William Procter Scientific Innovation Fund $100,000 Grant to Support Sustainable Kelp Aquaculture
University of Maine Darling Marine Center is launching a project to enhance the sustainability of kelp aquaculture. With support from the William Procter Scientific Innovation Fund, the two-year research and commercialization project will be based at the Walpole campus and leverage the UMaine Aquaculture Experimental Station sea farm adjacent to DMC.
“Farmers need farm designs that make efficient use of ocean space; designs that shorten the grow-out cycle of kelp and also are decarbonized. And, finally, they need to increase on-farm yields,” said Damian Brady, lead investigator and associate professor in the UMaine School of Marine Sciences.
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