Biology of aquaculture species

Biocompatibility of intraperitoneally implanted TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofiber hydrogels for antigen delivery in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) vaccines

Lead PI: Sarah Turner PI Email: sarah.turner@maine.edu Project Team: Deborah Bouchard, Kora Kukk, Inga Sidor, Michael Mason Abstract: Disease outbreaks are a major impediment to aquaculture production, and vaccines are integral for disease management. Vaccines can be expensive, vary in effectiveness, and come with adjuvant-induced adverse effects, causing fish welfare issues and negative economic impacts. […]

Effects of Fishmeal Substitution with Mealworm Meals (Tenebrio molitor and Alphitobius diaperinus) on the Growth, Physiobiochemical Response, Digesta Microbiome, and Immune Genes Expression of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)

A 12-week growth trial was conducted to assess the effects of mealworm meals, as a substitution for fishmeal, on the growth, physiobiochemical responses, digesta microbiome, and immune-related genes expression of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Twenty Atlantic salmon parr (38.5 ± 0.1 g, initial weight) were stocked into each of 16 tanks in a recirculating aquaculture system. A fishmeal-based […]

Rapid differentiation of infectious salmon anemia virus avirulent (HPR0) from virulent (HPRΔ) variants using multiplex RT-qPCR

Lead PI: PI Email: Co-PI: Abstract: Abstract. Infectious salmon anemia virus (ISAV; Isavirus salaris) causes an economically important disease of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). ISA outbreaks have resulted in significant losses of farmed salmon globally, often with a sudden onset. However, 2 phenotypically distinct variants of ISAV exist, each with divergent disease outcomes, associated […]

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 […]

Developing Hatchery Methods to Consistently Produce Sea Scallops to Promote Scallop Aquaculture: Husbandry, broodstock, and nursery trials

Lead PI: Dr. Brian Beal PI Email: bbeal@maine.edu Co-PI: Kyle Pepperman Project Team: Dr. Brian Beal, Downeast Institute; Kyle Pepperman, Downeast Institute; Alex de Koning, Hollander & de Koning Mussel Farm; Sara Randall, Downeast Institute Abstract: A major bottleneck exists in the development of a sea scallop aquaculture industry. Currently, the only supply of scallop […]

Mussel farming trials in Downeast Maine: testing new opportunities to expand Maine’s mussel aquaculture industry

Lead PI: Dr. Robert Wood PI Email: bwood@sunrisecounty.org Co-PI: Dr. Brian Beale, Downeast Institute Project Team: Dr. Robert Wood, Downeast Fisheries Partnership; Dr. Brian Beale, Downeast Institute; Kyle Pepperman, Downeast Institute; Jeff Robinson, Downeast Institute; Dianne Tilton, Downeast Institute; Chris Bartlett, Maine Sea Grant Abstract: This project will conduct mussel (Mytilus edulis) farming trials in […]

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 […]

Expanding green sea urchin production by removing key aquaculture challenges

Lead PI: Coleen Suckling, University of Rhode Island PI Email: coleensuckling@uri.edu Co-PI: Stephen Eddy Project Team: Coleen Suckling, University of Rhode Island; Stephen Eddy, University of Maine CCAR; Luz Kogson, University of Maine CCAR; Dana Morse, University of Maine Sea Grant; David Quinby, Ocean Resources, Inc.; Jordan Kramer, Winnegance Oyster Farm; Sarah Redmond, Springtide Seaweed Abstract: This proposal […]

Domestication and Breeding of Northern Lumpfish to Accelerate Commercialization and Use for Sea Lice Biocontrol in the Northeast US

Lead PI: Stephen Eddy PI Email: steve.eddy@maine.edu Co-PI: Elizabeth Fairchild, University of New Hampshire Project Team: Stephen Eddy, University of Maine CCAR; Benjamin Reed, University of Maine CCAR; Christopher Bartlett, University of Maine Sea Grant; Elizabeth Fairchild, University of New Hampshire; Andrew Swanson, Cooke Aquaculture; Bill Kelleher, Kennebec River Biosciences; Michael Pietrak, USDA ARS Abstract: This project establishes captive […]

Development of oral vaccine delivery methods for prevention of disease in finfish culture.

Lead PI: Matt Hawkyard PI Email: matt.hawkyard@maine.edu Co-PI: Ken Cain (UI/NOAA), Joseph Dietrich (NOAA) Project Team: UMaine/ARI, University of Idaho, Oregon State University, NOAA Abstract: The development of marine and freshwater finfish aquaculture in the western United States is dependent upon on a stable and robust supply of juveniles. However, disease-associated mortality has been found to largely […]

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