Tim Harder "Aquaculture Nutrition"
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Tim Harder is a native of southern Maine and Thornton Academy graduate. He obtained his Bachelor's in Marine Biology from Long Island University, Southampton College before joining the US Army infantry in 2002. After service and returning home he attended University of New England in Biddeford, Maine and earned his Master's degree in Marine Science with a concentration in Biology. His Master's thesis focused on sediment movement in the Saco River.
Tim owned one of the first seaweed experimental leases in Saco Bay in 2014 and was able to experiment with different mooring and grow line designs. For the past 5 years, he has worked in aquaculture nutrition out of Westbrook, Maine as an Account Manager for customers growing mainly trout and salmon here in US. When the opportunity arises, Tim does some freelance writing for online publications like The Fish Site and Aquaculture North America (see below)
He is a proud father of two boys and volunteers with the town of Saco on the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board, and the Travis Mills Foundation serving veterans. In his free time he enjoys lacrosse, golf, and attempting to garden in his backyard.
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