Follow these links to learn more about aquaculture research and development in the US and abroad. These links take you off-site.

 Aquaculture Advocacy, Pro & Con

Farming the sea. Maine’s aquaculture industry grows through research, innovation and collaboration

So, You Want to be a Fish Farmer? by Josh Goldman

The Fish Site

NOAA 10 Myths about Aquaculture

The Death Of Atlantic Salmon

 

Aquaculture Companies

Sea & Reef Aquaculture

Ocean Approved – sea vegetables

Maine Coast Sea Vegetables

Fluid Farms Aquaponic Produce

Cooke Aquaculture – salmon

Halibut PEI

Gigha Halibut United Kingdom

Tropical Aquaculture – tilapia

Australis Aquaculture – barramundi

Resources

Links to organizations in Maine that help new and existing aquaculture businesses with training, business plans, financing, permitting, and technical expertise.

Maine Technology Institute

Coastal Enterprises, Inc.

Maine Sea Grant

Darling Marine Center, University of Maine

UMaine Office of Innovation and Economic Development

UMaine Department of Industrial Cooperation

Maine Department of Marine Resources Aquaculture Home page

Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center

Maine Aquaculture Association

Aquaculture Research Institute of the University of Maine

University of Maine Fish Health Lab

Downeast Institute

Research & Development in the US and Abroad

Hubbs Seaworld, California

Oceanic Institute, Hawaii

Harbor Branch, Florida

NOAA Fisheries Aquaculture

Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center

Scottish Association for Marine Science

Japan National Research Institute of Aquaculture

Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Research

Video

Seaweed farming and its surprising benefits

WABI- Farming the Sea

The Working Waterfront – American Aquaculture in the 21st Century 

UMaine Today video on yellowtail harvest

Watch a video produced by MAA and MAIC about several of Maine’s aquaculture farms

MPBN airs the Cod Academy film

CCAR was featured in this NBC Nightly News report on aquaculture

Media Coverage of CCAR and our Industry Partners

CCAR

Salmon restoration project hits milestone

UMaine extension 4-H, UMaine aquaculture research staff win national award

Hooked on Aquaponics

Maine, New England Scientists team up to boost region’s sea urchin fishery

Inside New England’s innovative aquaculture incubator

Fishing’s Future? Shoreside research center sets the stage for aquaculture advance

American Unagi 

Will Americans Embrace A Zeal For Eel? This Maine Entrepreneur Hopes So

Acadia Harvest, Inc. and California yellowtail

A fish tale. AHI sells first yellowtail harvested from CCAR

Maine company pilots land-based recirc for yellowtail

Sea Vegetables

Aquaculture North America article on Maine Coast Sea Vegetables

Sea & Reef Aquaculture, marine ornamentals

Coral Magazine article on Sea and Reef

Sea and Reef in Scientific American

March 2012 Aquaculture North America story on Sea and Reef Aquaculture

Nov 2010 Boston Globe Sea and Reef Aquaculture “Breeding Nemo”

Sea Urchins

April 2011 Ellsworth American Sea Urchin Aquaculture Story

Urchin project story in Aquaculture North America

Halibut

Jul:August 2009 Aquaculture North America – Halibut story

Dec 2008 Ellsworth American CCAR UM Aquaculture Grants

Dec 2005 Hatchery International – Cold water systems in Maine

Oct 2005 Northern Aquaculture – Halibut making gains in Maine

Oct 2005 Bar Harbor Times – For the halibut

Cod Research

CCAR Graduate Student Explores Link Between Carbon Dioxide and Blindness in Cod