BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:EventsCalendar PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T053451Z TZURL:https://www.tzurl.org/zoneinfo-outlook/America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:College of Arts and Sciences,College of Engineering,Lectures and Seminars,SMAST,SMAST Seminar Series,STEM DESCRIPTION:Seminar Announcement Department of Fisheries Oceanography "Nove l Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture Projects in the Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico, and the Northern Mariana Islands" Michael ChambersAssociate Res earch Professor, University of New Hampshire Wednesday, April 29, 20263:00 - 4:00 pmSMAST E 101-103 and via Zoom Abstract: Interest in integrated mu ltitrophic (IMTA) farming technologies is growing in the US, Gulf of Ameri ca, and the Pacific. This type of aquaculture incorporates lower trophic s pecies that extract inorganic and organic nutrients from a fed species. Th is technique has been demonstrated by the University of New Hampshire with steelhead trout, blue mussel, and sugar kelp from a floating sea structur e called the AquaFort. This farming approach reduces nitrogen input to the environment and produces additional species to be sold thus increasing th e economic viability of a farm. The platform is used for aquaculture educa tion, training, research and demonstration. This small-scale approach ease s the permitting process, informs the public on responsible farming method s and provides fresh seafood to local markets. A second IMTA project has c ommenced offshore of Dauphin Island, AL. This project is funded by the Gul f States Marine Fisheries Commission and is currently producing red drum, eastern oysters, and Gracilaria. A third project is underway on Saipan in the Northern Marina Islands. This project is in the permitting phase and is currently collecting environmental data for a site offshore of Garapan. The status of these projects will be presented. Join Meeting https://um assd.zoom.us/j/93758230260 Note: Meeting ID and passcode required. Please email contact to obtain. For additional information, please contact Callie Rumbut at c.rumbut@umassd.edu\nEvent page: https://www.umassd.edu/events /cms/smast-seminar---dfo-novel-integrated-multitrophic-aquaculture-project s-in-the-gulf-of-maine-gulf-of-mexico-and-the-northern-mariana-islands-by- michael-chambers.php\nEvent link: https://umassd.zoom.us/j/93758230260 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Seminar Announcement

De partment of Fisheries Oceanography

"Novel Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture Projects in the Gulf of Maine\, Gulf of Mexico\, and the North ern Mariana Islands"

Michael Chambers
Associate Research Prof essor\, University of New Hampshire

Wednesday\, April 29\, 2026
3:00 - 4:00 pm
SMAST E 101-103 and via Zoom

Abstract:

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Interest in integrated multitrophic (IMTA) farming technologies is gro wing in the US\, Gulf of America\, and the Pacific. This type of aquacultu re incorporates lower trophic species that extract inorganic and organic n utrients from a fed species. This technique has been demonstrated by the U niversity of New Hampshire with steelhead trout\, blue mussel\, and sugar kelp from a floating sea structure called the AquaFort. This farming appro ach reduces nitrogen input to the environment and produces additional spec ies to be sold thus increasing the economic viability of a farm. The platf orm is used for aquaculture education\, training\, research and demonstrat ion. This small-scale approach eases the permitting process\, informs the public on responsible farming methods and provides fresh seafood to local markets. A second IMTA project has commenced offshore of Dauphin Island\, AL. This project is funded by the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission and is currently producing red drum\, eastern oysters\, and Gracilaria. A third project is underway on Saipan in the Northern Marina Islands. This project is in the permitting phase and is currently collecting environment al data for a site offshore of Garapan. The status of these projects will be presented.

Join Meeting

https://u massd.zoom.us/j/93758230260

Note: Meeting ID and passcode requ ired. Please email contact to obtain.

For additional information\, please contact Callie Rumbut at c.rumbut@umassd.edu

Event pag e: https://www .umassd.edu/events/cms/smast-seminar---dfo-novel-integrated-multitrophic-a quaculture-projects-in-the-gulf-of-maine-gulf-of-mexico-and-the-northern-m ariana-islands-by-michael-chambers.php
Event link: https://umassd.zoom.us/j/93758230260

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