Project Description The razor clam (Ensis directus) has been identified as a potential candidate for commercial aquaculture operations in New England and has been successfully grown on a small scale in Maine. For grow-out operations of razor clams to be successful, razor clams will need to be planted in an estuary, where they will be […]
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Project Description MSX is a disease of the Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) caused by the protozoan parasite Haplosporidium nelsoni. It has caused high mortalities and has a considerable economic impact to East Coast oyster fisheries. In 2010, an outbreak of MSX occurred in the commercial oyster operations of the Damariscotta River estuary, resulting in oyster […]
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Project Description An OA laboratory that can simulate past, present, and future marine carbonate chemistry conditions is being constructed at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center to better understand the threat of ocean acidification (OA) to shellfish production. Using this apparatus, laboratory experiments are being conducted to examine how the expected shifts in climate […]
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Project Description Project personnel are assessing the effects of increasing ocean temperatures and acidification on calciferous invertebrates to understand how environmental changes can alter the health and physiology of aquaculture species. Many of the physiological measurements and assessments are hampered by small sizes. Researchers are using the American lobster as a calciferous decapod standard model […]
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Project Description The objective of this project is to characterize population-specific stress tolerance and destructiveness of green crabs from four genetically different populations, and to quantify and identify cellular mechanism of altered energy use in clams when exposed to a predator. The green crab, Carcinus maenas, is a globally invasive species native to Europe. It […]
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