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Maine is on the front lines of the climate crisis, and federal officials say the state's working waterfronts bear the brunt of climate dangers.
Students will work on systems that resemble high-production facilities. It’s estimated the aquaculture sector will need 1,300 additional employees in the next 15 years.
A delay is proposed for the upcoming gauge increase until regulators work with fishermen to reconsider stock data and the market effects of the change.
The waterfronts damaged in January will receive funding to cover a wide range of needs, from rebuilding damaged wharves to repairing fuel and electrical systems.
The Gulf of Maine Research Institute, a Portland-based marine nonprofit, has hired Nana Annan as chief operating officer.
The defendants sold over 2.6 million pounds of their catch without reporting it as required to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The Downeast Salmon Federation will use a $9.1 million grant to remove an ice retention dam on the Narraguagus River in Cherryfield.
Kelp farming is considered a way to keep commercial fishermen active in slower seasons and cash flow in coastal communities. Maine grows the majority of farmed seaweed in the U.S.
An expanded hatchery, considered a game-changer, was one of 12 awardees in northern Maine. They also included projects aimed at workforce and child care development and municipal infrastructure.
The young company, known for its Lobster Lotion, is adding new products to its lineup and says it has seen growth over the last year.
Structural problems led to renovations of walls and floors, along with upgrades to the pumps and filters, new display tanks and custom-made touch tanks.
The boot camp was designed to train new entrants for shellfish and kelp farming as practiced in Maine.
Until now, Maine was one of the few states on the East Coast without such a broad promotional group.
The Passamaquoddy will develop the farm through a partnership with American Unagi Inc., a Waldoboro startup that’s the only U.S. producer and processor of American eel.
After struggling financially, the Portland Fish Exchange will soon become part of the Portland Fish Pier Authority.
“Technology transfer is one of the fastest ways to build, support and ramp up an industry,” said trip organizer Hugh Cowperthwaite. The goal is to learn how the Japanese grow, harvest and use kelp.