Sea & Reef Aquaculture, LLC

PI: Soren Hansen
"Intensive Culture of Marine Copepods and Expansion of New Ornamental Fish Species"
Approved award: $20,000 with $108,545 in matching funds

Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research, University of Maine

PI: Nick Brown
"Development of a Hatchery System for the Green Sea Urchin"
Approved award: $18,250 with $30,332 in matching funds

MariCal, Inc.

PI: Dave Russell
"Technology for Land Based marine Food-fish Production in Maine"
Approved award: $10,000 with $39,940 in matching funds

MER Assessment Corp,

PI: Chris Heinig
"Evaluation of the variability, applicability, and suitability of the redox potential and sulfide measurement methodology for determining benthic organic enrichment state and their use as regulatory compliance standards in Maine"
Approved award: $20,000 with $207,283 in matching funds

University of Maine Office of Sea Grant

PI: Dana Morse
"A trial of seabed fencing for wild stock enhancement of sea scallops, (Placopecten magellanticus) in coastal Maine waters"
Approved award: $16,774 with $22,703 in matching funds

Saint Joseph's College

PI: Mark Green
"Development of a submerged green-laser light system to deter Eider duck (Somateria mollissima) predation of the common blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) on mussel farms"
Approved award: $8,986 with $16,407 in matching funds