In addition to seaweed harvesters, towns and regulators may use the high-definition map to help them manage the coastline and prepare for climate-related changes.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine leads the country with first aquaculture apprenticeship program
Faced with a shortage of skilled workers for the state’s fish, shellfish and seaweed farms, Maine is breaking ground to find a solution.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Wild oysters are returning to Midcoast Maine waters
The finding is part of a University of Maine study that relied on local shellfish harvesters. It argues that fishermen’s knowledge should be valued more in research that informs regulations.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine, News
Most Americans haven’t tried seaweed, Maine study shows
The study, which in part explores Americans’ hesitance to try new foods, finds that leaning on seaweed as an ingredient in different snacks and making ready-to-eat dishes could sway consumers.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Conservation group plans to sue salmon farm operator over coastal pollution
The Conservation Law Foundation accuses Cooke Aquaculture of Clean Water Act violations at 13 sites along the Maine coast.
Posted inBusiness, News
Bigelow lab receives $7 million for algae research, business development
The Boothbay lab will use the National Science Foundation grant to build the Maine Algal Research Infrastructure and Accelerator in a bid to unlock more ways macroalgae and its microscopic counterpart can be used and ultimately marketed.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools & Education
UMaine to build $10.3 million aquaculture research, workforce training center
Set to open in 2025, the Sustainable Aquaculture Workforce Innovation Center in Orono will prepare students for careers in the rapidly growing aquaculture industry.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Agriculture is a growing part of Maine’s economy despite fewer farms, farmland and farmers
Rising production costs, climate change and an aging population of farmers ready to retire are among the challenges facing the agriculture sector in Maine.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business
Working: Springworks Farm’s Brady Sinclair is growing produce and the aquaponics operation
The three greenhouses put out over 2 million heads of organic lettuce a year, and the farm raises about 150,000 pounds of tilapia
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Belfast decision puts future of controversial salmon farm in jeopardy
Nordic Aquafarms has tried for years to build a $500 million fish farm it says would add jobs and economically benefit the city. But without a guarantee to a parcel of land, it’s unclear whether the company can move on the project.