Ocean Education and Technology Center

Lead Pi: Chrys Chryssostomidis · 2/2008 - 1/2010

Project Personnel: Brandy Wilbur

MIT Sea Grant
Project number: 2009-E/E-
Strategic Focus Area: Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Sustainable Coastal Development
education Outreach K-12 professional development ocean technology aquaculture eelgrass ROV

Farm raising fish for consumption is not a new concept, but there are not many marine fish species that are commercially available. MIT Sea Grant recognized the need to aid in the development of aquaculture in Massachusetts and started a Boston Aquaculture Initiative Program to deal with these issues. In January of 1998, MIT Sea Grant’s Marine Finfish Hatchery began operation in the Charlestown Navy Yard. In 2003, the hatchery moved north to our new aquaculture facility located at the Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center.