Aquaculture Skill Sessions
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2024 Sessions
June 19th - Small Scale Aquaculture Fabrication
Solar and Aquaculture- gain hands on experience will small scale solar systems that are robust enough to live on a farm
Metal Fabrication- Silas Rogers will show off his custom aquaculture gear including star wheels and a mast and boom and discuss his planning and building process
August 29th - Site Selection and Set Up
Hear from Tom Kiffney (University of Maine) about online resources available during the site selection process. He will showcase various datasets and maps including access points, exposure, physical characteristics, and social dimensions.
Tour the Hurricane Island Aquaculture Farm and discuss various gear types and the moorings, lines, and anchors needed to hold them.
Space is limited, so register today!
Have questions? Reach out to Aquaculture Manager Madison Maier
About Our Farm
Hurricane Island was granted our 3.2 acre experimental lease site in 2019. Previously, the organization held LPAs located in the same spot. We are permitted to grow sea scallops (Placopecten magellanicus), blue mussels (Mytilus edulis), Eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica), sugar kelp (Laminaria saccharina), and winged kelp (Alaria esculenta). The majority of our research efforts and aquaculture education is based around sea scallops.
Cost and Logistics
Participants will depart from Journey Ends Marina, in Rockland and travel directly to Hurricane Island on our passenger vessel, Sunny. We will meet at 8:30am and return by 5 pm. Due to the capacity of our boat, we are limited to 16 participants. Forms will be accepted on a rolling basis and are first come, first serve. There is no cost to attend.