The Daily Bulldog, Turner Publishing Inc. and Sun Journal shared that University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H and Auburn Public Library will offer a workshop about aquaculture and its impact in Maine from 4–5 p.m. Nov. 30 at the Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. The workshop is free; no registration is required.
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In an article about the recent release of 300 mature Atlantic salmon into the upper reaches of the East Branch of the Penobscot River for salmon restoration efforts, the Ellsworth American noted that the University of Maine will help track the released salmon as they spawn and make their way out to the ocean, using […]
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In an article about sustainable food options, Planet Forward quoted Denise Skonberg, associate professor of food science in the Food and Agriculture School at the University of Maine, about her research looking at the benefits seaweed and algae can have on a human diet and the environment. “There are thousands of species of seaweeds, and […]
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Aquaculture experts from across the U.S., South Africa, Norway and Iceland met at the University of Maine for the third annual Recirculating Aquaculture Salmon Network (RAS-N) and first annual Sustainable Aquaculture Systems Supporting Atlantic Salmon (SAS2) conference. During the conference, which was held Sept. 27–29, scientists, communicators and educators shared information and explored current challenges […]
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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 […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Salmon Business featured research at the University of Maine Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research (CCAR) looking at using lumpfish to combat sea lice on salmon farms. Steve Eddy, director of CCAR and lead investigator on the project, said UMaine researchers have been learning to get lumpfish to spawn and then […]
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Phys.org and Spectrum News reported that a new study from the University of Maine shows how to reduce the costs associated with a proposed new method of using kelp farming to remove excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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In articles about the company American Unagi, which is opening the country’s first commercial eel aquaculture production facility in midcoast Maine, the Bangor Daily News and Maine Monitor noted that the company has been operating out of the University of Maine’s Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research in Franklin since 2018. Egreenews shared the BDN report.
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PBS interviewed Steve Eddy, director of the University of Maine Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research, and Deborah Bouchard, director of the university’s Aquaculture Research Institute, about new ways to make the industry more sustainable. Eddy discussed using lumpfish to remove sea lice from farmed salmon, as opposed to expensive showers to wash fish from boats. […]
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Ian Bricknell, professor of aquaculture biology at the University of Maine and internationally recognized researcher on sea lice, is a co-editor and major contributor to “Sea Lice Biology and Control,” published by 5m Books and available in October 2022. The other co-editors are James Bron and Jim Treasurer. Bricknell is one of 69 authors who […]
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