Help Carlsbad Aquafarm Preserve Our Marine Ecosystem!

Dear Friends, Neighbors, and Ocean Advocates, Carlsbad Aquafarm is embarking on a crucial mission to protect the health of our beloved Agua Hedionda Lagoon—and we need your support! We are raising funds to responsibly remove our shellfish rigging from the lagoon, a vital step toward ensuring the future sustainability and health of this precious marine environment.

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Fox5 San Diego

"The Carlsbad Aquafarm is pivoting its operations and closing its gates off the Agua Hedionda Lagoon.

The aquafarm has been a living shoreline and sustainable farm with habitat restoration for more than a decade, and some of the lagoon operations date back to the 1950s. It’s been in the caring hands of CEO Thomas Grimm for the last 12 years.

“I’ll miss it, it’s been a beautiful part of my life and I feel nothing but gratitude for having a chance to be part of this community, and the community includes the ecosystem here,” Grimm said."

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Preserving the coastal environment where we sustainably grow our shellfish.

Building Carlsbad’s brand as a beach town with a historic working waterfront.

Owned and operated by Carlsbad & San Diego Residents

Better oysters for a changing ocean

Carlsbad Aquafarm’s shellfish aquaculture R&D includes collaboration with USC’s Wrigley Marine Lab.

Today most seafood is produced by farming. It is essential that the practice of aquaculture be sustainable as people become more reliant on aquaculture to meet the increasing demand. 

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