Fish in the Fields wins JMK Innovation Prize

Fish in the Fields wins JMK Innovation Prize

Source: thefishsite

12/28/2023

Fish in the Fields wins JMK Innovation Prize

Credit: C Greg Lutz

A project that involves farming golden shiner fish in rice fields in Arkansas during the winter months has won a six figure award.

The JM Kaplan Fund awards the Prize biennially to 10 innovators in the fields of social justice, the environment, and heritage conservation. Awardees will each receive a total of $175,000 over three years and join a learning collaborative designed to support them through the challenges of a startup organisation.

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