Interesting News

Maine has a fair amount of new activity in the aquaculture sector due to a variety of factors, starting with Maine’s pristine water and protected embayments and rivers. Then there is growing interest from commercial fishermen, with on-the-water skill, who see aquaculture as a viable enterprise as various wild fisheries have closed or been curtailed. […]

Nordic Aquafarms, headquartered in Norway and one of the largest international developers of land-based aquaculture, announced today it plans to build one of the world’s largest land-based salmon farms in Belfast, with its total capital investment expected to be between $450 million and $500 million. Read the full article at Mainebiz