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Recognizing the value of clean water resources, the Freshwater Institute works with government, industry, nonprofits and individuals to shape sustainable, environmentally responsible solutions to water resource management.

 

Utilitizing a variety of approaches, our work can be categorized into three broad areas:

 

    • Applied Science- finding answers through the spirit of research, experimentation, and discovery.
    • Conservation Engineering-applying engineering and conservation principles to implement practical solutions.
    • Training and Education-sharing knowledge with present generations so that they may leave a positive legacy for those in the future.
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Rockymarsh Run Watershed Restoration

 

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The Freshwater Institute is initiating restoration and protection efforts in Rockymarsh Run with the goal of restoring a native brook trout fishery in the stream and generating other local benefits for the area, while also contributing to regional Chesapeake Bay water quality restoration goals.

Click here to go to the Rockymarsh Run website and learn more about the watershed, why it is important to protect, and who we're working with to restore it.

 

 

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Upcoming Events
group of people posing for pictureThe Freshwater Institute recently taught its annual Water Reuse for Intensive Fish Culture Short Course in Bar Harbor, Maine. Students from across the United States, Canada and Chile attended lectures on such topics as recirculation system design, water quality, biofiltration, gas conditioning, and biosecurity. They toured local facilities including the USDA’s new Northeast Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center in Franklin, Maine.
Pictured: Freshwater Institute instructors Drs. Steven Summerfelt, Brian Vinci, and Chris Good with students during the final evening’s banquet.

 

 

Click here for more details on the next short course to be held in 2010.

 

Latest News
Dr. Steven Summerfelt attended the Freshwater Trout Aquaculture Dialogue in Barcelona, Spain on November 5-6.
This was the third gathering of the Dialogue, which is a group of trout producers, conservationists, scientists and others who began meeting in November 2008 to develop global standards for responsible Rainbow Trout aquaculture. Learn more >>
Dr. Steven Summerfelt and Dr. Christopher Good attended the FDA/CVM/OM seminar October 15, 2009.
Dr. Steven Summerfelt and Dr. Christopher Good each gave a seminar to the staff at the FDA/CVM/OM. Dr. Good spoke about the "The Veterinarians Role in Aquaculture" and Dr. Summerfelt spoke about the "Process Requirements for Achieving Full-flow Disinfection Using Ozonation and UV Irradiation" and "Water Quality and Treatment Process Efficiencies in Replicated Recirculating Systems Operated with and without Ozonation".
Dr. Christopher Good attended the following:
Sept. 22 – Paris, France. Flavobacterium 2009 Conference
Sept. 27 – Veracruz, Mexico. World Aquaculture Society
Sept. 29 – Veracruz, Mexico. Dr. Good was invited by Troutlodge where he gave a 1-hour biosecurity lecture during a private, day-long seminar for local fish farmers
Drs. Christopher Good and Steven Summerfelt attended the research group meeting with NOFIMA/AKVAFORSK in Norway.
Drs. Christopher Good and Steven Summerfelt traveled to Sunndalsora, Norway to attend the research group meeting with NOFIMA/AKVAFORSK held on August 12-13, 2009. The meeting focused on NOFIMA’s project “Salmon Smolt Welfare and Performance in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems.” In addition, they toured NOFIMA’s new ‘Norwegian Center for Recirculating Aquaculture’ facility, which is still under construction.
Aquaculture Europe 2009

Drs. Christopher Good and Steven Summerfelt presented research findings from USDA ARS funded projects in Trondhiem, Norway.

Read Velo Mitrovich's article about Dr. Summerfelt's talk at Trondheim, "One aquaculture scientist is putting forward a radical concept: research that pays off." in Fish Farming International, September 2009.

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Freshwater Institute wins award in the Adobe-TechSoup Show Your Impact Contest 2009

The Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute has been awarded Runner-Up in the Adobe-TechSoup Show Your Impact Contest 2009 in the Environmental Impact Print/Photo category.    Learn More >>