Aquaculture

A photo of Xander LaComb

Xander LaComb: Binding books and tending to fish tanks

At the University of Maine Machias, Xander LaComb unlocked many hidden talents, from book arts to aquaponics. Between his major program and his summer internship developing science programs for Wabanaki youth, LaComb is a shining example of how UMaine students can explore interdisciplinary interests and discover new passions.  LaComb, now a rising junior, grew up […]

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Media report on UMaine Sustainable Aquaculture Workforce and Innovation Center

The Bangor Daily News, Maine Public and WFVX-TV (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) reported that the University of Maine is designing an aquaculture center on campus that would expand research and provide workforce training to meet growing industry needs in the state, which will be called the Sustainable Aquaculture Workforce and Innovation Center. “What we’ve heard […]

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Fish Site notes Sen. King tour of UMaine CCAR facility

The Fish Site reported that U.S. Senator Angus King from Maine toured Kingfish Maine’s recirculating aquaculture system operating at the University of Maine’s Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research in Franklin, where he viewed the company’s broodstock operations as the company continues its pre-design phase for its Jonesport facility.

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Bolton speaks to Consumer Reports about sustainable seafood

Consumer Reports interviewed Jason Bolton, seafood safety specialist and associate dean at University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about sustainable seafood. Bolton told Consumer Reports that farmed fish may be less likely than wild fish to be exposed to harmful pollutants, such as mercury, and more likely to have consistent levels of omega-3s and other nutrients, […]

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Ellsworth American notes UMaine role in Saltonstall-Kennedy Program

In an article about Maine groups that have been tapped for funding from the Saltonstall-Kennedy Competitive Grants Program, The Ellsworth American and Mount Desert Islander noted that NOAA Fisheries recommended around $230,000 in funding to the University of Maine to increase sustainability of the North Atlantic squid fishery “from processing waste to value-added seafood products.”

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Times Record features Nixon’s aquaculture research and business

The Times Record featured Matt Nixon, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maine and owner Muddy River Farm Aquaponics, and his work in designing the world’s first 3D-printed, closed-loop, oyster-farming tank made from sustainable materials, the prototype of which was printed at UMaine. “Muddy River farm is the first company in the state to use […]

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Media report on UMaine ARI funding for recirculating aquaculture systems research

The Bangor Daily News, The Ellsworth American, the Mount Desert Islander, Aquafeed.com, RASTech Magazine, the Fish Site and Intrafish reported that the University of Maine Aquaculture Research Institute (ARI) has been awarded $2.25 million per year of congressional programmatic funding for recirculating aquaculture systems research. The funding was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, […]

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