~ Oceans serve as the world’s largest source of protein, with more than 2.6 billion people depending on the oceans as their primary source of protein. -United Nations Rio+20 The Future We Want
~“With Earth’s burgeoning human population to feed, we must turn to the sea with new understanding and new technology … We must farm it as we farm the land.” -Jacques Cousteau
~“With Earth’s burgeoning human population to feed, we must turn to the sea with new understanding and new technology … We must farm it as we farm the land.” -Jacques Cousteau
~With all the respect to Dr Cousteau, we must do a better job farming the oceans than we did farming the land.....These are my solutions
While aquaculture is often viewed as sustainable protein production, there are still many ways in which it can improve including . Here AIP data are collected and mapped. More....
A majority of the world's aquaculture producers are small scale. What is the environmental footprint of these farmers? This project collects impact data and provides Best Management Practice solutions to small scale farmers. More.....
American lobsters are iconic to New England. While fishery landings continue to increase, there are many challenges to the sustainability of this species and the fishery. Our work primarily focuses on shell disease. More.....
The use of feed in aquaculture correlates to the most significant environmental and social impacts. More...
Sustainability is a journey, and continual improvement is a way to lessen impacts of food production. Certification is an important tool to create a path toward increased sustainability. More.....
General Publications
