Dozens of oyster farmers shucked and sold oysters at the 3rd annual festival in Freeport this weekend.
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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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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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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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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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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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NASA satellite could help identify best places to grow oysters, scallops in Gulf of Maine
Two University of Maine researchers are involved with an effort to log the most detailed data on record about the color and health of the ocean. The findings could have a range of impacts in Maine.
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Jonesport aquaculture project on hold as conservation groups appeal permits
Kingfish Maine, which just received $4 million from the state, says it plans to break ground on its facility next year.
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Applications for food production industry grants open to Maine businesses
To support and expand Maine’s food production capabilities, Coastal Enterprises, Inc. in partnership with FocusMaine is offering the Tastemakers Initiative for a sixth time. Applications are open to Maine agriculture, aquaculture or fishery businesses, or companies that source from Maine agriculture, aquaculture or fisheries. The Tastemakers Initiative helps established food and beverage companies in Maine […]
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Running Tide oyster hatchery in Harpswell changes ownership
The former Running Tide oyster hatchery at George J. Mitchell Field in Harpswell has been sold to a local entrepreneur for an undisclosed sum, parties involved in the transaction said this week. The buyer, Topsham entrepreneur Matt Nixon, said he would continue to operate the facility as an oyster hatchery and would retain three of […]