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SEANET Faculty Spotlight: Brian Beal, Part 1

Dr. Beal is a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias. In this latest SEANET Spotlight Video, Dr. Beal describes his work and the balance he’s established between teaching and research, including at the Downeast Institute. Dr. Beal’s research is mostly concentrated on soft-shell clams, but his most recent work includes growth and […]

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SEANET Stakeholder Advisor Spotlight: Ann Boover

Ann Boover is an aquaculture and marine science teacher at the Herring Gut Learning Center. In this latest SEANET Spotlight Video, Ann explains how she teaches children, adolescents, and adults about science and environmental education to create awareness about the world we live in.

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SEANET Stakeholder Advisor Spotlight: Nell Halse

  Watch the latest SEANET Spotlight Video featuring stakeholder advisor, Nell Halse. Nell is the VP of Communications at Cooke Aquaculture, a family-owned aquaculture company based on the East Coast of Canada with facilities all over the world. As a stakeholder, Nell is interested in R&D innovations that can help finfish aquaculture grow in a sustainable […]

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SEANET Stakeholder Spotlight Video: Sebastian Belle

Watch the latest SEANET Spotlight Video featuring one of our stakeholders, Sebastian Belle, executive director of the Maine Aquaculture Association. Belle shares his thoughts on the aquaculture landscape in Maine and how SEANET is contributing to the research occurring in this ever changing field.

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Vine Street School grows Tank to Table aquaponics program

Cilantro, basil and kale, oh my! Vine Street School in Bangor harvested fresh herbs and greens grown in the lobby aquaponics tank for students and parents to take home for the holidays. Aquaponics is the combination of aquaculture — fish or other aquatic animals being raised — and hydroponics — plants being grown in water. […]

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Buchanan Alumni House

Save the Date! Maine EPSCoR State Conference

The Maine EPSCoR State Conference is scheduled for Tuesday, May 23 from 12:30 – 5:30 pm at the Buchanan Alumni House at UMaine in Orono. The Maine State EPSCoR conference provides an opportunity for people to come together  to learn about all of our EPSCoR programs across the state, including NSF EPSCoR Tracks 1, 2, […]

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SEANET Research Mini-Grant RFP 2017

The SEANET program invites proposals for 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 either be submitted by a PI from an academic or other research institution in collaboration with an industry or regulatory partner or vice versa. It […]

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Making a Big Splash: Interactive exhibit at Maine Discovery Museum brings sea farming to life

BANGOR, Maine — The Maine Discovery Museum is unveiling a sea farming exhibit that uses virtual reality technology and interactivity to bring aquaculture to life. The University of Maine’s Aquaculture Research Institute and Maine EPSCoR Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET) program provided support for the first dedicated interactive aquaculture exhibit in the country. “It’s perfect […]

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