Eddy cited in coverage of grant to develop urchin aquaculture
Maine Public and the Portland Press Herald talked with Steve Eddy, director of the University of Maine Aquaculture Research Institute, about Maine’s budding urchin industry and a recent grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that will support development of methods for hatching and growing urchin seedlings. WVII (Channel 7) interviewed Eddy and Dana Morse, Maine Sea Grant extension associate, about the grant. The Boothbay Register and Seacoast Online shared the University of Maine news release about the project. The Bangor Daily News shared the Maine Public story. WABI (Channel 5), URI Today and the Westerly Sun also reported on the grant award.