Aquaculture Technology
Increased Research Capacity at New Aquaculture Research Laboratory
For 30 years, The Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute has led the way in the development of land-based recirculating aquaculture...
Supporting Sustainability at Chatham University
Chatham University set out to develop their Eden Hall Campus with a goal in mind: create the country’s first...
Superior Fresh
At the Freshwater Institute, we know that the future of sustainable seafood lies in developing innovative approaches that value...
SINTEF & Freshwater Compare the Economics & Carbon Footprint of Salmon Farming
A collaboration between the Freshwater Institute and SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture examines two types of salmon farming systems—open net...
Seafood's "40 under 40": John Davidson
John Davidson is a senior research associate at the Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute. Since 1998, John has conducted research...
CtrlAQUA Research Center and The Freshwater Institute
The Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute, a recognized expert in the technology and design of aquaculture systems, is participating in...
Reviving a Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico
Runoff of nutrients from farmland in the Mississippi River Watershed is contributing to a hypoxic zone, or “dead zone,”...
Woodchip Bioreactor Research
The Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute, supported by a USDA-ARS cooperative agreement, performed pilot research on the adaptation of an...
Improving the Sustainability of Land-Based Closed-Containment Systems
Research at The Freshwater Institute focuses on developing and improving technologies to enhance the sustainability of the modern fish...
Land-Based Closed-Containment Aquaculture with the Atlantic Salmon Federation
In 2011 two conservation organizations came to the same understanding, an idea formed probably while fishing where the best...
Pacific Salmon Restoration Program Planning
The Chelan County Public Utility District (PUD) rears Pacific salmon and steelhead associated with the Upper Columbia River as...
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Design
The National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center (NCWMAC) is a new research facility established by USDA ARS to improve...
Development of Sustainable Land-Based Aquaculture Production Systems
A Cooperative Agreement funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service.
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