AquaNIC also maintains the aquaculture subject area for the Agriculture Network Information Center, an alliance between the National Agricultural Library (NAL), university librarians, and subject matter specialists at Land Grant and Sea Grant institutions.  AquaNIC collaborators include:  the NAL's Alternative Farming Systems Information Center, The Gateway to Educational Materials, Auburn University's Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquaculture, Kentucky State University, Maine Sea Grant/Cooperative Extension, the University of Arizona, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, the University of California Davis, the University of Florida Tropical Aquaculture Center, the University of Idaho Cooperative Extension Service, Texas A&M University, Thad Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture Center, and Virginia State University.

1. Provide access to all electronic aquaculture information at the national and international level.
2. Increase the quantity and quality of electronic information available to the aquaculture industry.
3. Provide self-paced aquaculture instruction to the aquaculture industry.
4. Obtain user input in directing AquaNIC services.