Aquaculture

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Helping to Grow Sustainable Aquaculture in New Hampshire and Beyond

Aquaculture has great potential to sustainably produce seafood for a hungry world while helping our fishing and coastal communities build resilience to environmental and economic change. To help realize this potential, NH Sea Grant has been developing, educating and training individuals in responsible aquaculture methods.

Click here to read about NH Sea Grant's $1.4 million aquaculture research award as part of NOAA's 2018 National Sea Grant Aquaculture Initiative.

Current Projects:

Contact

Michael Chambers, Ph.D.
Aquaculture Extension Specialist
michael.chambers@unh.edu
(603) 862-3394

Arron Jones
Aquaculture Program Manager
arron.jones@unh.edu

AquaFort & IMTA

photo of offshore aquaculture platform

Shrimp

Shrimp research

Steelhead Trout

New Hampshire Fisherman

Oysters

Oysters

Kelp

Michael Chambers with kelp

Mussels

Mussel research

logo for Northeast Ocean DataApril 2019: Northeast Ocean Data and the NH Dept of Environmental Services (NHDES) recently released an interactive map of New Hampshire's permitted aquaculture sites, including NH Sea Grant and UNH's multi-trophic aquaculture sites. View the interactive map here.

Recent Aquaculture News: