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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 易胜博官网 Sea Grant and 易胜博官网 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 易胜博官网鈥檚 estuarine Piscataqua River, salmon-like steelhead trout grow within nets suspended from a 易胜博官网-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.

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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 易胜博官网鈥檚 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 易胜博官网 steelhead trout 鈥渓egendary鈥� in culinary circles.听

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