The new Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Aquaculture Program is operated by a partnership between the Southern Region Minority Supplier Development Council (SRMSDC) and the Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council (FSMSDC). This new program will advance U.S. aquaculture by helping minority-owned businesses around the nation, to engage and expand in the world’s fastest growing form of food production.
The core of values of the MBE Aquaculture Program is the following:
The MBE Aquaculture Program led by the partnership between SRMSDC and FSMSDC is a nationwide program focused on training, consultation, business capacity, growth assistance, education and mentor-ship in the field, while facilitating immediate business opportunities to Minority Business Enterprises within the aquaculture industry.
C: 305-215-8960 | T: 305-762-6151
Email: Myrtha@fsmsdc.org
Dr. George B. Brooks, Jr. is a 40 year seasoned professional in aquaculture (the farming and husbandry of aquatic animals and plants) including one of the more recently introduced aquaculture technologies, aquaponics. His background includes, business management, aquaculture system and farm design, Agtech/Agrifood Tech, strategic planning, urban planning, transformational leadership, disruptive innovation, supplier diversity, urban water use, constructed wetland waste treatment and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Science) education.
A powerful public speaker including TED Talks, he is an award-winning writer for scientific and popular publications including Aquaculture Magazine, was the University of Arizona’s first aquaculture Extension specialist and helped to write the rules and regulations for aquaculture in the State of Arizona. He currently teaches the college accredited aquaponics course at Mesa Community College in Arizona.
He holds an earned Ph.D. in Wildlife and Fisheries with a focus on aquaculture from the University of Arizona and Masters Degree in Biology with a focus on marine aquaculture systems from San Diego State University.