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Purpose:
Purpose:
To enhance the success of emerging firms in the aquaculture and marine sciences sector in two
locations.
Sector Description:
Aquaculture and marine sciences
Facilities Description:
Conference space
Central telephone
Reception services
Meeting rooms
Walpole:
1,000 square foot incubator space
Linked to Darling Marine Center and its
circulating sea water systems and tanks
Franklin:
6,000 square foot incubator space
Linked to Franklin Center for Cooperative
Aquaculture Research and its recirculating sea
water systems and tanks
Special Programs:
Entrepreneurial training
Student internships
Business counseling
Business plan development
Grant application assistance
SBIR support
Video conferencing
Technical advisory services
Specialty Areas:
Walpole: Shellfish and invertebrates
Franklin: Polyculture and finfish
Academic Partnerships:
Darling Marine Center (UMaine)
Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research
(UMaine)
Business Partnerships:
Coastal Enterprises, Inc
Eastern Maine Development Corporation
U.S. Small Business Administration
Technical Partnerships:
Agricultural Research Service, USDA, North
Atlantic Region
Downeast Institute
Maine Aquaculture Association
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Maine Sea Grant Program
Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center, USDA
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
State Partnerships:
Finance Authority of Maine
Maine International Trade Center
Maine Investment Exchange
Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Maine Procurement Technical Assistance Center
Maine Patent Program
Maine School of Law
Maine Small Business Development Centers
Maine Technology Institute
Small Business Development Centers
 Mailing Address:
Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center
5717 Corbett Hall, Room 438
Orono, ME 04469-5717
Phone: 207-581-2263
Fax: 207-581-1479
Director: Christopher Davis
maic@maineaquaculture.org
www.maineaquaculture.org
Locations:
33 South Bay Rd., Franklin
193 Clarks Cove Rd., Walpole
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