{"id":7349,"date":"2025-07-14T10:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T14:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/aquaculture\/?page_id=7349"},"modified":"2026-05-08T09:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:08:07","slug":"facilities-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/aquaculture\/facilities-2\/","title":{"rendered":"facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id7349_82df9f-59{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id7349_82df9f-59 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7349_82df9f-59 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7349_82df9f-59 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:50px;padding-bottom:20px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id7349_82df9f-59{background-image:linear-gradient(60deg,rgb(255,255,255) 10%,rgb(255,255,255) 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7349_dd3a2a-98[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7349_dd3a2a-98\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7349_dd3a2a-98, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7349_dd3a2a-98[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7349_dd3a2a-98\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading7349_dd3a2a-98 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7349_dd3a2a-98\"><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Facilities<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7349_ed2e6d-68, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7349_ed2e6d-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7349_ed2e6d-68\"]{padding-top:0px;padding-right:135px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:135px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:20px;line-height:32px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Fraunces;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7349_ed2e6d-68 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7349_ed2e6d-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7349_ed2e6d-68\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-size:20px;line-height:32px;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-heading7349_ed2e6d-68 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7349_ed2e6d-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7349_ed2e6d-68\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7349_ed2e6d-68, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7349_ed2e6d-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7349_ed2e6d-68\"]{padding-right:35px;padding-left:35px;text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7349_ed2e6d-68, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7349_ed2e6d-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7349_ed2e6d-68\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading7349_ed2e6d-68 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7349_ed2e6d-68\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\" data-aos-once=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\">UMaine is home to some of the nation\u2019s most state-of-the-art aquaculture 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kb-slide-7349_b5abfb-04\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner-wrap\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id7349_e7fdb0-ea > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7349_e7fdb0-ea > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7349_e7fdb0-ea > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id7349_e7fdb0-ea > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id7349_e7fdb0-ea > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id7349_e7fdb0-ea > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap 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https:\/\/umaine.edu\/aquaculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/572\/2026\/04\/USDA-NCWMAC-Franklin-ME-634x341.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,650px\" \/><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-color-wrapper\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-color\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"kt-imageoverlay-link\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-message kt-over-substyle-visible kt-over-valign-center kt-over-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-inner\"><h2 class=\"image-overlay-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><strong>USDA National Cold <\/strong><br><strong>Water Marine Aquaculture Center<\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"image-overlay-subtitle\">Franklin<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-slide kb-advanced-slide-item kb-slide-7349_4a63b9-02\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner-wrap\"><div 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Laboratory<\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"image-overlay-subtitle\">Orono<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-slide kb-advanced-slide-item kb-slide-7349_31fdbd-94\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner-wrap\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner\"><style>.kt-img-overlay7349_305b99-a7 .kt-image-overlay-wrap{max-width:633px;overflow:hidden;}.kt-img-overlay7349_305b99-a7 .kt-image-overlay-wrap .kt-block-intrisic{padding-bottom:66.67%;}.kt-img-overlay7349_305b99-a7 .kt-image-overlay-wrap:has(:focus-visible) .kt-image-overlay-color-wrapper{opacity:0.49 !important;}.kt-img-overlay7349_305b99-a7 .kt-image-overlay-wrap:hover .kt-image-overlay-color-wrapper{opacity:0.49 !important;}.kt-img-overlay7349_305b99-a7 .kt-image-overlay-color{background-color:#0893e0;opacity:1;}.kt-img-overlay7349_305b99-a7 .kt-image-overlay-wrap, .kt-img-overlay7349_305b99-a7 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