Research Innovations
ARI has 4 focus areas of research
Comparing the biological and economic performance of rigid trays and lantern nets for the nursery culture of Atlantic sea scallops
Damian Brady, a joint faculty member with Aquaculture Research Institute (ARI) and the School of Marine Science (SMS) and Dana Morse, of Maine Sea Grant
Optimizing settlement substrate and nursery practices in support of razor clam (Ensis leei) farming
Paul Rawson, a joint faculty member with ARI and SMS, Adam St Gelais of ARI, and Dana Morse of Maine Sea Grant
An examination of softshell clam, Mya arenaria L., fecundity along the Maine coast: the influence of clam size, tidal height, season, and geographic region
Professor of Marine Ecology at UMM and ARI affiliate, Brian F. Beal
Probiotics to improve sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) hatchery success
Dr. Timothy Bowden, a joint faculty member with ARI and the School of Food Agriculture
Nutritional Strategies for Improved Larval Production of Marine Finfish with an Emphasis on Seriola sp
Matt Hawkyard at the Aquaculture Research Institute
Cracking the Shell’: A Collaborative Approach to Developing Hatchery Production of the Atlantic Sea Scallop Placopecten magellanicus
Chris Davis Executive Director of the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center, and ARI affiliated faculty Tim Bowden, Adam St Gelais, and Damian Brady
For the third year, ARI set aside funding for a rapid response RFP available to support affiliate researchers
Over $19,000 was awarded to four different projects
“The composition of sea lice hemolymph”
“Implications and interactions of a marine snail with kelp farms in the Gulf of Maine”
“Elucidating husbandry induced differences in farmed sea scallop adductor muscle and implications for marketability”
“Use of nanobubbles to improve the performance of recirculating aquaculture systems”