Our funded research projects span a wide range of topics that interest and benefit New Hampshire residents and their environment. Find projects below by funding cycle year and/or topic.
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| Understanding Vibrio contamination risks associated with genetically diverse shellfish aquaculture seed As sea levels rise and these storms become more frequent, local cities and towns are increasingly vulnerable to both surface flooding and groundwater…
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2026-2027 | Aquaculture, Genetics, Human Health |
| Developing a water level sensor monitoring network in the City of Portsmouth, New Hampshire to build community resilience and environmental literacy for coastal flooding and storm surge As coastal flooding events become more frequent, local cities and towns are increasingly vulnerable. This growing risk has created a need for better…
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2026-2027 | Coastal Resilience, Education, Flooding, Innovative Technology |
| Evaluating the northern range expansion of crab species in New Hampshire through community engagement, baseline monitoring, and trophic interactions To better understand whether food and environmental conditions are affecting cod recovery, this research project will study what spring- and winter-…
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2026-2027 | Coastal Resilience, Fisheries |
| Understanding the role of diet in the sustainability of the Gulf of Maine Atlantic cod fishery To better understand whether food and environmental conditions are affecting cod recovery, this research project will study what spring- and winter-…
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2026-2027 | Fisheries, Marine Economy |
| PFAS bioaccumulation and effects on lobsters in and near Great Bay Estuary This study will examine the fate and effects of PFAS in American lobsters both inside of the Great Bay Estuary where known sources of PFAS…
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2026-2027 | Emerging Contaminants, Fisheries |
| Recovery of biogeochemical function and microbial communities in restored salt marshes in coastal New Hampshire New Hampshire's salt marshes are valuable coastal ecosystems, but they are under threat from human activities. To help restore these ecosystems…
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2026-2027 | Education, Restoration, Wetlands |
| Evaluating the northern range expansion of blue crab in New Hampshire through community engagement, baseline monitoring, and trophic interactions As ocean temperatures rise in the Gulf of Maine, blue crabs and other range-expanding species are moving into estuaries like New Hampshire’s Great…
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2024-2025 | Genetics, Wetlands |
| Demographic representation in New Hampshire's seafood economy By examining the demographics of New Hampshire’s seafood workforce, researchers aim to identify potential barriers and opportunities in the labor…
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2024-2025 | Fisheries, Marine Economy |
| Biotoxin accumulation in a changing coastal ocean: Determining how feeding behavior and food selection in commercially important bivalves is altered by warming and acidification By studying how ocean warming and acidification affect feeding behavior and toxin buildup in key shellfish species, researchers aim to support safe…
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2024-2025 | Aquaculture |
| Toward a bird-friendly marine economy: Integrating seabird data into marine development planning Using spatial modeling to identify key habitats of endangered seabirds like roseate terns in the Gulf of Maine will provide critical data to help…
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2024-2025 | Fisheries, Marine Economy |
| Assessing and mitigating risks associated with small oyster importation This research aims to assess the risk of introducing the harmful Vibrio parahaemolyticus strain ST36 through larger oyster seed and explore how…
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2024-2025 | Aquaculture |
| Understanding differential climatic and exploitative impacts on two Atlantic cod stocks in the western Gulf of Maine Recent updates to the Atlantic Cod management strategy reflect the complex structure of our local cod populations, breaking the U.S. cod stocks into…
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2024-2025 | Fisheries |
| Temporal dynamics of phytoplankton populations in coastal NH Phytoplankton – microscopic marine algae that live in our oceans and photosynthesize like plants – are the food that fuels all marine ecosystems.…
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2022-2023 | Fisheries |
| Promoting the sustainability of New Hampshire oyster aquaculture by improving pathogenic Vibrio management tools and contingencies Though infections by the bacterium Vibrio parahaemolyticus have increased in the Northeast, New Hampshire and Maine have avoided any Vibrio-linked…
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2022-2023 | Aquaculture |
| Diversifying the New England Sea Vegetable Aquaculture Industry – Phase II: Line Seeding Technology and Grow-out Trials for Longline Nori Production Seaweed aquaculture in the Gulf of Maine has exploded in the last ten years, but is based on a single species. This project seeks to diversify the…
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2022-2023 | Aquaculture |
| What ‘goes with the flow’? Linking Zostera marina reproduction and genetic diversity with oceanographic drivers in Great Bay Estuary Eelgrass meadows around the world are in decline, and this project will help researchers and managers understand past changes in eelgrass and prepare…
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2022-2023 | Genetics, Wetlands |
| Team LuMP — Lumpfish Mapping Project Lumpfish are a species that may become economically important in aquaculture and offer a unique opportunity to understand climate change in the Gulf…
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2022-2023 | Aquaculture |
| Factors influencing PFAS bioaccumulation and biomagnification in marine food webs associated with AFFF sources in a New England estuary Attention and concern have increasingly grown around PFAS, and little is known about how it accumulates in seafood.
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2022-2023 | Emerging Contaminants, Water Quality and Safety |
| Development and evaluation of a culturally-tailored online nutrition education program targeting fish consumption among Hispanic adults Eating fish is a healthy choice, but those who need it most may not be getting the nutritional education to help them benefit from seafood diets.
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2022-2023 | Education, Human Health |
| Wastewater treatment processes influencing Emerging Contaminant loads to the Great Bay Estuary To examine the growing threat of PFAS and other contaminants, Paula Mouser and her team at the University of New Hampshire will apply new analysis…
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2020-2021 | Emerging Contaminants, Water Quality and Safety |
