Freshwater InstituteAquaculture Projects
Supporting the Viability and Expansion of Land-Based Aquaculture
The Freshwater Institute has received funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research...
USFWS Hatchery Modernization Project
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) operates over 96 national fish hatcheries that...
Researching and Restoring West Virginia’s Declining Brook Trout Population
West Virginia’s native brook trout populations are struggling. A collaboration between the West Virginia...
Supplementing Brown Trout for Maryland Anglers
A collaboration between the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and The Conservation Fund’s Freshwater...
Supporting Matorka's Sustainable Expansion
Icelandic seafood producer Matorka has been growing Arctic char since 2010. As the company...
Increased Research Capacity at New Aquaculture Research Laboratory
For 30 years, The Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute has led the way in the...
Supporting Sustainability at Chatham University
Chatham University set out to develop their Eden Hall Campus with a goal in...
Superior Fresh
At the Freshwater Institute, we know that the future of sustainable seafood lies in...
SINTEF & Freshwater Compare the Economics & Carbon Footprint of Salmon Farming
A collaboration between the Freshwater Institute and SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture examines two types...
Seafood's "40 under 40": John Davidson
John Davidson is a senior research associate at the Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute. Since...
Supporting Sustainable Fish Farming with Marine Harvest
For three decades, The Freshwater Institute has conducted research to develop and improve technologies...
CtrlAQUA Research Center and The Freshwater Institute
The Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute, a recognized expert in the technology and design of...
Creating a Catch for Maryland Anglers
Every year thousands of anglers cast a line into Maryland’s waters in hope of...
Fish Hatchery Water Reuse Evaluation – Chelan County, WA
The Chelan County Public Utility District (PUD) in Washington State produces over four million...
Hatchery Planning and Partial Water Reuse System Design
White River NFH participates in the stock mitigation and reestablishment of Atlantic salmon in...
Land-Based Closed-Containment Aquaculture with the Atlantic Salmon Federation
In 2011 two conservation organizations came to the same understanding, an idea formed probably...
Pacific Salmon Restoration Program Planning
The Chelan County Public Utility District (PUD) rears Pacific salmon and steelhead associated with...
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Design
The National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center (NCWMAC) is a new research facility established...
Trout Hatchery Planning, Design, and Construction
A new hatchery was designed and constructed for the Rolling Rock Club that consolidated...
Get to Know the Freshwater Institute’s Spring Hill Salmon
At the Freshwater Institute, we are leaders in the development and design of aquaculture...
