Damian Brady one of three UMaine researchers involved with new Aquaculture Experiment Station
Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow Damian Brady is one of three UMaine researchers working on a new Aquaculture Experiment Station established by UMaine’s Aquaculture Research Institute in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) and Auburn University. Damian is associate professor in the School of Marine Sciences at the Darling Marine Center.
The cooperative research and development agreement, eligible for renewal every five years, is funded by $950,000 from USDA ARS for the first year, and $750,000 annually thereafter. The station’s research initiatives will advance the goals of localized selective breeding strategies that improve performance for economically important traits, including growth and disease resistance, according to the UMaine News story.