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UNH Receives $5M to Expand Its Commitment to Sustainable Seafood
Thanks to a $5 million gift, the University of New Hampshire will transform and expand its existing open ocean aquaculture site into the UNH…
 Outreach and Engagement Resource
Oyster farmers raising awareness of industry with Oyster Fest
Oyster Week came to a close Saturday with Oyster Fest at Bernie's Beach Bar in Hampton. The event showcased music, drinks and all-you-can-eat…
 Outreach and Engagement Resource
Sustaining the Seas
David Fredriksson has been selected to lead the new UNH Sustainable Seafood Center — a hub at the nexus of food security, climate change adaptation…
 Outreach and Engagement Resource
Winter Flounder Otoliths Can Be Used as Natural Tags
Estuaries are essential habit for juvenile winter flounder. UNH researchers are working to determine which estuaries are most productive so that they…
 Judd Gregg Marine Research Complex Resource
Atlantic Wolffish Ecology Research
UNH researchers work collaboratively with commercial fisherman to help improve Atlantic wolffish stock assessments.
 Judd Gregg Marine Research Complex Resource
Atlantic Wolffish Tagging Project
The NE Wolffish Tagging Project represents a partnership of scientists and fishermen who research the movements of Atlantic wolffish (Anarhichas…
 Judd Gregg Marine Research Complex Resource
Wind Farm with Turbines Operating Under Yawed Conditions
Wind turbines operating in the wake of upstream turbines experience power losses due to wake effects. Upwind turbines can intentionally be yawed to…
 Center for Ocean Renewable Energy Resource
Wind Turbine Wake Studies at Relevant Scales
The development of the turbulent wakes generated by two 1 m diameter turbine models were studied in the UNH Flow Physics Facility [link], which…
 Center for Ocean Renewable Energy Resource
Wind Turbine Array Studies
Wind turbine arrays of up to 100 model wind turbines are studied experimentally in the UNH Flow Physics Facility (FPF), a large flow-physics-quality…
 Center for Ocean Renewable Energy Resource
Lumpfish Research
Lumpfish being grown to investigate their use as cleanerfish.
 Judd Gregg Marine Research Complex Resource
Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture Research
New Hampshire-raised steelhead trout are making a splash in restaurants and seafood markets throughout northern New England, thanks to researchers at…
 Judd Gregg Marine Research Complex Resource
Mooring Loads and Deformation of Closed Flexible Fish Cages
Researchers at the Center for Ocean Engineering are working with SINTEF Aquaculture and Fisheries, Norway, and the United States Naval Academy to…
 Jere A. Chase Ocean Engineering Laboratory Resource
Hydrokinetic Turbine Testing
In July 2012, the University of New Hampshire Center for Ocean Renewable Energy (UNH-CORE) tested an industry developed hydrokinetic turbine at…
 Jere A. Chase Ocean Engineering Laboratory Resource
Dynamics of Marine Barriers
​​​​​​​Protection of sensitive marine installations and infrastructure is critical in today's geo-political climate. The Center for Ocean…
 Jere A. Chase Ocean Engineering Laboratory Resource
Fish Farming Harvest Clinic
UNH/NH Sea Grant research scientist, Michael Chambers coordinates a marine fish farming clinic at the Judd Gregg Marine Research Complex in New…
 Judd Gregg Marine Research Complex Resource
Marine Aquaculture: A Promising Future
Mussels, kelp and trout grown off the coast of Portsmouth, N.H. are fulfilling demand for local seafood while removing excess nutrients from the…
 Judd Gregg Marine Research Complex Resource
Field Deployment of a Wave Energy Convertor
In fall 2012, the Center for Ocean Engineering worked with Neptune Wave Power of Dallas, Texas to analyze their wave energy converter and perform a…
 Jere A. Chase Ocean Engineering Laboratory Resource
Copper Alloy Netting in Aquaculture Cage Systems
Researchers at the Center for Ocean Engineering, in collaboration with Canakkale University, Turkey, and the International Copper Association, are…
 Jere A. Chase Ocean Engineering Laboratory Resource
Geomorphology and Processes on Continental Margins and the Deep Seafloor
Use U.S. Law of the Sea (Extended Continental Shelf) multibeam bathymetry and acoustic backscatter data to quantitatively describe the morphology of…
 Jere A. Chase Ocean Engineering Laboratory Resource
Acoustic Mapping of Methane Gas Seeps
Bubbles of methane gas can be found escaping the seabed throughout the worlds oceans. Methane is a key greenhouse gas, and any gas escaping the…
 Jere A. Chase Ocean Engineering Laboratory, Research Initiatives Research Initiatives