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Here's how $1.4M in NOAA grants will be used to help Maine's fishing industry
October 24, 2018Sea lice infestation costs the salmon aquaculture industry an estimated at $15 million annually in the United States and $740 million globally — and remains the greatest barrier to continuing and expanding salmon aquaculture in the oceans.
October 24, 2018
State rejects Kittery's request to delay decision on oyster farm expansion
October 22, 2018The Maine Department of Marine Resources denied a request by the town of Kittery to delay its decision on a proposed expansion of an oyster farming operation by Spinney Creek Shellfish of Eliot.
October 22, 2018Lobster wholesaler’s $1.5M embezzlement lawsuit adds new defendants
October 17, 2018A lawsuit by Saco-based lobster wholesaler Sea Salt, alleging that one of the business partners embezzled more than $1.5 million by shipping lobsters to a sham account and then reselling them, has moved to U.S. District Court in Portland.
October 17, 2018
Saint Joseph's contributes to research on improving survivability of shipped lobsters
October 15, 2018An academic and industry collaboration is looking into ways to create an environment where a “soft shell lobster” can be turned into a more resilient and valuable “hard shell lobster” after it has been trapped.
October 15, 2018
Development projects taking shape in Rockland, Boothbay, Walpole
October 15, 2018Maine's Midcoast is much more than a summer tourist destination as evidenced by continued businesses openings in downtown Rockland, the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens' $50-million drive to become a year-round draw in Boothbay and a $3 million wat
October 15, 2018
Midcoast Maine emerges as hub for launching land-based salmon-farm sector
October 15, 2018Two of the world's largest land-based Atlantic salmon farms are slated for construction in Maine's midcoast region: Both are moving through the permitting process for phased buildout, and at full capacity will produce 80,000 tons of salmon per year
October 15, 2018Builders of big boats hampered by lack of big engines
October 12, 2018Builders of big lobster boats ranging up to 60 feet long are having trouble finding the engines the boats need.
October 12, 2018
Tale of two coasts: Report details economic disparities in coastal communities
September 28, 2018A new report from the Island Institute reveals that 10 Maine coastal communities with lowest incomes are in downeast Washington County while the 10 communities with highest incomes are in Cumberland, York and Sagadahoc counties.
September 28, 2018
Lobstermen fear 2019 bait crisis due to herring quota cuts
September 28, 2018Herring and lobster fishermen alike expressed concern that quota cuts and vessel restrictions in the herring fishery approved this week by the New England Fishery Management Council will hurt Maine's lobster fishery next season.
September 28, 2018
Report calls for 'bold investment' in ocean research
September 27, 2018“Bold investment” in scientific research is needed to respond to rising sea levels and ocean temperatures and other changes that will impact coastal communities and their economies, according to a new report.
September 27, 2018NOAA findings on right whale endangerment could affect lobster fishery
September 26, 2018A new report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Northeast Fisheries Science Center finds that the decline of the North Atlantic right whale population over the past eight years is due to multiple factors that include
September 26, 2018
Nordic Aquafarms founder moving to Maine to run planned salmon farm
September 26, 2018Nordic Aquafarms CEO and founder Erik Heim plans to move from Norway to Maine this week to head up the company's development of a large, land-based salmon farm in Belfast.
September 26, 2018Size of proposed oyster farm draws opposition
September 25, 2018An application by Mere Point Oyster Co., in Brunswick, for a 40-acre oyster farm in Maquoit Bay has raised concerns among nearby residents.
September 25, 2018Ready Seafood lobster plant approved
September 24, 2018Ready Seafood Co. received approval to build a lobster processing plant in Saco.
September 24, 2018
Premium Brands completes acquisition of Ready Seafoods
September 20, 2018Canada's Premium Brands Holding Corp. (TSK: PBH) said Thursday that it has completed its acquisition of Ready Seafood Co., putting the Portland-based brand under the same ownership as Hub City Fisheries and Diana Seafood.
September 20, 2018
Ducktrap River expansion will tap growing smoked salmon market
September 11, 2018Ducktrap River of Maine has completed its $5 milion expansion in a vacant warehouse across from its smoked seafood facility in the Belfast Business Park.
September 11, 2018
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