and other spices.

Orders can be placed below and picked up at Jere A. Chase Ocean Engineering Lab in Durham, NH or the Judd Gregg Marine Research Complex in New Castle, NH. Thank you for your support!

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Several packages of steelhead trout in the SMSOE freezer.

Our new limited-series podcast dives into the many sides of aquaculture — straight from our industry experts who know it best. Together, they bust myths, spotlight different perspectives, and bring the fascinating world of aquaculture to life.

Check out the complete series of Season One of Get Aquacultured! We can’t wait to dive into more fascinating seafood stories and conversations in Season Two planned for spring 2026. Stay tuned! Available wherever you get your podcasts (like Spotify and Apple Podcast).

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Thanks to a $3 million gift, the University of New Hampshire’s Center for Sustainable Seafood Systems will expand its global reach by creating an educational program that will focus on community-based seafood production for students from around the world to implement aquaculture techniques specific to their culture and communities.

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Shaelin Wood, NH Sea Grant Doyle Fellow pictured holding an 11.8 lb steelhead trout. The trout was raised at the CSSS AquaFort integrated multi-trophic farm. Shaelin spent her Fellowship working in the field with the CSSS team, as well as engaging educators and visitors at the Seacoast Science Center with aquaculture education.

Learn about Doyle Undergraduate Fellowships