aquaculture
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2024
Edible Institute visits Portland, talks sustainable seafood
The day-long event focused on sustainable aquaculture and fisheries. It was the first time the annual event came to Maine.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2024
Bigelow lab receives $7 million for algae research, business development
The Boothbay lab will use the National Science Foundation grant to build the Maine Algal Research Infrastructure and Accelerator in a bid to unlock more ways macroalgae and its microscopic counterpart can be used and ultimately marketed.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2024
Shellfish harvesting ban in part of Casco Bay expected to end later this week
The Department of Marine Resources said the ban, effective along the coast from Freeport to Harpswell, will likely end on Wednesday or Thursday.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2024
UMaine to build $10.3 million aquaculture research, workforce training center
Set to open in 2025, the Sustainable Aquaculture Workforce Innovation Center in Orono will prepare students for careers in the rapidly growing aquaculture industry.
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PublishedJune 29, 2024
Oyster farmers, fans celebrate a successful season at Maine Oyster Festival
Dozens of oyster farmers shucked and sold oysters at the 3rd annual festival in Freeport this weekend.
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PublishedJune 2, 2024
Agriculture is a growing part of Maine’s economy, despite fewer farms, farmland and farmers
Rising production costs, climate change and an aging population of farmers ready to retire are among the challenges facing the agriculture sector in Maine.
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PublishedMay 29, 2024
Company behind controversial $500 million fish farm in Belfast suing city
The Belfast City Council voted to withdraw its decision to seize a parcel of mudflats, which it had done in part to guarantee Nordic Aquafarms had access to Penobscot Bay.
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PublishedApril 17, 2024
Belfast decision puts future of controversial salmon farm in jeopardy
Nordic Aquafarms has tried for years to build a $500 million fish farm it says would add jobs and economically benefit the city. But without a guarantee to a parcel of land, it's unclear whether the company can move on the project.
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PublishedApril 16, 2024
Brunswick aquaculture business hopes to expand
The pending lease through the Department of Marine Resources will help the business consolidate its farms and grow its small operation.
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PublishedApril 14, 2024
Maine researchers, students are sorting through muck and slugs to study baby scallops
The Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries hopes the work will strengthen what could become a complicated relationship between fishermen and farmers who depend on the same juvenile scallops to do their work.
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