Today, Bela H. Buck is involved in various projects concerning the cultivation of marine plants/animals, the development
of technological design and the realization of pilot projects to
commercial enterprises. He is in cooperation with various
national/international institutions. He is the founder for a new
RAS plant (2.4 Mio €) for aquaculture research, which was
inaugurated in March 2011. Bela H. Buck won three prices
during his scientific career (e.g. The Price for interdisciplinary
research from the Chamber of Commerce).
Prof. Dr. Richard Langan is a Research Professor in the School
of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering and the Director of
Coastal and Ocean Technology Programs at the University of New
Hampshire, USA. He received a Bachelors Degree in Biology from
Lehigh University, and both Masters and Ph.D. from the University
of New Hampshire. Dr. Langan’s Masters thesis topic was the
ecology of anadromous fish in New England tidal rivers and his Ph.
D. research focused on by-catch and discards in the commercial
otter trawl fisheries in New England waters. Dr. Langan has been
involved in fisheries and aquaculture research and development as
both a scientific researcher and commercial entrepreneur for nearly
four decades. He has more than fifty peer-reviewed publications and
his work has received hundreds of citations.
At the University of New Hampshire, Dr. Langan has held
positions as a Research Scientist and Director of the Jackson
Estuarine Laboratory; Director of the Cooperative Institute for
Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology which focused
on development and application of innovative technologies to
address coastal water quality and habitat restoration; Director
of the National Estuarine Research Reserve Science
Collaborative, which supported collaborative environmental
research at the 43 Research Reserve sites across the USA; and
the Director of the Atlantic Marine Aquaculture Center, which
conducted research, development, and demonstration on sustainable open ocean aquaculture of finfish and shellfish. Prior to
his tenure at the University, Dr. Langan spent 5 years as first
mate on the commercial fishing trawlers F/V Scotsman and F/V
Captain Gould; 4 years as owner of a seafood retail, wholesale,
and restaurant business; and 5 years as the owner and operator of
a commercial oyster farm.
In recent years, Dr. Langan has continued to work with the
commercial fishing community and interested entrepreneurs to
develop molluscan shellfish aquaculture businesses, focusing on
oysters in estuarine waters and mussels and scallops in offshore
waters. He has been successful in transferring technology
developed the University to commercial practitioners. He is also
working with the US government Protected Species Program to
address the potential for entanglement of marine mammals and
turtles in open ocean aquaculture gear.
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of technological design and the realization of pilot projects to
commercial enterprises. He is in cooperation with various
national/international institutions. He is the founder for a new
RAS plant (2.4 Mio €) for aquaculture research, which was
inaugurated in March 2011. Bela H. Buck won three prices
during his scientific career (e.g. The Price for interdisciplinary
research from the Chamber of Commerce).
Prof. Dr. Richard Langan is a Research Professor in the School
of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering and the Director of
Coastal and Ocean Technology Programs at the University of New
Hampshire, USA. He received a Bachelors Degree in Biology from
Lehigh University, and both Masters and Ph.D. from the University
of New Hampshire. Dr. Langan’s Masters thesis topic was the
ecology of anadromous fish in New England tidal rivers and his Ph.
D. research focused on by-catch and discards in the commercial
otter trawl fisheries in New England waters. Dr. Langan has been
involved in fisheries and aquaculture research and development as
both a scientific researcher and commercial entrepreneur for nearly
four decades. He has more than fifty peer-reviewed publications and
his work has received hundreds of citations.
At the University of New Hampshire, Dr. Langan has held
positions as a Research Scientist and Director of the Jackson
Estuarine Laboratory; Director of the Cooperative Institute for
Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology which focused
on development and application of innovative technologies to
address coastal water quality and habitat restoration; Director
of the National Estuarine Research Reserve Science
Collaborative, which supported collaborative environmental
research at the 43 Research Reserve sites across the USA; and
the Director of the Atlantic Marine Aquaculture Center, which
conducted research, development, and demonstration on sustainable open ocean aquaculture of finfish and shellfish. Prior to
his tenure at the University, Dr. Langan spent 5 years as first
mate on the commercial fishing trawlers F/V Scotsman and F/V
Captain Gould; 4 years as owner of a seafood retail, wholesale,
and restaurant business; and 5 years as the owner and operator of
a commercial oyster farm.
In recent years, Dr. Langan has continued to work with the
commercial fishing community and interested entrepreneurs to
develop molluscan shellfish aquaculture businesses, focusing on
oysters in estuarine waters and mussels and scallops in offshore
waters. He has been successful in transferring technology
developed the University to commercial practitioners. He is also
working with the US government Protected Species Program to
address the potential for entanglement of marine mammals and
turtles in open ocean aquaculture gear.
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