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International experts discuss land-based Atlantic Salmon aquaculture during conference held at UMaine

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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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 […]

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NOAA Sea Grant announces $2.1M to support aquaculture research and Extension in Maine

NOAA Sea Grant has announced $2.1 million to fund four projects that advance aquaculture research and extension to support sustainable aquaculture in Maine. The projects are part of a larger $14 million NOAA Sea Grant investment to strengthen aquaculture across the United States.  Investigators from the University of Maine Aquaculture Research Institute, Maine Aquaculture Innovation […]

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Steneck, Kaczor discuss environmentalism in oyster farming with BDN

Robert Steneck, a professor in the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, and Keri Kaczor, the environmental literacy and workforce development program manager at Maine Sea Grant, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article titled “The environmentalists at the heart of Maine’s booming oyster business.” Steneck said oysters sequester carbon when they […]

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Beal interviewed by Boston Globe about New England’s soft-shell clam industry

Brian Beal, cooperating research professor of marine ecology and research director of the Downeast Institute, spoke to the Boston Globe about the soft-shell clam industry in New England. The Boston Globe reported that clams have been disappearing in recent years, and Maine’s $18.2 million soft-shell clam industry is tanking. “We’re at a point where there’s […]

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Robidoux interviewed by WNYC Studios about seaweed in cattle feed

Jaclyn Robidoux, Maine Sea Grant marine extension associate at the University of Maine, was featured on WNYC Studios’ program The Takeaway discussing the benefits of adding seaweed to cattle feed. A particular red algae strain of seaweed called asparagopsis has also been added to cattle feed with surprising results, and may be able to reduce […]

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AP reports UMaine Beaches Conference to return after three year hiatus

The Associated Press reported that the 13th biennial Beaches Conference, which is hosted by the Maine and New Hampshire Sea Grant and focuses on the health of the Maine and New Hampshire coasts, is scheduled for June 10 at Berwick Academy in Maine after a three-year hiatus. UMaine officials said the conference themes this year […]

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Sea Grant, DOE, NOAA Fisheries fund six projects for the coexistence of offshore energy with Northeast fishing and coastal communities

The Northeast Sea Grant Consortium — in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office and Water Power Technologies Office, and NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center — today announced six projects to advance social science and technology research on offshore renewable energy in the Northeast United States. This funding opportunity, first announced […]

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