{"id":7353,"date":"2026-04-21T09:29:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/aquaculture\/?page_id=7353"},"modified":"2026-04-27T12:41:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:41:15","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/aquaculture\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id7353_695555-60{margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id7353_695555-60 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7353_695555-60 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7353_695555-60 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:0px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id7353_695555-60 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.00;background:linear-gradient(222deg,rgb(65,118,161) 0%,rgb(8,46,88) 100%);mix-blend-mode:darken;}@media all and 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7353_c1227d-8b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7353_c1227d-8b\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:20px;line-height:32px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Fraunces;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7353_c1227d-8b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7353_c1227d-8b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7353_c1227d-8b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-size:20px;line-height:32px;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7353_c1227d-8b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7353_c1227d-8b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7353_c1227d-8b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7353_c1227d-8b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7353_c1227d-8b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7353_c1227d-8b\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7353_c1227d-8b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7353_c1227d-8b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7353_c1227d-8b\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading7353_c1227d-8b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7353_c1227d-8b\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\" data-aos-once=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\">ARI\u2019s mission is to serve Maine as an objective authority on aquaculture research with the goal of advancing a sustainable aquaculture future in the state and beyond. Since 2009, this interdisciplinary institute has been a catalyst for academic and applied research in four <\/span>focus areas:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7353_d1af53-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7353_d1af53-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7353_d1af53-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7353_d1af53-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7353_d1af53-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7353_d1af53-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7353_d1af53-b8{position:relative;}.kadence-column7353_d1af53-b8, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column7353_d1af53-b8:not(.specificity){margin-right:-15px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7353_d1af53-b8 > 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