Aquaculture Research Funding Grant
August 1st, 2008 by MichelleThe US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration has recently awarded three grants aimed at furthering offshore aquaculture in the US.
Great Bay Aquaculture in Portsmouth, N.H., and the University of New Hampshire in nearby Durham will receive funding for aquaculture research from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) announced yesterday.
Great Bay Aquaculture will land a $250,000 grant for a pilot Atlantic cod farm in the Gulf of Maine that will explore sustainable farming practices. UNH will receive two grants: $212,304 to support its offshore longline mussel farm project and $474,999 to research the economic viability of offshore fish farming.
For the full article from Seafood Source News, please follow the link here.
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