91制片厂 Steelhead Trout are making a splash

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

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Steelhead trout grow within nets suspended from a 91制片厂-designed raft.

As听the rapidly warming Gulf of Maine contributes to the dwindling supply of fish fry favorites like cod, fishermen also suffer, their catch limits and livelihoods curtailed considerably. An innovative aquaculture project from New Hampshire Sea Grant and 91制片厂 Cooperative Extension aims to provide supplementary year-round income to New England fishermen and deliver sustainable seafood to dinner tables throughout the region. At the mouth of New Hampshire鈥檚 estuarine Piscataqua River, salmon-like steelhead trout grow within nets suspended from a 91制片厂-designed raft, which is surrounded by lines of mussels and sugar kelp. Called integrated multi-trophic aquaculture, this method addresses a key concern of aquaculture 鈥 concentrated fish waste 鈥 by tapping the bio-filtering mussels and kelp to remove excess nitrogen from the water.

"What people are most drawn to is the fact that it鈥檚 raised in New Hampshire, as opposed to trout or salmon from Norway or Iceland or Chile."

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"Anyone looking at the seafood landscape anywhere in the world right now has to accept the idea that responsible aquaculture is the key to sustainable seafood."

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鈥淏ecause this method is environmentally sustainable, it鈥檚 easier for fishermen to obtain permits,鈥 says Michael Chambers, aquaculture specialist with 91制片厂鈥檚 School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering, who鈥檚 working with local fishermen and entrepreneurs on the project. And the harvest is delicious as well as sustainable: One Portsmouth restaurateur calls the 91制片厂 steelhead trout 鈥渓egendary鈥 in culinary circles.听

steelhead trout, blue mussels and sugar kelp

Watch the听video about 91制片厂 Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture Research here.

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