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NORTHEASTERN REGIONAL AQUACULTURE CENTER
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FUNDED PROJECTS

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2023

Extension

Topic:

Rebooting the Northeast Aquaculture Extension Network: A Skills Training and Mentorship Program for Extension Professionals

NOAA Milford Laboratory

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2023

Health

Topic:

The Northeast Bivalve Hatchery Health Collaborative: Preventing Larval Mortalities in Northeast Hatcheries

University of Rhode Island

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2023

Finfish

Topic:

Developing Structual Engineering Guidelines for Open Ocean Aquaculture Installations

University of New Hampshire

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2023

Shellfish

Topic:

Impact of Waterbirds on Fecal Coliform Levels at Floating Gear Oyster Aquaculture Operations

University of Rhode Island

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2022

Shellfish

Topic:

Identification of Hard Clams Resistant to HN Disease and Development of Diagnostic Test Methods.

Roger Williams University

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2022

Finfish

Topic:

Improving Lumpfish Grow-out Production: Optimizing Feed Strategies

Universtiy of New Hampshire

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2022

Finfish

Topic:

Improving Lumpfish Breeding and Spawning

USDA ARS National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center Maine

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2021

Shellfish

Topic:

Tautog (Tautoga onitis) early life stage optimization in aquaculture systems: spawning, culture density, and diet through metamorphosis

Ward Aquaculture Farms Massachusetts

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2021

Shellfish

Topic:

Development of Resistant Bay Scallop Strains for Aquaculture in the Northeast

The Research Foundation of the State University of New York

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2020

Nutrition

Topic:

Aquaculture Biotechnology for the Enhancement of Live Feed Production

Roger Williams University

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2020

Shellfish

Topic:

Quantifying Farm-Scale Ecosystem Services Provided by Eastern Oyster Aquaculture in the Northeast

Rutgers University

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2020

Shellfish

Topic:

Scallop Research Collaborative

University of Maine

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2020

Business

Topic:

Understanding Public Perceptions Associated with Design and Siting of Potential Aquaculture Projects

University of Rhode Island

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2020

Shellfish

Topic:

Expanding Green Sea Urchin Production by Removing Key Aquaculture Challenges

University of Rhode Island

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2020

Finfish

Topic:

Vaccinating the Mucosal Surfaces of Commercially Important Fish Species

University of Maine

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2020

Shellfish

Topic:

Oyster Microbiome Changes Resulting from Different Winter Storage Methods

Rutgers University

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2020

Finfish

Topic:

Increasing Minority Professional Participation in Urban Aquaculture and Public Aquariums

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2019

Shellfish

Topic:

Optimizing the Performance of the Bottle Upweller System for Enhanced Shellfish Nursery Production

Roger Williams University

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2019

Shellfish

Topic:

Comparing the Performance of Diploid and Triploid Eastern Oysters in the Northeast

Stony brook University New York

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2018

Shellfish

Topic:

Sustainable and Cost-effective Aquaculture Waste-Sludge Reutilization System in Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture and Horticulture Systems

University of New Hampshire

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2018

Finfish

Topic:

Improving Hatchery Techniques of Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) for Use as a Cleaner Fish to Control Sea Lice in Atlantic Salmon and Steelhead Trout Net Pens

University of New Hampshire

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2018

Finfish

Topic:

Evaluation of Natural Astaxanthin Produced by Microalgae as a Potential Pigment Source for Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Feed

USDA ARS National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center Maine

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2018

Shellfish

Topic:

Novel anti-predator Coatings for Shellfish Aquaculture

Ward Aquaculture Farms Massachusetts

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2018

Shellfish

Topic:

Regional Comparison of Off-Bottom Oyster Cages as Marine Habitat in the Northeast

Rutgers University

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2017

Shellfish

Topic:

Identification of the Cause of Hemic Neoplasia in Mercenaria mercenaria and Development of Management Methods

Roger Williams University

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2017

Business

Topic:

Inventory of Barriers in the Northeast that Limit the Aquaculture Industry

University of Maryland

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2016

Finfish

Topic:

A Novel Approach to Prevent Super Chill in Atlantic Salmon

University of Maine

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2016

Shellfish

Topic:

Development of Phage-based Diagnostic Test for the Rapid Detection of Pathenic Vibrio Speciesin Bivalves

Cornell University

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2014

Shellfish

Topic:

Testing and Application of Novel Probiotic Bacteria for use in Marine Aquaculture

Delaware State University

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2014

NRAC

Topic:

Impact Assessment of NRAC Funding on Aquaculture in the Northeast

University of New Hampshire

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2014

Shellfish

Topic:

Development and Evaluation of Novel, Non-toxic Solutions for Biofouling Control and Predator Exclusion in Shellfish Aquaculture

University of Connecticut

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2014

Nutrition

Topic:

White worm, Enchytraeus albidus, Production and Marketing for Live Aquaculture Feed

University of New Hampshire

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2014

Shellfish

Topic:

Safe Feedstocks for Bivalve Aquaculture

University of Rhode Island

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2014

Shellfish

Topic:

Hatchery and Nursery Technologies for Improved Production of Blue Mussels

Marine Biological Laboratory

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2013

Finfish

Topic:

Teleost Spermatozoal Transcriptomes: Requisite Foundation for Functional Genomics, Sperm Quality and Male Fertility

University of Maryland

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2013

Shellfish

Topic:

Measuring Flow within Shellfish Growout Systems: Developing and Evaluating a Logging Mini-flow Meter

Roger Williams University

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2013

Shellfish

Topic:

There is a Gold in Them Thar Mussels; Testing the Feasibility of Golden Mussel Culture for Branding and Market Expansion of Farmed New England Mussels

Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2013

Finfish

Topic:

Workshop to Identify Constraints Towards Developing a Commercial Eel Aquaculture Industry Using Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) technology

University of New England

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2013

Extension

Topic:

Sponsorship of the Northeast Aquaculture Conference & Exposition

Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2012

Shellfish

Topic:

Algal-Bacterial Interactions in Shellfish Hatcheries

University of Maine

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2012

Finfish

Topic:

Striped Bass Selection for Marine Culture

University of New Hampshire

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2012

Shellfish

Topic:

Genetic Marker-assisted Selection of Northeastern Hard Clams for QPX Resistance

SUNY - Stony Brook

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2012

Shellfish

Topic:

Identification and Isolation of Novel Probiotic Bacteria for use in Marine Aquaculture

Delaware State University

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2012

Shellfish

Topic:

New Tools To Prevent Bacterial Diseases In Shellfish Hatcheries

University of Rhode Island

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2012

Shellfish

Topic:

Improved Grow-out Methodologies for Razor Clams

University of Maine

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2010

Health

Topic:

Aquaculture Health Hazards -- Developing Outreach Services to the Region's Farmers Via Extension and Aquatic Animal Health Professionals -- Using a HACCP Approach

University of Connecticut

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2010

Shellfish

Topic:

Shellfish STEM-GIS (ShellGIS) Development for Improved Siting and Farm Management

Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2010

Shellfish

Topic:

Developing Improved Management Practices for Mussel Farming in Southern New England

Marine Biological Laboratory

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2010

Finfish

Topic:

Breeding Resistance to Sea Lice and Aslav in Atlantic Salmon

University of Maine

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

2010

Shellfish

Topic:

Optimization of Hatchery and Culture Technology for Razor Clams

University of Maine

NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation
Striped Sea Bass NRAC Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center sustainable growth and innovation

The Northeast region stands as a global leader in aquaculture innovation, driving industry growth to bolster economic vitality, all while steadfastly preserving aquatic ecosystems and championing conservation efforts for generations to come.




 
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