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A Farmer to Farmer Exchange Program to Support Innovation in Maine’s Aquaculture Sector

Lead PI: Chris Davis PI Email: christopher.v.davis@gmail.com Co-PI: Anne Langston Noll, Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center Project Team: Chris Davis & Anne Langston Noll, Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center Abstract: Small aquaculture businesses tend to operate using locally-derived processes and technologies, often without regard to practices conducted elsewhere, resulting in frequent “reinvention of the wheel”. An aquaculture-specific […]

Bringing Maine to the Mountains

Lead PI: John Herrigel PI Email: johnherrigel@gmail.com Co-PI: David Lasky, Maine Oyster Company Project Team: John Herrigel & David Lasky, Maine Oyster Company Abstract: As Goal 3 of the Maine Aquaculture Roadmap articulates, Maine needs to expand awareness of its aquaculture products and increase engagement with the Maine brand. Our proposal directly addresses these needs. As […]

Touch Tank for Sea Farmers: Healthy Coastal Communities Through Sea Food, Sea Farms, and Education

Lead PI: Sara Randall PI Email: srandall@downeastinstitute.org Abstract: The Downeast Institute has proposed this project to enable the purchase of a state-of-the-art portable marine touch tank and associated supplies. This touch tank will be taken to outreach events across the state by DEI staff and available to rent by aquaculturists for the same purpose. The […]

Ocean Smart Farm: Mechanizing Biofouling Control in Oyster Farming

Lead PI: Keith Butterfield PI Email: keith@butterfieldshellfish.com Project Team: Austin Donnelly, Butterfield Shellfish; Karen Butterfield, Butterfield Shellfish; Dana Morse, Maine Sea Grant; Chris Davis, Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center; Aaron Pannell, FlipFarm Abstract: The ultimate goal of this project is to completely transform oyster farming in the U.S. by implementing mechanical devices to control biofouling and […]

Economic Impact Assessment of the Maine Aquaculture Sector

Lead PI: Christian Brayden PI Email: christian@maineaqua.org Co-PI: Sebastian Belle Project Team: Christian Brayden, Sebastian Belle, Annie Langston, Chris Davis, hired consultant Abstract: This study, led by the Maine Aquaculture Association’s (MAA) Christian Brayden and Sebastian Belle, will source data from the Department of Marine Resources and a survey of Maine aquaculture producers to collect production, financial, and labor […]