2018-2019 Projects

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NH Sea Grant funded six projects during our 2018-2019 biennial cycle. Five projects fell within our competition theme of 'Safe and Sustainable Seafood Production.' The theme encouraged projects to support the responsible stewardship of healthy coastal ecosystems that balances ecosystem services and helps communities maintain working waterfronts and coastal economies.

striped bass swim in a tank where they are grown for aquaculture

Characterizing the genetic stock structure of striped bass to improve marine culture and inform fishery management 

David Berlinsky

University of New Hampshire

two Jonah crabs are held in a research facility

Evaluating growth and sustainable harvesting practices for Jonah crabs in New England waters 

Joshua Carloni

NH Fish & Game

An Atlantic cod lying on its side on the deck of a boat

Reducing risk and enhancing benefits of fish consumption: Understanding species, size and age relationships for mercury, arsenic, selenium and omega-3 fatty acid concentrations in Gulf of Maine fisheries species

Celia Chen

Dartmouth College

Rows of lettuce grown in an integrated aquaculture hydroponic system

Improving the economic sustainability of Northeast aquaculture using a wastes-to-resources approach via integrated farming models 

Todd Guerdat

University of New Hampshire

glass eels in a bucket of water

DNA Methods to Monitor Invasive Species and Biodiversity in Estuarine Systems 

Alison Watts

University of New Hampshire

Two oysters in a gloved hand at an oyster aquaculture farm

Examining the role of viruses on successful invasion by a hypervirulent pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus strain and the subsequent impact on native populations

Cheryl Whistler

University of New Hampshire