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Fisheries & Marine
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With Millinocket proposal, salmon farming would head north
February 16, 2023A proposal for a aquaculture operation at the former Great Northern Paper mill site has gotten backing from state and local officials, but must still go through the permitting process.
February 16, 2023
Lisbon aquaponics farm could more than double production after $22M expansion
Updated: February 16, 2023After completing the 120,000-square-foot greenhouse, it’s expected that Springworks Farm will produce about 5 million heads of organic lettuce and 315,000 pounds of tilapia per year.
Updated: February 16, 2023
Frenchman Bay group pushes for policy changes to guide fish farms
February 15, 2023Top among the proposals is a moratorium on the approval or renewal of net-pen fish farms. American Aquafarms’s applications for a 120-acre lease was nixed last year, but the company has said it would submit new applications as soon as possible.
February 15, 2023
Maine's Inland Fisheries and Wildlife commissioner to serve on North American council
February 14, 2023Judy Camuso, commissioner of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, has been appointed to the North American Wetlands Conservation council. She's the first person from Maine in that role.
February 14, 2023
Cousins Maine Lobster launches territory in the Gulf Coast
February 13, 2023In the past two months, Cousins Maine Lobster launched in Denver, Colo., and expanded into Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
February 13, 2023
A Castine-based digital shellfish tagging system helps growers cut through the red tape
February 13, 2023BlueTrace developed a digital tracing system for seafood harvesters, growers, distributors and dealers that lets users print tags with a QR code and send reports to regulators and buyers with a click of a button.
February 13, 2023City + Harbor Real Estate donates to lobster industry defense fund
Updated: February 13, 2023The group’s founders both have roots in the lobster industry. The Maine Lobstermen’s Association is raising $10 million to challenge federal regulations.
Updated: February 13, 2023
King bill would double overseas marketing of agricultural exports
Updated: February 1, 2023The Expanding Agricultural Exports Act would double federal funding to market U.S. agricultural products overseas including blueberries and lobsters from Maine.
Updated: February 1, 2023
Maine scallop farmers offer ‘unique’ benefit, poised for growth
January 25, 2023A new video by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration touts the benefits of farming the scallop, which has to potential to serve as a specialty market within the seafood industry.
January 25, 2023
Boatbuilders, oyster farmers and kelp growers help preserve working waterfront in Yarmouth
Updated: January 23, 2023The nonprofit Sea Meadow Marine Foundation bought a 12-acre working waterfront parcel to operate the site as a business incubator and marine business hub.
Updated: January 23, 2023
A village on Mount Desert Island looks to restore health of harbor
Updated: January 17, 2023Residents are concerned about declines of fish, clams and other organisms. But sussing out causes is tricky. Is clam loss due to a local causeway or global acidification?
Updated: January 17, 2023
Biddeford edible seaweed producer partners with Japanese food manufacturer
January 12, 2023Ocean’s Balance makes a line of seaweed products designed for use as an ingredient in cooking, as a topping, or to be eaten out of the bag. The seaweed farm and food producer based in Biddeford raised a round of financing from investors in Japan,
January 12, 2023
New program to study impact of climate change on whelks, worms and mollusks
January 5, 2023Marine harvesters, including wormers, have come to the department with questions about the impact of climate change.
January 5, 2023
2023 Forecast: Burdensome regulations spur gloomy outlook among lobstermen
Updated: January 9, 2023A six-year delay of new federal rules could give the lobster industry time to pursue legal and legislative avenues to assure the long-term future of the fishery. The legal battle is underway.
Updated: January 9, 2023
Bar Harbor eyes unused parts of ferry terminal for redevelopment
Updated: January 3, 2023GEI Consultants is expected to provide a summary of stakeholder input by the end of February, along with a draft concept plan for demolishing some deteriorating facilities and building a new boat ramp
Updated: January 3, 2023
From shells to spuds: UMaine using lobster by-product to fight potato pathogens
December 27, 2022The Presque Isle project uses shell that otherwise enters the waste stream, and could be a win-win for both the lobster industry and potato farmers.
December 27, 2022
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