Active members will be any individual, partnership or corporation engaged in aquacultural production. Must be licensed or permitted by the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to commercially operate in the production of aquatic animals or plants, or hold a shellfish lease or other permission to commercially produce marine or estuarine fish, shellfish or crustacean in NC by the Division of Marine Fisheries. Membership in this category is limited to those who derive a portion of their income directly from aquaculture.

Support Industry membership include individuals or representatives of companies or corporations that provide logistic, material or technical support to some portion of the aquaculture industry. Members may include entities including but not be limited to the sale of feed, aerators, nets, processing equipment, pharmaceuticals, pumps, line, wire, bags and other materials and equipment or consultants. This includes those individuals and companies permitted or licensed by the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to operate commercial fee fishing facilities or to transport fish into the state or otherwise possess aquatic animals.

University, College, Community College, State and Federal Agency representatives are included within this category. Membership is required at the program or divisional level.

*Active Member, Support Industry, and Government/University are Voting Memberships.

*All 3 of these voting categories include support affiliation from the National Aquaculture Association!