NH Sustainable Marine Fisheries

The University of New Hampshire, N.H. Sea Grant and seven N.H. fishermen are paving the road for a new cottage aquaculture industry: farming steelhead trout. Their collaborative efforts over the past few years have led to N.H. fishermen to take over...

Blue mussels grow naturally off the coast of N.H., filtering the ocean water to feed on tiny plankton. There have been previous efforts to grow and market N.H.'s blue mussels, but various issues have halted their production over the past few years. With...

Gabriela Bradt, Fisheries specialist from New Hampshire Sea Grant and Twyla Herrington, Marine Extension Agent from Louisiana Sea Grant spent five days together in July completing the final leg of  an exchange program that they initiated back in March...

It may not be as historically prevalent as groundfishing, but aquaculture is quickly becoming an important part of the local seafood scene in New Hampshire. This relatively new venture for many fishermen who are seeking ways to supplement their income...