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Aquaculture Reports, Issue Papers and Journal Articles

Reports are listed with the most recent first.  To view these reports (pdf files) you may need Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader.  Download the free Adobe Reader software here  .  If you need an alternate format, please contact Marcy Nelson.

• Information Sheet on Finfish Aquaculture Therapeutant Use in Maine - pdf (70 kb)
• Benthic Conditions under Mussel Rafts - pdf (220 kb)
• Aquaculture Newsletter January 2008 - pdf (366 kb)
• Sea Lice and Aquaculture in Maine - pdf, 1 page, 14 kb
• Bio-Physical Carrying Capacity of the Environment for Aquaculture - pdf (94 kb)
• Nelson, Marcy L., James R. Gilbert, and Kevin J. Boyle. 2006. The Influence of Siting and Deterrence Methods on Seal Predation at Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Farms in Maine, 2001-2003.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 63:1710-1721. - pdf (245 kb)     NRC Copyright Notice
• Reported Escapes of Farmed Atlantic Salmon in Maine - pdf (7 kb)
• Maine Aquaculture Review - pdf (1.5 MB)
• Green Slime - pdf (508 kb)
• Water Quality and Benthic Impacts of Marine Aquaculture in Maine - pdf (246 kb)
• Task Force on Marine Aquaculture Final Report - pdf (533 kb)
• Task Force on Marine Aquacultue Executive Summary - pdf (53 kb)
• The Effect of Benthic Carbon Loading on the Degradation of Bottom Conditions Under Farm Sites - pdf (2.7 MB)
• Modelling Environmental Impacts of Marine Finfish Aquaculture - pdf (1.2 MB)

 

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