MARICAL INC

Portland, ME · Agritech · Private

Calcium receptor-based mineral supplementation technology for shrimp aquaculture

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Agritech
Headquarters: Portland, ME
Latest Form D: $151K, Mar 2009
Total capital: $278K

Federal grants: $90K; 1 award · 2010; Rank in peer group#14 of 73
Private capital raised: $151K; 1 Form D · last Mar 2009; 211 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $38K; 1 award · Commerce; Rank in Agritech#80 of 882
Granted patents: 1; 5 pending · first 2016; Rank in peer group#13 of 73

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jun 2010Federal grantAgriculture · Development Of Novel Calcium Receptor Based Mineral Supplementation Technologies For Inland Shrimp Aquaculture$90K
Mar 2009Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$151K
Jun 2005Federal contractCommerce · Sea Ready Trials$38K

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Federal first

45months

from MARICAL INC’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Jun 2005: Commerce · $38K
First Form D · Mar 2009: $151K · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 1 award

An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.

Standing among 73 peers

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Agritech · Molecule

Federal grants#14 · top 19%
Granted patents#13 · top 18%

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

Bruce I AndrewsExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Caryn CrumpDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Donald G. FriedlDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Edward L. McMillanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
George W. LoganDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Helge HellebustDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

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H. William HarrisExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Joseph WishcamperDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Oyvind Fylling-JensenDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Steven MorrellDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
William T. ThomasExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 6

May 31, 2016GrantedMethods of Nourishing AnimalsUSPTOUS 9,351,998
PendingMethods Of Nourishing AnimalsUSPTOApplication PCTUS2009003165
PendingMethods Of Inhibiting Biofouling By Aquatic Biofouling OrganismsUSPTOApplication PCTUS2008005683

Show all 6 patent records

Methods of Nourishing AnimalsMay 31, 2016 · US 9,351,998Granted
Methods Of Nourishing AnimalsApplication PCTUS2009003165Pending
Methods Of Inhibiting Biofouling By Aquatic Biofouling OrganismsApplication PCTUS2008005683Pending
Methods Of Raising Crustaceans In Low Salinity WaterApplication PCTUS2008005675Pending
Polyvalent Cation-sensing Receptor In Atlantic SalmonApplication PCTUS2003011188Pending
Methods For Growing And Imprinting Fish Using An OdorantApplication PCTUS2002032217Pending

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Regulatory activity · Agritech

Sector-level, not company-level

09 Jul 2026Supplemental Disaster Assistance Programs, Marketing Assistance Loans, and Sugar ProvisionsCommodity Credit Corporation
09 Jul 2026Revisions to the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Loan ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service
06 Jul 2026Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)Commodity Credit Corporation
29 Jun 2026Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel FeedstocksEnergy and Environmental Policy Office
17 Jun 2026Rescinding Portions of U.S. Department of Agriculture Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Department of Justice's Regulations To Implement Executive Order 14281
11 Jun 2026Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program; Approval of Information Collection RequestCommodity Credit Corporation

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.