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 […]
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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.
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Phippsburg’s Basin Oyster Project awarded $190,000 grant
The community-run organization will redouble its efforts to create a self-sustaining shellfish reef.
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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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Maine seaweed farming conference promotes sustainable growth
International experts share the best ways to promote the $6 billion global industry, including nearly 1 million pounds harvested from the Gulf of Maine.