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Shipments will be distributed over the next two months to restaurants in Maine, Boston, Washington, D.C., and California. Bristol Seafood is processing the batch in Portland.
Expanding from a lobster-only showcase, Maine’s inaugural seafood reception included a B2B campaign targeting regional, national and international buyers.
The local permit to build a recirculating aquaculture system facility in Jonesport was upheld and a loan insurance request was approved by FAME for project preparation.
The complaint says claims that fishing practices are harming the endangered North Atlantic right whales aren’t supported by science and have caused substantial economic harm to the industry and to the Maine lobster brand.
“I’ve always loved Hallowell ever since I was a young kid and my dad took us to Dom's for haircuts and we went to Hayes Bakery,” said the buyer.
At $388.6 million, the value of Maine's lobster catch in 2022 was the lowest since 2013, when the catch was valued at $370 million, a record then.
In his call for more details, U.S. Rep. Jared Golden refuting claims that the recent spate of nine whale deaths on the East Coast is tied to offshore wind development.
Kingfish Maine was approved for 90% pro rata insurance by FAME to insure the $2 million loan.
“Without historical working waterfront infrastructure or the potential for new infrastructure, what is a very difficult job physically and financially, becomes increasingly difficult, if not impossible,” said lobsterman Hugh Bowen.
Rockweed, which is used as a thickening agent in food, cosmetics and paint, has been increasingly sought after. In 2021 in Maine, 15.1 million pounds of rockweed were landed, with a value of $965,481, up from 20 years ago, when 4.7 million pounds
BlueTrace raised $3.2 million in seed funding, bringing the company’s fundraising total to $4.1 million to expand its market and the software platform’s features.
A 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.
After 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.
Top 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.
Judy 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.
In the past two months, Cousins Maine Lobster launched in Denver, Colo., and expanded into Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.