{"id":5882,"date":"2024-11-18T13:33:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T18:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/?page_id=5882"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:41:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T19:41:44","slug":"nna-project-background","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/nna-project-background\/","title":{"rendered":"NNA Project Background"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id5882_058aeb-bf > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id5882_058aeb-bf > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id5882_058aeb-bf > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id5882_058aeb-bf > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 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target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Initial Concept Paper: NNA Collaboratory<\/a>  Dec 2021<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-5882_5a8183-dd .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;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;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-5882_5a8183-dd\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_file kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M13 2H6a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v16a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V9z\"\/><polyline points=\"13 2 13 9 20 9\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><a 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