{"id":4898,"date":"2022-11-09T11:15:28","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T16:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/aquaculture\/?page_id=4898"},"modified":"2023-11-16T14:57:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T19:57:28","slug":"fy-2022-original","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/aquaculture\/fy-2022-original\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>#kt-layout-id_ed07af-e1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_ed07af-e1 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_ed07af-e1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1200px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:38px;padding-left:25px;padding-right:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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mark.kt-highlight{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_8e6fa1-2f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_8e6fa1-2f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_8e6fa1-2f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_8e6fa1-2f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_8e6fa1-2f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_8e6fa1-2f\"]{font-size:40px;}}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading_8e6fa1-2f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-black-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_8e6fa1-2f\"> 2022 <\/h1>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0715ee-2a1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0715ee-2a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_0715ee-2a1\"]{margin-top:0.5em;text-align:center;font-size:73px;line-height:39px;font-style:normal;color:#197ed5;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0715ee-2a1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0715ee-2a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_0715ee-2a1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0715ee-2a1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0715ee-2a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_0715ee-2a1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0715ee-2a1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0715ee-2a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_0715ee-2a1\"]{font-size:40px;}}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading_0715ee-2a1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_0715ee-2a1\">The Year In Review<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color\">The Aquaculture Research Institute serves Maine as a leader in aquaculture research, workforce development, and innovation with the goal of advancing a sustainable aquaculture future in Maine and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_2cce95-94, 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.kt-blocks-testimonials-inner-wrap .kt-blocks-carousel-init:not(.splide-initialized):not(.tns-slider) .kb-slide-item:nth-child(-n+1){display:block;float:left;width:calc(100% \/ 1);padding-left:mdpx;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_8e7a8c-1f .kt-blocks-testimonials-inner-wrap .kt-blocks-carousel-init:not(.splide-initialized):not(.tns-slider){margin-left:-mdpx;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-testimonials kt-testimonial-halign-center kt-testimonial-style-bubble kt-testimonials-media-off kt-testimonials-icon-off kt-testimonial-columns-1 kt-t-xxl-col-1 kt-t-xl-col-1 kt-t-lg-col-1 kt-t-md-col-1 kt-t-sm-col-1 kt-t-xs-col-1 kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_8e7a8c-1f tns-carousel-wrap\" id=\"outcomes-projects\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel kt-carousel-container-dotstyle-dark kt-carousel-container-arrowstyle-whiteondark\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel-init kt-carousel-arrowstyle-whiteondark kt-carousel-dotstyle-dark\" data-columns-xxl=\"1\" data-columns-xl=\"1\" data-columns-md=\"1\" data-columns-sm=\"1\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\" data-slider-gap=\"30px\" data-slider-gap-tablet=\"30px\" data-slider-gap-mobile=\"30px\" data-slider-anim-speed=\"400\" data-slider-scroll=\"all\" data-slider-arrows=\"true\" data-slider-dots=\"true\" data-slider-hover-pause=\"false\" data-slider-auto=\"false\" data-slider-speed=\"7000\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-testimonial-carousel-item kb-slide-item\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-item-wrap kt-testimonial-item-0 testimonial-valign-middle\" style=\"max-width:685px\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-text-wrap\" style=\"border-color:#000000;background:#ffffff;border-radius:46px;border-top-width:17px;border-right-width:17px;border-bottom-width:17px;border-left-width:17px;padding-top:38px;padding-right:38px;padding-bottom:38px;padding-left:38px\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-title-wrap\"><h2 class=\"kt-testimonial-title\"><strong><strong>Aquaculture Experimental Farm Site<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-content-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-content\">Through a USDA Partnership,\u00a0ARI bought a new boat, truck, and hatchery equipment, to add capacity to Aquaculture Experimental Farm in the Damariscotta River off the Darling Marine Center. The farm worked with other oyster businesses in the area to understand oyster health and overwintering strategies, supported the work of students, and hosted the Eastern Oyster Breeding Consortium which conducted broodstock research researchers at UMaine.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-testimonial-carousel-item kb-slide-item\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-item-wrap kt-testimonial-item-1 testimonial-valign-middle\" style=\"max-width:685px\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-text-wrap\" style=\"border-color:#000000;background:#ffffff;border-radius:46px;border-top-width:17px;border-right-width:17px;border-bottom-width:17px;border-left-width:17px;padding-top:38px;padding-right:38px;padding-bottom:38px;padding-left:38px\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-title-wrap\"><h2 class=\"kt-testimonial-title\"><strong><strong>Finfish Nutrition Program<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-content-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-content\">ARI\u2019s new finfish nutrition program is being developed by the two new hires Dr. Habte-Tsion and Dr. Hawkyard. This program aims to improve the nutrition and health of marine finfish through improved sustainable feed technologies. Hawkyard\u2019s lab works on comparing novel feed diets for larval finfish. Habte-Tsion\u2019s lab specializes in evaluating alternative novel ingredients and how feed impacts gene expression.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-testimonial-carousel-item kb-slide-item\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-item-wrap kt-testimonial-item-2 testimonial-valign-middle\" style=\"max-width:685px\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-text-wrap\" style=\"border-color:#000000;background:#ffffff;border-radius:46px;border-top-width:17px;border-right-width:17px;border-bottom-width:17px;border-left-width:17px;padding-top:38px;padding-right:38px;padding-bottom:38px;padding-left:38px\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-title-wrap\"><h2 class=\"kt-testimonial-title\"><strong><strong>Aquaculture Experiential Opportunities for Undergraduates (AquEOUS)<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-content-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-content\">ARI has received the first U.S. Department of Agriculture Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (USDA-REEU) site award at the University of Maine as a designated Center of Excellence in Aquaculture. This grant increases participation for students of diverse backgrounds while combining Traditional Ecological Knowledge and aquaculture science to advance sustainability. This project was made possible through collaboration with the Wabanaki Center and engagement with tribal leaders. The pilot will launch starting with a virtual seminar in Spring 2023 followed by a 10-week fellowship at the University of Maine.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-testimonial-carousel-item kb-slide-item\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-item-wrap kt-testimonial-item-3 testimonial-valign-middle\" style=\"max-width:685px\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-text-wrap\" style=\"border-color:#000000;background:#ffffff;border-radius:46px;border-top-width:17px;border-right-width:17px;border-bottom-width:17px;border-left-width:17px;padding-top:38px;padding-right:38px;padding-bottom:38px;padding-left:38px\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-title-wrap\"><h2 class=\"kt-testimonial-title\"><strong><strong>Sustainable Aquaculture Systems Supporting Atlantic Salmon Project (SAS<sup>2<\/sup>)<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-content-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-content\">In collaboration with University of Maryland Baltimore, the consortium was awarded a $10 million USDA Sustainable Agricultural Systems grant to research land based salmon aquaculture. SAS<sup>2<\/sup> brings together academics, federal researchers, and partners from the U.S, Iceland and Norway to build on the Sea Grant funded RASNetwork (RAS-N). The RAS-N, a three year project networks stakeholders to develop a roadmap for Atlantic Salmon RAS in the U.S. The multi-state consortium aims to increase public awareness, and boost the economical and environmental sustainability of the industry.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-testimonial-carousel-item kb-slide-item\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-item-wrap kt-testimonial-item-4 testimonial-valign-middle\" style=\"max-width:685px\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-text-wrap\" style=\"border-color:#000000;background:#ffffff;border-radius:46px;border-top-width:17px;border-right-width:17px;border-bottom-width:17px;border-left-width:17px;padding-top:38px;padding-right:38px;padding-bottom:38px;padding-left:38px\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-title-wrap\"><h2 class=\"kt-testimonial-title\"><strong><strong>RAS Water Quality Lab Analysis<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-content-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-content\">High standards for product quality is important as the farm-raised fish industry continues to grow. Naturally occurring bacteria in soils and water can sometimes exist in recirculating systems. These bacteria can create compounds such as geosmin resulting in an \u201coff-flavor\u201d in the fish. In collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Research Agriculture Research Service (USDA-ARS), ARI invested in a fee for service water quality analysis lab to detect these compounds early. This is important for growers as it allows them to implement mitigation strategies to reduce these compounds before harvesting.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-testimonial-carousel-item kb-slide-item\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-item-wrap kt-testimonial-item-5 testimonial-valign-middle\" style=\"max-width:685px\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-text-wrap\" style=\"border-color:#000000;background:#ffffff;border-radius:46px;border-top-width:17px;border-right-width:17px;border-bottom-width:17px;border-left-width:17px;padding-top:38px;padding-right:38px;padding-bottom:38px;padding-left:38px\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-title-wrap\"><h2 class=\"kt-testimonial-title\"><strong>ARI&#8217;s Summer Externship Program<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-content-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-content\">In 2022, 12 students participated in ARI\u2019s summer externship which provides undergraduate students with hands-on aquaculture experience working as employees of industry and non-profit partners in Maine\u2019s aquaculture industry. Externs completed projects identified by the host institution which ranged from aquaponics farms to municipal shellfish management departments. Externs also received communications training, professional development, and mentorship to build skills in identified occupational standards.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_e3d36e-60 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_e3d36e-60 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_e3d36e-60 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1200px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-top:83px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:25px;padding-right:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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class=\"ugb-accordion__item\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__heading\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><h2 class=\"ugb-accordion__title\">ARI in the Media<\/h2><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 20\" class=\"ugb-accordion__arrow\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><path d=\"M16.7 3.3L10 10 3.3 3.4 0 6.7l10 10v-.1l10-9.9z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ugb-accordion__content\" role=\"region\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__content-inner\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bangordailynews.com\/2021\/08\/30\/bdn-maine\/umaine-researchers-to-develop-enhanced-fish-vaccines-with-nanocellulose\/\" target=\"_blank\">UMaine Researchers to Develop Enhanced Fish Vaccines with Nanocellulose<\/a><br><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/cerf.memberclicks.net\/cesn-november-2021\">Coastal and Estuarine Science News<\/a><br><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbangor.com\/news\/item\/children-learn-to-maintain-fish-tanks-during-maine-science-festival\/\">Kids Learn To Maintain Fish Tanks at Maine Science Festival<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/burgeoning-salmon-farming-industry-sparks-controversy-over-pollution-and-sustainability\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/burgeoning-salmon-farming-industry-sparks-controversy-over-pollution-and-sustainability\">Burgeoning salmon farming industry sparks controversy over pollution and sustainability<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-accordion ugb-accordion ugb-22c5394 ugb-accordion--v2 ugb-accordion--design-basic ugb-main-block\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__item\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__heading\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><h2 class=\"ugb-accordion__title\">Publications<\/h2><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 20\" class=\"ugb-accordion__arrow\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><path d=\"M16.7 3.3L10 10 3.3 3.4 0 6.7l10 10v-.1l10-9.9z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ugb-accordion__content\" role=\"region\"><div class=\"ugb-accordion__content-inner\">\n<p>Suzanne L. Ishaq, Sarah M. Turner, M. Scarlett Tudor, Jean D. MacRae, Heather Hamlin, Joelle Kilchenmann, Grace Lee, Deborah Bouchard, May 2022. Many Questions Remain Unanswered About the Role of Microbial Transmission in Epizootic Shell Disease in American Lobsters (Homarus americanus), a perspective article, Frontiers in Microbiology,&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fmicb.2022.824950\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fmicb.2022.824950<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>St-Gelais, A. T., Fredriksson, D. W., Dewhurst, T., Miller-Hope, Z. S., Costa-Pierce, B. A., &amp; Johndrow, K. (2022). Engineering A Low-Cost Kelp Aquaculture System for Community-Scale Seaweed Farming at Nearshore Exposed Sites via User-Focused Design Process. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 6: 848035. doi: 10.3389\/fsufs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coleman, S., St. Gelais, A., Fredriksson, D., Dewhurst, T., &amp; Brady, D.C. (2022) Identifying scaling pathways and research priorities for kelp aquaculture nurseries using a techno-economic modeling approach. <em>Frontiers in Marine Science. doi:0.3389\/fmars.2022.894461<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leeman, C., Martin, E., Coleman, S., Gray, M.W. &amp; Brady, D.C. (2022) The potential socio-environmental advantages of repurposing lobster impoundments for eastern oyster (<em>Crassostrea virginica<\/em>) aquaculture. <em>Aquaculture. 554: 738130.<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.aquaculture.2022.738130\"><em> <\/em><em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.aquaculture.2022.738130<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jiang, B., Boss, E., Kiffney, T.J., Hesketh, G., Bourdin, G., Fan, D., &amp; Brady, D.C. (2022) Oyster aquaculture site selection using high resolution remote sensing: A case study in the Gulf of Maine, USA. Frontiers in Marine Sciences.<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fmars.2022.802438\"> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fmars.2022.802438<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both, A., C. J. Byron, D. C. Brady, B. Costa-Pierce, L. M. Mayer and C. C. Parrish (2022) Solubilization of nutritional lipids from three coastal and estuarine primary producers using sodium taurocholate as a model surfactant to mimic typical consumer gut-fluids. <em>Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology<\/em> 548: 151686.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Farr, E.R., Johnson, M.R., Nelson, M.W., Hare, J.A., Morrison, W.E., Lettrich, M.D., Vogt, B., Meaney, M., Howson, U.A., Auster, P.J., Borsuk, F.A., Brady, D.C., Cashman, M.J., Colarusso, P. Grabowski, J.H., Hawkes, J.P., Mercaldo-Allen, R., Packer, D.B., Stevenson, D.K. (2021) An assessment of marine, estuarine, and riverine habitat vulnerability to climate change in the Northeast U.S. <em>PLoS ONE 16(12): e0260654.<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0260654\"><em> <\/em><em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0260654<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Habte-Tsion, H.-M., Riche, M., Mejri, S., Bradshaw, D., Wills, P.S., Myers, J.J., Perricone, C.S., 2022. The effects of fish meal substitution by clam meal on the growth and health of Florida pompano (<em>Trachinotus carolinus<\/em>). Nature: Scientific Reports,&nbsp;12,&nbsp;7696.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-022-11675-x\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-022-11675-x<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asnake, W., Ulusoy, B.H., Habte-Tsion, H.-M., 2021. Spirulina phenolic compounds: A natural choice as a food additive with antifungal properties. 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The Year In Review The Aquaculture Research Institute serves Maine as a leader in aquaculture research, workforce development, and innovation with the goal of advancing a sustainable aquaculture future in Maine and beyond. ARI pursues these four strategic goals Donate to ARI 2022 Projects and Outcomes Aquaculture Experimental Farm SiteThrough a USDA Partnership,\u00a0ARI bought a new boat, truck, and hatchery equipment, to add capacity to Aquaculture Experimental Farm in the Damariscotta River off the Darling Marine Center. 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