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‘Lobster and Maine are synonymous’: The industry navigates a raft of challenges
Updated: October 2, 2023A Maine State Chamber of Commerce webinar examined the status of the fishery, including the threats it continues to face. In 2022, Maine's lobster catch was valued at $388.5 million — making it by far the state’s most significant seafood revenue
Updated: October 2, 2023
40 Under 40: Fisheries advocate Ben Martens looks to preserve local control of seafood
Updated: October 2, 2023Ben Martens helped grow the Maine Coast Fishermen's Association from the vision fishermen had in a bait shed into an impactful organization fighting for the future of Maine’s working waterfront.
Updated: October 2, 2023
40 Under 40: Alicia Gaiero captains an oyster farm on the Maine coast
Updated: October 2, 2023Alicia Gaiero is the founder and captain of Nauti Sisters Sea Farm and East Coast Aquaculture Consulting.
Updated: October 2, 2023
40 Under 40: Lady Shuckers founder Libby Davis creates market for oysters, and their shells
Updated: October 2, 2023Libby Davis is founder and CEO of Lady Shuckers, an oyster purveyor.
Updated: October 2, 2023
Offal and shells: Report says waste from seafood processing can create new revenue streams
September 28, 2023Mussel shells are already being used for driveway surfacing. Waste from seafood processing is being repurposed for additional revenue streams. There’s opportunity for more.
September 28, 2023
Restoration of Atlantic salmon habitat in Maine is priority of NOAA grant
Updated: September 27, 2023The iconic species once returned by the hundreds of thousands to most major rivers along the northeastern U.S. Today, only small numbers of the fish are seen in Maine.
Updated: September 27, 2023
For lobster industry, $82M right whale study grant is a hopeful sign
Updated: September 26, 2023A lobster trade association “is hopeful that more robust data will replace the government’s overly pessimistic assumptions” about the industry’s impact on the whale.”
Updated: September 26, 2023
Maine Lobster Week rolls out red carpet for foodies
Updated: September 22, 2023Lobster rolls and a whole lot more will be tempting diners at establishments across Maine from Sept. 24-30.
Updated: September 22, 2023
$500K FAME loan comes through for $2M research station on Hurricane Island
September 18, 2023The funding comes from a forgivable loan program for businesses and nonprofits, through the Finance Authority of Maine.
September 18, 2023
As Hurricane Lee churns toward New England, Maine businesses batten down the hatches
September 14, 2023As Hurricane Lee makes its steady push toward Maine, power companies, boatyards, cruise ships and tour operators hunker down.
September 14, 2023
Four-wheel drive, food runs: What it takes to build a $2M research center on Hurricane Island
Updated: September 8, 2023The new field research station is one of only two in the Gulf of Maine. The goal is to serve as a state-of-the art science facility and a hub to connect local students, teachers, scientists, community leaders and fishermen in shared efforts to
Updated: September 8, 2023
Container shipping falters at world's largest ports, but Portland bucks trend
Updated: September 6, 2023Portland has seen steady growth with Eimskip continuing to serve international markets, bringing imports of fresh salmon from Iceland and the Faroe Islands.
Updated: September 6, 2023
UMaine’s latest workforce training program to address changing oceans
Updated: September 6, 2023Students will generate new data, tools and information about the effects of a rapidly changing ocean on local ecosystems.
Updated: September 6, 2023
Kingfish Maine's plans for Jonesport aquaculture facility are upheld in court
August 31, 2023Kingfish Maine plans to build a $110 million land-based recirculating aquaculture system facility in Jonesport to raise yellowtail kingfish.
August 31, 2023
Maine conference will explore seaweed’s potential as food, bioplastic and medicine
August 30, 2023“Seagriculture USA puts Maine on the world map as an innovator in seaweed farming and harvesting,” said Maine Department of Economic and Community Development Ccommissioner Heather Johnson.
August 30, 2023
Biddeford seaweed producer Ocean’s Balance partners with New Brunswick supplier
August 29, 2023The goal is to expand its product offerings. Aqua Veggies is North America’s largest supplier of dulse, a red seaweed that grows in only few places throughout the world.
August 29, 2023
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