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Aquaculture

Published
April 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.
Published
April 1, 2024

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.
Published
March 3, 2024

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.
Published
January 1, 2024

Nordic reaffirms commitment to $500 million Belfast fish farm

Despite legal setbacks in 2023, the Norwegian aquaculture developer insists it is staying the course with its proposed 55-acre land-based salmon farm.
Published
November 12, 2023

Eel guts, salmon blood: Maine companies look to make the most of fish waste

Converting waste from salmon, eel and other marine species into consumer and biomedical products has opened a new and lucrative path for Maine's seafood industry.

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Published
August 24, 2023

Massive algae bloom in Gulf of Maine mystifies, worries scientists

Researchers say this kind of algae does not produce harmful toxins, but they worry its eventual die-off could lead to low oxygen levels that have preceded large fish and shellfish kills in other areas.
Published
August 18, 2023

Maine Voices: Let’s move ahead with Belfast fish farm proposal

Grant Nordic Aquafarms the power of eminent domain to raise farm-raised salmon, which is more sustainable and economical than lobster.
Published
August 3, 2023

Court deals another blow to proposed Belfast fish farm

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that a local conservation group had the right to challenge a permit for a controversial aquaculture facility in Belfast. The permit will now return to the city for review.
Published
May 15, 2023

Kelp dryer could allow Maine seaweed farms to triple output

The machine, developed by Ocean's Balance, is intended to solve the exacting challenges seaweed farmers face when trying to preserve their harvest.
Published
April 11, 2023

Aquaculture development on Down East coast hits a roadblock

A group of business owners and residents is challenging the Jonesport Planning Board’s decision to allow a $110 million facility that would cultivate yellowtail kingfish.