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Aquaculture

Published
February 3, 2022

Pilot internship program aims to feed Maine’s growing aquatic farm industry

The aquaculture internship program will initially target students from Maine's community colleges, starting with the one in Washington County.
Published
January 2, 2022

As Maine’s climate changes, scallop farming offers optimism

Automation technology and farming techniques borrowed from more mature scallop fisheries as far away as Japan are giving some seafood harvesters a glimpse of a potentially profitable future.
Published
December 20, 2021

Maine Voices: Aquaculture project does not belong in Downeast Maine

The proposed salmon farm uses in-water pens that have been banned elsewhere.
Published
December 12, 2021

The oyster savers: The mollusks filter water, protect against storms and taste amazing. Restoring their habitat is a no-brainer

Many stakeholders are participating in a project to restore natural oyster beds to a tidal inlet of the New Meadows River near Phippsburg.
Published
November 7, 2021

Opportunity, controversy grow for Maine’s aquaculture industry

Many see seafood farming as a vital practice to feed the world, but others take issue with its environmental impacts.

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Published
September 27, 2021

Maine finds no violations related to salmon farm fish die-off

Cooke Aquaculture, a Canada-based fish farming giant, found thousands of fish deaths in August at sites it operates at Black Island and Black Island South.
Published
September 12, 2021

Maine Voices: Defending Acadia against industrial-scale aquaculture

The nationally significant gift of Acadia National Park will be tarnished if American Aquafarms’ salmon farms are permitted.
Published
August 2, 2021

Maine Voices: Stopping American Aquafarms is your fight, too

Everyone who cares about our coast and the Maine economy should worry about this irresponsible Down East project.
Published
July 23, 2021

Maine Voices: Aquaculture project fits Maine’s environmental goals

American Aquafarms' CEO says his project would enhance the state's economy and ecology.
Published
May 12, 2021

Program will train aquaculture workforce in Maine as industry grows

Washington County Community College and the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center have received a $500,000 USDA grant to develop aquaculture-specific training.