The pandemic brought a halt to travel in 2020, but it didn’t stop 20 of our littlest lumpfish from relocating to Utah this past July. These lucky lumps traveled overnight from our facility in Franklin, Maine to the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper, Utah, located just on the outskirts of Salt Lake City.  Loveland […]

The 4-H Aquarium Club is open to youth ages 5-18 who are interested in being members of a community of youth aquarium hobbyists! This group is for Maine youth who already have an aquarium hobby, or who are looking to start one, to come together to talk about their love for fish and aquaria. The […]

Hancock County 4-H and the UMaine Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research (CCAR) are launching a 4-H At-Home Aquaponics Project, an experiential learning program for youth ages 9-18 delivered virtually beginning in Summer 2020. The program will include learning experiences in introductory aquaponic systems and design, fish husbandry, aquaponic gardening, cooking and nutrition, and more. Youth will […]

Big congratulations to CCAR/4-H aquaculture intern and George Stevens Academy junior, Hannah Dyer. Hannah spent her spring break and two-weeks of her high school’s Independent Study & Internship Program at CCAR working on a project for the Maine State Science Fair. Her project titled: How Does Food Type Influence Larval Development in the Green Sea […]

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This summer CCAR, along with Hancock County 4-H, had the pleasure of hosting seven high schoolers from four area schools as interns. The goal of the internship was for the students to learn about aquaculture and develop an innovative way to demonstrate sustainable aquaculture to the public through a 4-H exhibit at the Blue Hill […]

NOW AVAILABLE! This FREE Algal Culture Extension Short-course (ACES) is the extension/outreach component of the Algae Technology Education Consortium (ATEC). Part 1 covers Macroalgae and is designed for those in commercial marine industries seeking to learn the basic skills to grow seaweeds. Marine Agronomy offers commercial fishermen, lobstermen, finfish and shellfish farmers the opportunity to […]

This summer the University of Maine’s Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research, with funding from Maine EPSCoR/SEANET, in partnership with Hancock County Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Development Program will be hosting an eight week paid aquaculture internship for youth entering grades 10-12.   For more information about this opportunity or to apply please visit: 4-H/CCAR Aquaculture Internship […]

CCAR has just wrapped up a four-week course, Land-Based Aquaculture of Salmon and other Fish, for the Senior College at Belfast. With a mission to “provide intellectual stimulation, practical knowledge, social interaction and fun for persons 50 years of age or older” the Senior College at Belfast has spent the past 18 years hosting programs, […]