Media report on $2.1M funding to Maine Sea Grant for aquaculture research
The Mount Desert Islander, Fish Site and Undercurrent News reported that the Maine Sea Grant has received $2.1 million from the NOAA Sea Grant to fund four projects that advance aquaculture research and extension to support sustainable aquaculture in Maine. Investigators from the University of Maine Aquaculture Research Institute, Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center, UMaine Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research and Maine Sea Grant will lead projects to develop feed for finfish, improve Atlantic sea scallop hatchery techniques, diversify lumpfish broodstock and advance the work of the Maine Aquaculture Hub, respectively.