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, […]

It’s always a pleasure to host students here at CCAR. We almost always end up learning as much from them as they do from us. As it turns out, this was also the case with our most recent intern, Philipp Sandmann. Philipp came to intern at CCAR all the way from Germany where he is […]

CCAR will be offering an intensive six-week Introduction to Aquaculture course June 18th- July 27th. The course will include lectures on various topics including recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), water quality, invertebrate and finfish production, and system design and maintenance. These lectures will be supplemented with lots of hands-on, practical experiences. If interested, please contact Melissa […]

UM’s Marine Algal Aquaculture class, SMS 491, got hands-on in our macroalgae nursery. Led by Dr. Susan Brawley, an expert in marine algae reproduction, the students participated in the process of seeding spools with Alaria esculenta gametophytes. A. esculenta, or winged kelp, is a species of kelp that is native to the coast of Maine. […]

The SEANET program invites proposals for research mini-grants that will result in research projects that create industry/academic partnerships and contribute to the performance metrics of the SEANET/EPSCoR program and the National Science Foundation. The proposals may be submitted by Principal Investigators from academic institutions, governmental agencies, aquaculture related industries or nonprofit research institutions. It is […]

CCAR staff, Melissa Malmstedt and Izzy Depa, spent last Friday with the students at Adams School in Castine, Maine. Pre-K through 8th grade students had a blast learning about aquaculture and interacting with some of Maine’s aquacultured species. This was especially relevant to Mrs. Huntington’s 1st and 2nd graders who are just beginning an experiential […]