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1. "Tilapia Aquaculture in Urban "Brownfields": A Demonstration Project" will documented the economic feasibility and demonstrate the development of a Tilapia growout facility in an urban "brownfield" (vacant factory/mill space). This project was a collaborative between University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, B&D Aquatics of New Bedford, and the Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School. Amount 50,000.00 (Tilapia Project Pictures) 2. "A Pilot Haddock Hatchery for Massachusetts" developed and documented methods for extending the period of availability of haddock fingerlings, provide fingerlings to academic researchers for growout trials, examined the development of a "tag" to allow the marketing of undersized haddock without compromising haddock management efforts and worked to transfer the results to relevant user groups through demonstrations, workshops, training programs and other forms of outreach. This project was accomplished through collaborative effort of MIT Sea Grant College Program, MA DMF, New England Fishery Management and NMFS. Amount 17,424.00 3. "Commercialization of Surf Clam Mariculture" developed cost effective growout culture strategies, worked to culture sufficient quantities of surf clams in order to determine market forces, demonstrated feasibility of commercial scale deep water shellfish mariculture in Massachusetts and developed a cost and biological basis on which to build a commercial industry around the surf clam. This project was a collaborative between Mr. Mark Simonitch of Chatham, Aquacultural Research Corporation of Dennis and Mr. Karl Rask, from the Resource Inc. of Orleans. (see related project reports from the DFA Agro-environmental technology grant program for surf clam culture) Amount 10,375.00 Soft-Shell Clam Aquaculture and Management. 4. "Submerged Coastal Offshore Mussel Aquaculture System: biological aspects of suspended near bottom growth within the benthic turbidity zone (BTZ)" that worked to develop a successful prototype offshore mussel farm that can be owned and operated by fishermen or entrepreneurs. This collaborative effort between Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution personnel, Blue Gold Mussel Inc, and consultation form Drs. Don Rhoads, John Bonardelli, and Jack Pearce examined the engineering, biology, economics and policy decisions involved in the establishment of mussel aquaculture in Massachusetts waters. Amount 23,103.00 Pictures 5. "Development and Demonstration of a Floating Hatchery/Nursery Culture System" sought to address the need for more reliable sources of shellfish seed for private and public shellfish aquaculture operations in Massachusetts. This project was a collaborative effort between Jack Blake, a private shellfish grower on Martha's Vineyard and Rick Karney of the Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group. Amount 28,221.00 More info Pictures 6. "Production and Marketing of Yellow Perch, Perca flavescencs, in Massachusetts" was be partially funded through the grants program and it worked to identify additional species that may have potential as aquaculture species in the Commonwealth. This project, was developed at Essex Agricultural and Technical Institute, also sought to demonstrate the production technology for recirculating culture of perch in Massachusetts and to evaluate public acceptance of yellow perch through test marketing and taste test trials conducted by the institutions culinary program. Amount 5,877.00 Yellow Perch Sensory Report Pictures
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