Maine Sea Farmer's News Bulletin - January 16th, 2026

Hosted by Dana Morse, longtime Extension Agent for Maine’s aquaculture community, this bulletin-style podcast shares timely news, updates, and practical insights from the working coast. Broadcasting from UMaine’s Darling Marine Center, Dana connects science, local knowledge, and on-the-water experience to support sea farmers, researchers, and coastal professionals across the state.1.https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/environment-sustainability/nylon-aquaculture-nets-found-to-release-five-times-more-microplastics-than-other-materials2.Ocean Associates, Inc. (OAI) is seeking an oyster hatchery manager.https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=9a93435d-91d4-4a65-8a21-2de9187df1dd&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=605152&lang=en_US&source=CC2Contact Tom Noji of OAI at [email protected] (908-433-8094).3.https://www.pressherald.com/2025/12/16/bath-joins-program-to-cut-down-food-packaging-waste/4.Usefulness of NOAA NCCOS Satellite Imagery Emails for Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring in the Northeast U.S.https://www.flseagrant.org/publication/usefulness-of-noaa-nccos-satellite-imagery-emails-for-harmful-algal-blooms-in-the-northeast-u-s/5. Notes from a presentation on 12/17 by MA DMFAlex Boeri (MA-DMF Aquaculture Specialist) reported that there were 5 Campylobacter outbreaks and 19 illnesses associated with the consumption of oysters this summer, resulting in at least two closures. Robert Rheault, Executive DirectorEast Coast Shellfish Growers [email protected] 3 of Shellebrate! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya0NmtkaOWw7.New resource document for oyster farmers!https://maineaqua.org/best-management-oyster/8.Now Announcing: 2026 Strong Bodies, Strong Minds workshop seriesThe 2026 Strong Bodies, Strong Minds series will focus on building skills such as seamanship and human relations support.https://aquacultureinsharedwaters.org/2024-women-in-aquaculture9.Development of a soybean wax pickering emulsion for sustainable hydrophobic modification of paper.  https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.5c06102Growing Sustainable Barrier Coatings from Edible Fungal Mycelia. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c03185Single-step coating of cellulose nanofibrils on paper for sustainable food packaging. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-025-06838-8A laboratory-scale automated vacuum-assisted device for coating of cellulose nanofibrils onto paper. (2025). Tappi.org. https://imisrise.tappi.org/TAPPI/Products/25/NOV/25NOV541.aspxChemistry and applications of chitin nanocrystals in food packaging industry: A review.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.149864