Lobster, that quintessentially New England seafood staple, is the key ingredient in recipes for a new Maine skin care company. Marin is the creation of Patrick Breeding and Amber Boutiette, a couple both in business and for the past seven years in life, who met at the University of Maine at Orono. See The Story […]
The prospects for land-based recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) to raise salmon in Maine have intrigued investors and enticed political leaders eager for new jobs in the state. But some skeptics question their financial projections. Others in this New England state, known for its lobsters, quaint villages, and scenic national park, are breeding a general distrust […]
It was still anyone’s guess Friday exactly where on Maine’s jagged, 3,000-mile coastline a Dutch company is considering starting a land-based fish farm to raise yellowtail, a high-value fin fish often used to make sushi. Officials from Kingfish Zeeland told a seafood industry publication last month that the company wants to expand into the U.S., and after considering […]
Kingfish Zeeland, a four-year-old aquaculture company that raises Dutch Yellowtail fish in The Netherlands, is looking at two sites in Maine for its planned expansion into the United States. The trade publication SeafoodSource, in a May 8 article written by its executive editor Cliff White, reported that Kingfish Zeeland had considered 22 sites along the […]
The company plans to break ground this year on a facility that will use a recirculating aquaculture system. BUCKSPORT — Whole Oceans has closed on the sale of property at the former Verso paper mill site where it plans to will raise Atlantic salmon. Whole Oceans announced Tuesday that it has closed the deal with […]
Aquaculture comes to the rescue as the economic engine that has provided coastal communities with livelihoods for generations faces setbacks Maine ticks all the boxes as an ideal incubator of aquaculture enterprises: it has a culture around marine food production, a working waterfront, and a world-renowned reputation for premium quality seafood. Why is it just […]
VitaminSea will use the money to join with bakeries to create recipes in an effort that could grow the state’s seaweed aquaculture industry. A Buxton company that is developing a kelp-based additive for bread has received a $600,000 federal grant. VitaminSea will receive the Small Business Innovation Research grant as follow-up financing to the $100,000 […]
In addition to the the Portland-based company that’s planning to build initially a $75 million land-based aquafarm to raise Atlantic salmon in Bucksport, two seafood-processing facilities are planning to open there as well. The Bangor Daily News reported that Pemaquid Mussel Farms of Damariscotta expects to open a mussel-bagging operation late this month, and Greenhead Lobster of […]
New Brunswick’s oyster exports grew 18.6 percent to $5.8 million in 2017 from the previous year, continuing the industry’s rally. Overall industry growth was at 57 percent over the past five years, measured in terms of oyster bags in water, which in 2017 was at 518,000. The Canadian province aims to grow the industry by 10 percent […]
St. John’s will be the host of what is expected to be the largest aquaculture conference in Canadian history in 2020. The World Aquaculture Society (WAS) recently agreed to bring its conference to the St. John’s Convention Centre. It is partnering with Aquaculture Association of Canada (AAC) and Newfoundland and Labrador Aquaculture Industry Association (NAIA) […]