Tilapia to table: UOG Land Grant workshop ties aquaculture production to salted, smoked fish products
Tilapia to table: UOG Land Grant workshop ties aquaculture production to salted, smoked fish products
Tilapia to table: UOG Land Grant workshop ties aquaculture production to salted, smoked fish products
9/4/2026
Community members interested in aquaculture, local food production, and fish processing are invited to take part in a first-time workshop from University of Guam Land Grant titled Tilapia to Table: Raising, Processing, and Curing Fish. The workshop will take place from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, on the UOG campus.
The classroom-based workshop will begin with an introduction to practical techniques for raising tilapia in a saltwater environment as well as an introduction to salting and smoking techniques, resulting in a safe, nutritious, and shelf-stable food product. Additionally, participants will learn how to turn the non-edible parts of the fish into fertilizer so that nothing goes to waste.
Interest in sustainable aquaculture and climate-resilient food systems is growing in Guam and across the Pacific, said Hui Gong Jiang, aquaculture research faculty with the UOG Land Grant’s agInnovation Research Center. Recent typhoons, infrastructure disruptions, and rising costs of imported food have further highlighted the need for locally adaptable production systems.
“This workshop is particularly exciting because it will connect tilapia aquaculture production directly with fish processing, value-added products, and local food security,” she said. “Rather than focusing only on how to grow aquatic species, participants will learn how locally produced seafood and marine crops can be transformed into safe, nutritious, marketable, and culturally appropriate food products.”
Jiang will lead the workshop alongside UOG Land Grant animal and meat scientist Jeng-Hung Liu and soil scientist Christianah Oladoye.
All participants will receive some salted fish to take home and enjoy.
Registration is open online at https://url.uog.edu/tilapia-to-table for a registration fee of $25. For additional information or registration assistance, contact Gwindaleen Espulgar at (671) 735-2133 or espulgarg@triton.uog.edu.
About University of Guam Land Grant
The University of Guam Land Grant system provides instruction, research, and community
outreach specific to agriculture, food, natural resources, nutrition, and consumer
science in order to improve life in Guam and Micronesia. Its two Land Grant units
include the agInnovation Research Center and the UOG Extension Service, which operate
within the College of Natural & Applied Sciences. The University of Guam was designated
an “1862 Land Grant University” in 1972 and is part of a network of 106 Land Grant
institutions nationwide supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.