Progress 09/01/18 to 08/31/23
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences for all NRAC projects are the aquaculture industry in the Northeast Region, university researchers, Extension agents and specialists, aquaculture industry suppliers, and the general public. The Allam project at Stony Brook University's main target audience wass and will continue to be farmers, even though the information generated will be useful to regulators and researchers. They regularly hear about mortality events in oyster farms, and these are often the result of the use of ill-adapted stocks. We hope to contribute to the education of regional farmers about the adaptability of the various oyster stocks available to different growing regions. The target audience for the Benitz/Leavitt study at Roger Williams University is commercial shellfish hatcheries and nurseries in the business of producing oyster and clam seed for the industry. The Dwyer project at UMaine Aquaculture Research Institute targets Aquaculture industry (existing and potential), SAC, and other policy-makers at state and federal levels, Gulf of Maine wild-caught industry, shellfish processors/dealers, multidisciplinary researchers, and consumers. The Fairchild project at UNH target audiences have included students (K-12, undergraduate, and graduate) to educate them about sustainable aquaculture and developments in domestic seafood production. By working with university students, they are training the next crop of marine scientists. They also have targeted other scientists and academics along with aquaculture industry members to work together towards solving limitations in domestic salmonid farming. They have targeted the international cleaner fish community so that they receive relevant guidance from those who already have initiated cleaner fish hatcheries and use in salmonid farms in their home countries. They also continue to communicate with state regulators about this research and need to utilize cleaner fish in finfish aquaculture farms within state waters so that a permitting pathway can be created to allow salmonid farmers to stock lumpfish in their farms. The primary target audience for the Munroe project at Rutgers University are shellfish farmers, to whom they intend to provide information relevant to the role of their farms in improvement of coastal water quality. A secondary audience is the general public, to whom they intend to extend information about the beneficial role of shellfish (oyster) farms to promote healthy coastal ecosystems. Finally, managers and policy makers are also a target audience, to whom they intend to provide rigorous and quantified data supporting the role that shellfish (oyster) farms play in improving water quality over a wide range of seasonal and environmental conditions. Dr. Suckling at URI targeted audience are regional growers or stakeholders looking to start aquaculture effort (e.g., previous fishers, new growers). For those already involved in aquaculture production, they are targeting growers that already grow species where sea urchins could easily be integrated as a form of polyculture, as there is much literature and examples of growth (e.g. Canada, Norway, ME, NH) being successful in this manner. They are also targeting those entering the aquaculture market as new growers. Another target group is sea urchin fishermen who may want to transition to sea urchin farming or use it to enhance their wild harvest efforts. Dr. Yeh's project at Rutgers University targets growers in the northeast and mid-atlantic region who wish to avoid damage to their crops can consider cold storage as a viable alternative to intertidal or tidal storage of oysters. Dr. Dwyer's scallop research collaborative project at UMaine Research Institute's target audience is Aquaculture industry (existing and potential), SAC and other policy-makers at state and federal level, Gulf of Maine wild-caught industry, shellfish processors/dealers, multidisciplinary researchers, and consumers. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The Burtner-Rhyne project at Roger Williams University had a participating undergraduate student that is now going on to persue a doctorate in marine biology. The Dalton project at URI trained Callan Yanoff who successfully defended her Masters thesis, which used data from the focus groups in this study. Callan was awarded a Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship and was placed in the US Department of State for her 2023 Fellowship. The Munroe project at Rutgers supported the training of one masters student and three undergraduate student researchers. These students were trained in scientific methods, experimental design, statistics, animal husbandry, and presentation skills. Three have graduated, one is continuing her undergraduate studies in the fall. The Benitz/Leavitt project at Roger Williams University had three undergraduates participating in the research that received their degrees while working on the project. The Green Sea Urchin headed by Dr. Suckling at the University of Rhode Island, optimized seed production methods, which will likely reduce seed cost, and increased awareness of seed availability has led to much more grower interest, and participation, across the Northeastern Region. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results were disseminated through posters, grower advisory panel, websites, podcasts and presentations. Data collected during the Allam project at Stony Brook University has been presented at local conferences that interact extensively with the intended users (oyster farmers and hatchery managers) as well as fellow scientists. Additionally, there are plans to present at more local conferences to further help disseminate the information. Moreover, they are in close communication with several hatchery managers in which we have relayed the information to help inform their decisions. Scientific manuscripts are being drafted as well to ensure our results are relayed to the general scientific community. The Munroe project at Rutgers measured year-round filtration at working oyster farms across the region to quantify farm-level contributions to improved water quality and have shared that information with farmers and managers to support promotion of the ecosystem services farms provide. Their team has also been working closely with federal and state agency representatives and non-profits to use results from this project along with results of other related research to tailor summarized data that can contribute directly to permitting and decision making for aquaculture management. The Benitz/Leavitt project at Roger Williams University had many presentations at professional venues that were attended by both academicians and industry representatives. Additionally, Dr. Leavitt has responded to10 direct inquiries from shellfish growers and interest from 3 shellfish hatcheries requesting more information on our bottle upweller research efforts. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The Burtner-Rhyne project at Roger Williams University developed protocols for the genetic modification of rotifers by injecting a solution of CRISPR into amictic eggs. Before Dr. Allam at Stony Brook's undertaking of his project there was a considerable knowledge gap concerning the performance of triploid oysters in the northeast, as well as the tolerance of triploid oyster larvae and juveniles. This project has directly answered these questions for the region, providing quality data that can be utilized by aquaculturists and scientist alike when making oyster line and ploidy decisions in the region. In the northeast (particularly on Long Island) there was a considerable hesitancy to utilize triploid oysters by farmers due to quality concerns. These concerns can now be directly addressed as a result of the work undertaken here. The results of the field experiments from the Munroe project at Rutgers are being used to support changes in how permitting for oyster farms are made at the state and federal (ACOE) levels. Typically, in permitting farms, managers are limited to consideration of reasons why a farm should not be permitted for a given location; however, the benefits of a farm should also be weighed in those decisions. We provided our data to federal and state agency representatives. The Benitz/Leavitt project at Roger Williams University developed a design for a commercial bottle upweller that was based on a comparison of the performance of four different bottle shapes in providing flow and in supporting growth of small oyster seed.
Publications
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Cerasia, C and Burtner, CR. CRISPR-Cas12a Modification of the Rotifer Brachionus plicatilis. American Chemical Society Spring 2023: Crossroads of Chemistry, March 26 30, 2023. Indianapolis, IN.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Cerasia, C and Burtner, CR. Developing a Protocol for Microinjection of Rotifer Brachionus plicatilis eggs. Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows Conference, July 29, 2022. Kingston, RI
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Cerasia, C and Burtner, CR. Glowing Green: CRISPR-Cas12a Modification of the Rotifer Brachionus plicatilis. National Collegiate Honors Council Annual Conference, October 27 30. Lake Buena Vista, FL.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Cerasia, C and Burtner, CR. The Rotifer Brachionus plicatilis as a Model for Aging Research. Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows Conference, July 30, 2021. Kingston, RI.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Yeh H, Disruption and Stability in the Oyster Microbiome , Dissertation defense for the Rutgers University Graduate Program in Oceanography (oral presentation, 6/19/2023)
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Yeh H Oyster Microbiome and Its Implications for Diseases Rutgers Shellfish Research Symposium (oral presentation, February 2023)
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
" Posters: Overwintering alternatives for Eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) farmed in Delaware Bay; Aislinn Mohyla, Elizabeth Haskin, Mitch Tarnowski, and David Bushek; the National Shellfisheries Association 2021 annual meeting.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Brianik, C. J, Rivara, G., Patricio, M., Dunne, J., Topping, P ., Byrnes, M ., Pales Espinosa, E., Cerrato, R ., Guo, X ., and Allam, B. 2023 Evaluation of growth, survival and disease in triploid oyster lines cultured in Long Island waters Milford aquaculture seminar, Milford , CT.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Schillaci, C; Rose, JM; Gordon, Z; Mercaldo-Allen, R; Ambrose, A; Armbruster, A; Barr, J; Clark, P; Conroy, C; Grabowski, J; Kirk, S; Milke, L; Munroe, D; Phillips, G; Redman, D; Schultz, K; Shinn, J. (2023) Integrating research on beneficial services provided by shellfish aquaculture into the aquaculture permitting and review process. Invited presentation at the NOAA Habitat and Ecosystem Services Division annual retreat, Falmouth, MA.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Rose, JM; Schillaci, C; Gordon, Z; Mercaldo-Allen, R; Clark, P; Grabowski, J; Kirk, S; Milke, L; Munroe, D; Phillips, G; Redman, D; Schultz, K; Shinn, J. (2023) Synthesizing ecosystem services data to support shellfish aquaculture management. Oral presentation at Aquaculture America Conference, New Orleans, LA
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Schillaci, C., J. Rose, R. Mercaldo-Allen, Gordon, Clark, Kirk, L. Milke, D. Munroe, G. Phillips, K. Redman, C. Schultz, J. Shinn. 2023. Integrating information on beneficial services provided by shellfish aquaculture into the aquaculture permitting and review process. Oral presentation at 115th Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association, Baltimore, MD, March 27 30, 2023.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Barr, J., D. Munroe, L. Calvo, L. Steeves, D. Kreeger, K. Cheng, J. Rose, S. Bayer. 2023. Quantifying farm-scale ecosystem services associated with eastern oyster aquaculture in the Mid-Atlantic and creating a regional oyster farm filtration calculator. Oral presentation at 115th Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association, Baltimore, MD, March 27 30, 2023.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Munroe, D. 2023. Integrating Estimates of Filtration Capacity of Oyster Farms. NJ Aquaculture Association Shellfish Research Symposium, Tuckerton, NJ, Jan. 18, 2023.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Munroe, D. 2022. Aquaculture and Conservation in the MidAtlantic. Virtual oral presentation at the 4th MARCO Mid-Atlantic Ocean Forum, May 5-6, 2022.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Rose, J.M., Mercaldo-Allen, R., Clark, P., Grabowski, J., Kirk, S., Milke, L., Munroe, D., Phillips, G., Redman, D., Schultz, K., Shinn, J., Schillaci, C. 2022. Developing shellfish aquaculture best practices to enhance habitat provisioning. Oral presentation at Northeast Aquaculture Conference and Exposition, Portland, Maine, April 27-29, 2022.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Under Review
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Barr, J., Munroe, D., Taghon, G., Rose, J., Kreeger, D., Cheng, K., Bayer, S., Burke, H. Seasonal feeding behavior and water quality benefits provided by Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) aquaculture in the mid-Atlantic. In Review, Estuaries and Coasts.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Under Review
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Barr, J., Munroe, D., Taghon, G., Rose, J. Changes in wild and farm Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) feeding behavior in response to simulated in-situ precipitation events. In Preparation, Marine Ecology Progress Series
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
M. Benitz, C. Hartley, R. Hudson, and D. Leavitt. 2022. On track to optimize the bottle upweller system (BUPSY): modeling the flow dynamics of the BUPSY vessel. Northeast Aquaculture
Conference & Exposition. April 2022.
Portland, ME.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
M. Michaud and L. Duross. 2022. Optimizing the bottle upweller system (BUPSY). RWU Student Summer Research Symposium. August 2022. Bristol, RI.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
M. Benitz and D. Leavitt. 2023. On track to optimize the bottle upweller system (BUPSY): testing four bottle configurations. Ann. Mtg. National Shellfisheries Association. March 2023. Baltimore, MD
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Eddy. Perspectives on green sea urchin aquaculture. Aquaculture Canada and World Aquaculture Society North America 2022 (about 20 attendees). August 2022.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Suckling, Plee, Morse, Eddy. Expanding Northeastern US green sea urchin aquaculture production and their potential to reduce biofouling of shellfish. National Shellfish Association Annual Conference (> 500 participants). March 2023.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Plee, Suckling. Enhancing settlement success and post settlement survival in green sea urchin aquaculture. National Shellfish Association Annual Conference (> 500 participants). March 2023.
- Type:
Websites
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research (CCAR) webpage - Sea urchin information pages to describe this project, highlight funders and provide general production information to growers and other stakeholders. https://umaine.edu/cooperative-aquaculture/sea-urchin-hatchery-seed/
- Type:
Websites
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
News article titled Green Gold Rush: What happened to Maines once-robust sea urchin industry?.
https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/fisheries/maine-sea-urchin-industry/97-64ccaed3-143d-464f-a273-7552f7a66eb8
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Eddy. Sea urchin production. Maine Aquaculture Hub and Coastal Enterprises Inc (CEI) Aquaculture in Shared Waters Course (?40 participants). Feb 2023.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Suckling. Interactions and impacts of microplastics on marine organisms. Invited panel speaker - Metropolitan Association of College and University Biologists (MACUB) at the State University of New York (SUNY) Old Westbury (> 200 participants). Nov. 2022.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
McNamara, Plee, Suckling. Effect of size on foraging behavior of the green sea urchin. Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows Conference (>150 participants). July 29th, 2022.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Boylston, Robinson, Plee, Suckling. Building green sea urchin temperature resiliency. Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows Conference (>150 participants). July 29th, 2022.
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Progress 09/01/21 to 08/31/22
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences for all NRAC projects are the aquaculture industry in the Northeast Region, university researchers, Extension agents and specialists, aquaculture industry suppliers, and the general public. The Allam project at Stony Brook University's main target audience is and will continue to be farmers, even though the information generated will be useful to regulators and researchers. They regularly hear about mortality events in oyster farms, and these are often the result of the use of ill-adapted stocks. We hope to contribute to the education of regional farmers about the adaptability of the various oyster stocks available to different growing regions. The target audience for the Benitz/Leavitt study at Roger Williams University is commercial shellfish hatcheries and nurseries in the business of producing oyster and clam seed for the industry. The Dwyer project at UMaine Aquaculture Research Institute targets Aquaculture industry (existing and potential), SAC, and other policy-makers at state and federal levels, Gulf of Maine wild-caught industry, shellfish processors/dealers, multidisciplinary researchers, and consumers. The Fairchild project at UNH target audiences have included students (K-12, undergraduate, and graduate) to educate them about sustainable aquaculture and developments in domestic seafood production. By working with university students, they are training the next crop of marine scientists. They also have targeted other scientists and academics along with aquaculture industry members to work together towards solving limitations in domestic salmonid farming. They have targeted the international cleanerfish community so that they receive relevant guidance from those who already have initiated cleanerfish hatcheries and use in salmonid farms in their home countries. They also continue to communicate with state regulators about this research and need to utilize cleanerfish in finfish aquaculture farms within state waters so that a permitting pathway can be created to allow salmonid farmers to stock lumpfish in their farms. The primary target audience for the Munroe project at Rutgers University are shellfish farmers, to whom they intend to provide information relevant to the role of their farms in improvement of coastal water quality. A secondary audience is the general public, to whom they intend to extend information about the beneficial role of shellfish (oyster) farms to promote healthy coastal ecosystems. Finally, managers and policy makers are also a target audience, to whom they intend to provide rigorous and quantified data supporting the role that shellfish (oyster) farms play in improving water quality over a wide range of seasonal and environmental conditions. Dr. Suckling at URI targeted audience are regional growers or stakeholders looking to start aquaculture effort (e.g., previous fishers, new growers). For those already involved in aquaculture production, they are targeting growers that already grow species where sea urchins could easily be integrated as a form of polyculture, as there is much literature and examples of growth (e.g. Canada, Norway, ME, NH) being successful in this manner. They are also targeting those entering the aquaculture market as new growers. Another target group is sea urchin fishermen who may want to transition to sea urchin farming or use it to enhance their wild harvest efforts. Dr. Yeh's project at Rutgers University targets growers in the northeast and mid-atlantic region who wish to avoid damage to their crops can consider cold storage as a viable alternative to intertidal or tidal storage of oysters. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?These projects have provided multiple opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students to pursue their education and advance in research. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Allam's project personnel have made several presentations describing the project findings and aimed at a broad range of local, regional, and national audiences. These included a talk targeting oyster consumers organized by the New York Sea Grant, as part of their "Meet Your Oyster Farmer - Summer Series" events. The team also provided a talk targeting local stakeholders (included farmers) at the Long Island Sound Research Conference, as well as another presentation at the World Aquaculture Conference held in San Diego in March 2022. The Benitz/Leavitt project presented at the NACE meeting in April 2022. The presentation was on the preliminary results of the study as a part of a general session on upwellers and other nursery techniques. The session was attended by approximately 30 individuals. Dr. Dalton's group presented virtual talks and presented posters. The Munroe project participants presented at multiple aquaculture meetings to get their project information to their target audience. The Dwyer team presented two industry/researcher workshops, an online database for all scallop projects and three virtual seminars. Dr. Fairchild's group has disseminated their project information the UNH website. Dr. Sucklings and Dr. Yeh's teams presented at several aquaculture conferences. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?The projects intend to move to the next stages of their research in order to complete their goals.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Dr. Allam's project found higher susceptibility of triploid oyster larvae to bacterial infections as compared to their diploid halfsiblings, although this difference appears to abate with age. In contrast, triploid seeds out-perform diploids in terms of growth and overall yield. Triploid oyster technology is highly promising in Northeastern states, but improvement of hatchery operations and a better consideration of the genetic background of farmed lines are warranted. Through focus groups and surveys of residents in southern New England, the Dalton study identifies public preferences of aquaculture farm designs and operations that can be used by growers to create more acceptable farm designs, by managers to more expediently review proposals, and by practitioners to address public misconceptions about aquaculture. So far, the Scallop R&D Survey created by the Dwyer project has been downloaded 60 times and the SRC has been used a fact gathering and networking platform by a larger Scallop Aquaculture Investment Initiative led by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Center Enterprises Inc., and the University of Maine to advance scallop aquaculture through private investment. The SRC has been instrumental in guiding the investment in research topics that are a bottleneck to scallop aquaculture. Scallop aquaculture related federal grants submitted by UMaine researchers have totaled approximately $1.5 million in FY22 and an Aquaculture Innovation specialist was hired in May 2021 at the Darling Marine Center to advance bivalve hatchery research including scallops because of responding to industry needs. Jekielek, working with farmers, fisher-people, and researchers at Bates College and the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries, received a grant titled, "Toward resolving wild sea scallop (P. magellanicus) larval spatial and temporal distribution along the Maine coast in support of developing scallop aquaculture" from the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Council. The funds support a community-based collaborative project that engages fishermen and farmers in a pilot investigation to determine patterns of larval abundance and distribution along the Maine coast. Through their first round of hatchery studies, the Fairchild project gained a better understanding of lumpfish culture techniques and nutritional requirements. With the creation of the US Lumpfish Consortium, community connectivity has been strengthened between research organizations-academia and aquaculture industries. Lumpfish production at US research facilities (mainly UNH and UME CCAR) has increased. A captive-reared broodstock program at the USDA and CCAR was developed to support industry and public research efforts. The first commercial US lumpfish hatchery is under construction and expected to be operational in spring 2022. Experiments in collaboration with oyster-farm partners for the Munroe project were carried out over the course of one year. Results from the experiments are used to make estimates of the total filtration capacity of three farms that reflect seasonal changes in filtration and accounts for behavioral variation among individual oysters. For the Suckling project, lab trials indicate that green sea urchin settlement success can be enhanced, which shows strong potential for method optimization towards reducing the cost of seed. This work has increased the regional awareness of hatchery seed availability and methods for seed grow-out that resulted in an increase in growers requesting seed for production and pilot growth trials. Green Sea Urchin seed production method optimization was identified, which will likely reduce seed cost, and increased awareness of seed availability has led to much more grower interest, and likely participation, across the Northeastern Region. Dr. Yeh's fieldwork was completed during the winter of 2019-2020. Results of mortality, oyster condition, and Dermo disease status were presented as a poster at the annual conference of the National Shellfisheries Association. The original plan to quantify bacteria using plate incubations was deleted due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The backup plan of qPCR was also abandoned due to unanticipated degradation of oyster homogenate during freezer storage. Sequencing was performed in-house using Oxford Nanopore Sequencing technology, making this the first-ever application of this novel technology for use in describing the oyster microbiome. Preliminary results were presented at the Aquaculture 2022 Triennial Conference. Sequencing of these samples is now complete and a manuscript will be prepared for journal submission when the data analysis is complete.
Publications
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Callan Yanoff presented a virtual talk (Opinions on the halfshell: examining public perceptions of Southern New England aquaculture development) as part of her Masters thesis defense on April 7, 2022.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Gianna Lourenco (undergraduate Coastal Fellow) presented a poster, Utilizing science communication tools to educate and understand community experiences toward aquaculture farms in southern New England, at the URI Undergraduate Research Fellows Symposium in December 2022.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Brianik C., Allam B. (2021). Oyster farming in NY: Challenges and opportunities. Meet Your Oyster Farmers event organized by New York Sea Grant at the Six Harbors Brewing Company, Huntington, NY.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Brianik, C. J, Gregg, R., Patricio, M., Dunne, J., Topping, P., Byrnes, M., Pales Espinosa, E., Cerrato, R., Guo, X., and Allam, B. (2022). Growth and survival of larval, juvenile and adult triploid oysters in Long Island waters. World Aquaculture Society/National Shellfisheries Association Triennial Meeting. San Diego, CA.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Brianik, C. J, Gregg, R., Patricio, M., Dunne, J., Topping, P., Byrnes, M., Pales Espinosa, E., Cerrato, R., Guo, X., and Allam, B. (2022).Growth and survival of larval, juvenile and adult triploid oysters in Long Island waters. Long Island Sound Research Conference. Bridgeport, CT
- Type:
Other
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Abstract entitled
On track to optimize the bottle upweller system (BUPSY): modeling the flow dynamics of the BUPSY vessel. Included in the proceedings abstracts from NACE
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Fairchild, E. A. 2021. The use of cleanerfish in salmonid farming: why not transfer this environmentally-friendly technology to boost domestic seafood production? NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center Monster Jam Seminar Series, November 17,
2021; live Zoom presentation advertised on OneNOAA Science Seminars listserv.(invited speaker)
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Spada, N. N. 2021. Improving Larval and Juvenile Lumpfish, Cyclopterus lumpus, Aquaculture: Nutrition and Growing Conditions. UNH Masters defense seminar, November 29, 2021; live Zoom presentation
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Spada, N. N. 2021. Improving larval and juvenile lumpfish, Cyclopterus lumpus, aquaculture: nutrition and growing conditions.Masters Thesis, Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 133 p.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Fairchild, E. A., M. R. Pietrak, and G. S. Burr. 2021. Lumpfish Hatchery Handbook. Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center.Publication #301- 2021. Maryland, 43 pages.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Munroe, D. 2022. Ecosystem services and wildlife interactions at oyster farms. Oral presentation at Northeast Aquaculture Conference and Exposition, Portland, Maine, April 27-29, 2022
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Barr, J.M., Munroe, D., Calvo, L., Kreeger, D., Cheng, K.M., Rose, J.M., Bayer, S. 2022. Quantifying farm-scale filtration associated with eastern oyster aquaculture in the Northeast. Oral presentation at Northeast Aquaculture Conference and Exposition, Portland, Maine, April 27-29, 2022.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Barr, J., Munroe, D., Calvo, L., Kreeger, D., Cheng, K., Rose, J., Bayer, S. 2021. Quantifying farm-scale ecosystem
services associated with eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) aquaculture in the Northeast United States. Oral presentation. World Aquaculture Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 1 4, 2022.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Munroe, D. 2022. Panelist: Optimizing ecosystem services associated with shellfish aquaculture. Oral presentation. World Aquaculture Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 1 4, 2022.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Barr, J., Munroe, D., Calvo, L., Kreeger, D., Cheng, K., Rose, J., Bayer, S. 2021. How will changes in extreme precipitation events impact eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) ecosystem services in the Delaware Bay fishery? Oral presentation, 151st American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, Nov. 6-10, 2021.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Suckling, Plee, Kogson, Morse, Eddy. Expanding green sea urchin production by removing key aquaculture challenges. Northeast Regional Aquaculture Conference and Exhibition (> 500 participants). April 28th 2022.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Plee, Suckling. Enhancing settlement success and post settlement survival in green sea urchin aquaculture. Northeast Regional Aquaculture Conference and Exhibition (> 500 participants). April 28th 2022.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Suckling, Plee, Kogson, Morse, Eddy. Expanding green sea urchin production by removing key aquaculture challenges. American Aquaculture Conference. (> 500 participants). March 2022.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Suckling, CC. Determining whether microplastics impact marine organisms. RI-INBRE Virtual Northeast Regional IDEA Conference (> 500 participants). Aug. 2021.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Kogson, Eddy. Developmental stages of the green sea urchin in Maine: The UMaine CCAR Hatchery experience. Northeast Regional Aquaculture Conference and Exhibition (> 500 participants). April 28th 2022.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Barr, J., Munroe, D., Calvo, L., Kreeger, D., Cheng, K., Rose, J., Bayer, S. 2021. Nutrients, Salinity, and Oysters: The Impact of Extreme Precipitation Events on Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Ecosystem Services in the Delaware Bay. Oral presentation, Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit, Virtual, March 1-3, 2021. Winner - best student presentation.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Barr, J., Munroe, D., Calvo, L., Kreeger, D., Cheng, K., Rose, J., Bayer, S. 2021. Quantifying farm-scale ecosystem services associated with Eastern oyster aquaculture in the Northeast. Oral presentation, 113th National Shellfisheries Association Annual Meeting, Virtual, March 22-25, 2021.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Barr, J., Munroe, D., Calvo, L., Kreeger, D., Cheng, K., Rose, J., Bayer, S. 2021. Quantifying farm-scale ecosystem
services associated with eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) aquaculture in the Northeast United States. Poster presentation, 151st American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, Nov. 6-10, 2021
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Horgan, A., Munroe, D., Barr, J. 2021. Effect of seston on gut transit time in C. virginica. Poster presentation, 151st American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, Nov. 6-10, 2021.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Barr, J. 2020. Measuring Oyster Filtration. Delaware Estuary News, 31(1): 6-7.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
McNamara, Plee, Suckling. Effect of size on foraging behavior of the green sea urchin. Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows Conference (>150 participants). July 29th 2022.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Boylston, Robinson, Plee, Suckling. Building green sea urchin temperature resiliency. Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows Conference (>150 participants). July 29th 2022.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Suckling, CC, Zavell, M, Byczynski,A, Takeda, B. Accepted. Assessing the potential of the unexploited Atlantic purple sea urchin, Arbacia punctulata, for the edible market. Frontiers in Marine Science.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Yeh H, Kerkhof L, Bushek D. Using the MinION to Rapidly Profile the Oyster Microbiome , Aquaculture 2022 Triennial Conference, San Diego, California (oral presentation, March 2022)
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Overwintering alternatives for Eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) farmed in Delaware Bay; Aislinn Mohyla, Elizabeth Haskin, Mitch Tarnowski, and David Bushek; the National Shellfisheries Association 2021 annual meeting.
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Progress 09/01/20 to 08/31/21
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences for all NRAC projects are the aquaculture industry in the Northeast Region, University of Researchers, Extension agents and specialists, aquaculture industry suppliers and the general public. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?
Nothing Reported
How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?So far, the Scallop Research Collaborative network results have been shared via website, research database, e-newsletters, and virtual seminars and workshops. In the future, we hope to restart the planned in person workshops at Fishermen's Forum and the Northeast Aquaculture Conference as well as the field trips to farms and wild caught industry around the state. For the Sea Urchin project: Pandemic restrictions on in-person gatherings and meetings limited our ability during the first half of 2021 to host CCAR hatchery tours, where we could demonstrate seed production activities to potential growers. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?All projects will move forward to their next objectives in order to complete the projects and disseminate their findings.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Project Title: Comparing the performance of diploid and triploid eastern oysters in the Northeast Project Coordinator: Bassem Allam at Stony Brook University Funding: $97,863 Objectives: The overall objective of this study is to identify and provide the aquaculture industry with improved oyster stocks for growth under various environmental conditions prevailing in the Northeast. Specifically, this collaborative project will use a regional framework to: 1) Identify the best performing diploid or triploid lines for different culture environments across the Northeast 2) Evaluate how interactions among genotype, environment, diseases and energy budget affect growth and survival 3) Maintain the best performing oyster lines for diffusion to growers throughout the Northeast Diploid and triploid oysters derived from different genetic backgrounds have been produced and are being grown for field validation and performance assessment. Project Title: Optimizing the performance of the bottle upweller system for enhanced shellfish nursery production Project Coordinators: Maija Benitz & Dale Leavitt at Roger Williams University Funding: $151,614 Objectives: The goal of this project is to optimize the performance of the bottle upweller in supporting juvenile shellfish growth. To meet that goal, we propose the following four objectives: 1) Characterize the flow dynamics of the variety of bottle upweller vessels commonly used through computational fluid dynamic modeling and dye tracer studies. 2) Test the role that vessel shape and water velocity through the system may play in enhancing the overall production of post-set juvenile shellfish in the system. 3) Evaluate an optimized system design resulting from the combined efforts in Objectives 1 and 2. 4) Outreach the results of this study to commercial shellfish hatcheries and other interested parties. The computational fluid dynamics model of a bottle upweller vessel has been compiled successfully and is running stably. The meshes (geometries) for the inverted cone and the cylinder vessel have been configured. Three bottle shapes have been specified, drawings of the shapes have been generated and the fabrication of the bottles are underway for subsequent testing. Protocols for measuring the oyster seed characteristics required for input into the model have been developed. Post-set oyster seed have been ordered to complete the model parameter determinations and will be available 8 July. Design and construction of the test platform to observe flow dynamics in a bottle upweller is underway and should be available with the acquisition of the oyster seed. Project Title:The Scallop Research Collaborative Project Coordinator: Meggan Dwyer at the University of Maine Research Institute Funding: $12,386 Objectives: The purpose of establishing the SRC is to convene aquaculturists, wild harvesters and researchers to work synergistically toward the following objectives: 1) Determine the current state of scallop research and identify research bottlenecks to industry economic growth 2) Network researchers with industry (aquaculturists, harvesters, processors and dealers) to meet the needs of the industry using existing forums and broader funding initiatives 3) Collaborate on funding proposals that address the research and capacity needs of the scallop industry 4) Propose synergistic research solutions that can be used as models in the NE region 5) Conduct activities that elucidate the mutual benefits of collaboration between wild harvest and aquaculturists Due to delays in funding, the March 5th, 2020 Fishermen's Forum was used to announce the Scallop Research Collaborative at the Maine Sea Grant Scallop Aquaculture Session instead of hosting a full workshop. Further delays in funding due to COVID resulted in the funding being further delayed until October 2020 and necessitated a shift in the deliverables and timing of the grant. Project Title: Understanding public perceptions associated with design and siting of potential aquaculture projects Project Coordinator: Tracey Dalton atthe University of Rhode Island Funding: $199,917 Objectives: 1) Collect stated preference data on aquaculture development from southern New England coastal residents; 2) Develop a model to identify key preferences of aquaculture development in southern New England; and 3) Actively work with aquaculture industry representatives, managers, and extension agents to develop innovative, targeted outreach strategies to address negative perceptions at the earliest stages of project development. During the project reporting period, we have made progress on Project Objectives 1 & 3. We developed a plan for conducting focus groups that will be used to develop, refine and pre-test the survey instrument. Focus groups will be conducted virtually in July and August 2021. We also established and hosted a meeting of the Growers' Advisory Panel. Project Title: Expanding green sea urchin production by removing key aquaculture challenges Project Coordinator: Colleen Suckling at the University of Rhode Island Funding: $77,280 Objectives: The project objective is to improve settlement success by optimizing cultivation conditions: 1) Optimal settlement conditions (via chemical cues, algal substrate types and temperatures) and 2) Settlement feeds will be identified to address issues with low hatchery settlement success and post settlement survival. 3) This work will be supported with extensive outreach to the shellfish and seaweed stakeholder community in order to increase awareness of hatchery seed supplies and to identify potential interest for future hatchery seed uptake across the Northeast. Overall, our project progress has achieved the accomplishments outlined in the proposal but has been subject to minor delays due to COVID. In January 2021, the University of Maine's (UME) Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research (CCAR) and the University of Rhode Island (URI) both received Green Sea urchin broodstock. Due to COVID limitations in workplaces across the USA, there has been a delay in receiving diatom species needed for project work (originally outlined at Dec. 2020, received in Jan/Feb. 2021) which has caused a minor delay in the timing of when our milestones were achieved but not affected our ability to deliver the project. Project Title:Aquaculture Biotechnology for the Enhancement of Live Feed Production (Mini Grant) Project Coordinator: Andrew Rhyne at Roger Williams University Funding: $16,178 Objectives: The generation of a protocol for genetic engineering of rotifers requires meeting two intermediate goals: 1) determining the optimal dosage of lipofectamine and Cas12 recombinant protein to introduce a functional gene deletion in rotifers; and 2) to exploring the conditions necessary for homologous recombination in order to introduce new genes into the rotifer genome. Project Title: Oyster Microbiome Changes Resulting from Different Winter Storage Methods (Mini Grant) Project Coordinator: Heidi Yeh at Rutgers University Funding: $19,318 Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine how the microbiomes of oysters change during alternative methods of winter storage in order to help to identify the bacteria and bacterial assemblages that may contribute to storage longevity and subsequent performance. Project Title: Quantifying Farm-Scale Ecosystem Services Provided by Eastern Oyster Aquaculture in the Northeast Project Coordinator: Daphne Munroe at Rutgers University Funding: $198,618 Objectives: The purpose of this project is to provide a scientifically rigorous account of an ecosystem service provided by U.S. east coast oyster farms. Specifically, the project aims to estimate farm-level year-round filtration and nitrogen removal occurring at oyster farms across the region to quantify local farm contributions to improved water quality. Specific information on these projects can be found at NRAC.org
Publications
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Overwintering alternatives for Eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) farmed in Delaware Bay; Aislinn Mohyla, Elizabeth Haskin, Mitch Tarnowski, and David Bushek; the National Shellfisheries Association 2021 annual meeting.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Suckling. 2021. Expanding production method information for sea urchins. National Shellfisheries Association 113th Annual Conference (>500 participants) Mar. 25th 2021.
- Type:
Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Global Aquaculture Alliance An opportunity awaits in New England, Apr. 2021. https://www.aquaculturealliance.org/advocate/an-urchin-opportunity-awaits-in-new-england/
- Type:
Websites
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Aquaculture North America New England eager to cash in on Japans hunger for sea urchins, Apr. 2021. https://mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=53591&i=694361&p=32
- Type:
Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Boothbay register Umaine and Maine Sea Grant support effort to boost sea urchin farming https://www.boothbayregister.com/article/umaine-and-maine-sea-grant-support-effort-boost-sea-urchin-farming-new-england/142863
- Type:
Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
URI press release: URI scientist to lead effort to boost sea urchin farming in New England https://today.uri.edu/news/uri-scientist-to-lead-effort-to-boost-sea-urchin-farming-in-new-england/
- Type:
Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Newport Buzz: URI scientist to lead effort to boost sea urchin farming in New England http://www.thenewportbuzz.com/uri-scientist-to-lead-effort-to-boost-sea-urchin-farming-in-new-england/27484
- Type:
Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Mainebiz: Overfished 25 years ago Maine sea urchins eyed as aquaculture candidate https://www.mainebiz.biz/article/overfished-25-years-ago-maine-sea-urchins-eyed-as-aquaculture-candidate
- Type:
Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Fox Bangor: Researchers look to expand sea urchin farming https://www.foxbangor.com/news/item/researchers-look-to-expand-sea-urchin-farming/
- Type:
Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
The Westerly Sun: URI scientist to lead effort to boost sea urchin farming in New England https://www.thewesterlysun.com/news/westerly/uri-scientist-to-lead-effort-to-boost-sea-urchin-farming-in-new-england/article_2c5e005a-633e-11eb-86d9-c3a310b1ced8.html
- Type:
Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Village Soup, Waldo: Umaine and Maine Sea Grant support effort to boost sea urchin farming https://waldo.villagesoup.com/p/umaine-and-maine-sea-grant-support-effort-to-boost-sea-urchin-farming-in-new-england/1882221
- Type:
Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
URI news: URI scientist to lead effort to boost sea urchin farming in New England https://today.uri.edu/news/uri-scientist-to-lead-effort-to-boost-sea-urchin-farming-in-new-england/?utm_source=urinewsfeb4_2021&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=urinewsfeb4_2021
- Type:
Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
URI student led newspaper the Good Five Cent Cigar: Cracking into a new market the green sea urchin https://rhodycigar.com/2021/02/11/cracking-into-a-new-market-the-green-sea-urchin/
- Type:
Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Portland Press Herald: Maine New England Scientists team up to boost regions sea urchin fisheryhttps://www.pressherald.com/2021/02/15/maine-new-england-scientists-team-up-to-boost-regions-sea-urchin-fishery/
- Type:
Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Sun Journal: Maine New England Scientists team up to boost regions sea urchin fishery https://www.sunjournal.com/2021/02/15/maine-new-england-scientists-team-up-to-boost-regions-sea-urchin-fishery/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sunjournaltopheadlines+%28Latest+news%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher
- Type:
Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Central Maine: Maine New England Scientists team up to boost regions sea urchin fishery https://www.centralmaine.com/2021/02/15/maine-new-england-scientists-team-up-to-boost-regions-sea-urchin-fishery/
- Type:
Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
The Free Press Rockland, ME: Researchers Seek Sea Urchin Farmers https://freepressonline.com/Content/Articles/-Business-News/Article/-span-style-font-weight-bold-Researchers-Seek-Sea-Urchin-Farmers-span-/130/68/72260?s=1
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Barr, J., Munroe, D., Calvo, L., Kreeger, D., Cheng, K., Rose, J., Bayer, S. 2021. Nutrients, Salinity, and Oysters: The Impact of Extreme Precipitation Events on Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Ecosystem Services in the Delaware Bay. Oral presentation, Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit, Virtual, March 1-3, 2021. Winner - best student presentation.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Barr, J., Munroe, D., Calvo, L., Kreeger, D., Cheng, K., Rose, J., Bayer, S. 2021. Quantifying farm-scale ecosystem services associated with Eastern oyster aquaculture in the Northeast. Oral presentation, 113th National Shellfisheries Association Annual Meeting, Virtual, March 22-25, 2021.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Barr, J. 2020. Measuring Oyster Filtration. Delaware Estuary News, 31(1): 6-7.
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Progress 09/01/19 to 08/31/20
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences for all NRAC projects are the aquaculture industry in the Northeast Region, University Researchers, Extension agents and specialists, aquaculture industry suppliers, and the general public. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?
Nothing Reported
How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Information has been disseminated through the Internet, in-person presentations and written materials. The project is featured on the UNH School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering's website at https://marine.unh.edu/resource/lumpfish-research. We have managed to inform the public and aquaculture stakeholders (scientists, industry) about the importance of this research through a variety of news articles including: Aquaculture North America publications (aquaculture trade magazine) • Article by Ruby Gonzalez "Group lays groundwork for commercial lumpfish production in the US" about lumpfish research spearheaded at UNH (April/May 2020, p.4). • Article by Liza Mayer, editor of Aquaculture North America "Concerns raised over cleanerfish welfare" (July/August 2020, p. 4). https://mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=53591&i=664607&p=4 UNH NH Agriculture Experiment Station • Worked with Lori Wright to write and issue press release on the lumpfish project. "Lumpfish hold potential for managing sea lice infestations at fish farms: UNH researchers aim to boost U.S. production of Atlantic salmon and steelhead trout." This was picked up by the Concord Monitor and Seacoast Online (June 29, 2020). https://colsa.unh.edu/nhaes/article/2020/06/lumpfish Internet Articles • Interviewed by Sam Hill for the article "US consortium wants to increase lumpfish production in New England" published online on Seafood Source (June 10, 2020). • Concord Monitor (June 29, 2020). Article based on NH AES press release about the lumpfish project. "Delightfully named lumpfish might boost caged salmon production." https://granitegeek.concordmonitor.com/2020/06/29/delightfully-named-lumpfish-might-boost-caged-salmon-production/ • Seacoast Online (July 3, 2020). Article based on NH AES press release about the lumpfish project. "UNH researchers use cleanerfish to fight sea lice helping salmon and trout production." https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20200703/unh-researchers-use-cleanerfish-to-fight-sea-lice-helping-salmon-and-trout-production In addition, this lumpfish research has been featured in the following public and university educational events: • UNH Marine Research Complex Open House - 65 attendees; 9/19/19 • UNH Ocean Discovery Day - 2400 people (mostly K-12) 10/18/19-10/19/19 • UNH Graduate School recruiting fair - cleanerfish in salmonid farm model used and story told; 11/5/19 • Guest lecture in UNH Introductory Marine, Estuarine, and Freshwater Biology (MEFB 401) class - 42 students (all freshman); 11/20/19 • Seacoast Science Center Night at the Museum, Rye, NH - 60 attendees; 12/6/19 • Guest lecture in UNH Introductory Zoology (ZOOL 401) class - approx. 30 students (majority freshman); 12/9/19 • Oral presentations at Aquaculture America 2020 in the Cleanerfish Session - approx. 30 attendees; 2/11/20 • Pre-recorded video (2 mins) for Seacoast Science Center (Rye, NH) on general lumpfish knowledge to be used for general audiences; 3/28/20. • Live Zoom meeting with Seacoast Science Center (Rye, NH) High School Fellows. Discussed career paths, future education, research at UNH, and the lumpfish project; 3/28/20. • May 2 - Pre-recorded video for Seacoast Science Center (Rye, NH) with a greater focus on lumpfish aquaculture for World Ocean Day virtual event- general audiences; 5/2/20. • Live Zoom meeting with girl scouts from across the US about being a female marine biologist and featuring the lumpfish research; 8/ Hosted by the Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains; 85 girl scouts from grades 6-12 attended; 8/4/20. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Title: 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 Funding: $200,000 PC, Elizabeth Fairchild, University of New Hampshire, Associate Research Professor Funded PI, Brian Peterson, USDA ARS National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture, Center Director Funded PI, Michael Pietrak, USDA ARS National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center, Research Associate Funded PI, Gary Burr, USDA ARS National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center, Research Physiologist Funded PI, Michael Chambers, NH Sea Grant and Cooperative Extension, Aquaculturist Specialist Funded PI, Keng Pee, Cooke Aquaculture, Vice President of Research PI, Andrew Swanson, Cooke Aquaculture, VP of Research PI, Arron Jones, NH Sea Grant, University of NH, Outreach Coordinator Results: How did your work make a difference (change in knowledge, actions, or conditions) to the target audiences? At this point, we are only half-way through our research project but as a result of the research to date, lumpfish production in US research facilities has increased and there is a greater understanding in the US about cleanerfish use in fish farms. We have expanded the interest by researchers, across a range of disciplines, in lumpfish culture and increased the number of proposals being submitted. Recap: One- sentence summary There is industry interest in using lumpfish as a cleanerfish in US salmonid farms and we have shown that small-scale hatchery production of lumpfish is feasible in university facilities.
Publications
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Fairchild, E. A. 2020. The status of lumpfish production in the US. Aquaculture America 2020, February 9-12, 2020, Honolulu, HI. (invited speaker)
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Chambers, M. and E. A. Fairchild. 2020. Advancing US marine aquaculture at the University of New Hampshire. Aquaculture America 2020, February 9-12, 2020, Honolulu, HI. (invited speakers)
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
Fairchild, E. A. 2019. Morning Panel: Experimental and Technologically Feasible Species - Lumpfish. Status of Marine Fish Species for US Aquaculture Session, Aquaculture America 2019. The annual meeting of the World Aquaculture Society, March 8-11, 2019, New Orleans, LA. (invited panelist)
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
Fairchild, E. A. 2019. The cleanerfish conundrum: initiating a lumpfish program in the US. UNH Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture Club Seminar, Feb. 20, 2019, Durham, NH. (invited speaker)
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Pietrak, M.R., Burr, G.S., Peterson, B.C. Developing a lumpfish research program at the National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center. Aquaculture America 2020, February 9-12, 2020, Honolulu, HI. (invited speaker)
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Progress 09/01/18 to 08/31/19
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences for all NRAC projects are the aquaculture industry in the Northeast Region, University Researchers,Extension agents and specialists, aquaculture industry suppliers, and the general public. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?
Nothing Reported
How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?
Nothing Reported
What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Projects were funded late and there is nothing to report at this time.
Publications
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