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 […]
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) […]
Raising ocean fish in land-based tanks on a commercial scale is usually uneconomical – while coastal aquariums can simply pump seawater into their tanks, this negates some of the advantages of being land-based for a commercial operation, such as eliminating parasites and water-borne diseases, and keeping fish wastes out of the environment. If seawater is not used, […]
A Maine-based company calling itself Whole Oceans announced on Thursday its plans to purchase most of the former Verso paper mill site in Bucksport and build a land-based aquafarm to raise Atlantic salmon. Whole Oceans CEO Robert Piasio, a specialist in land-based aquaculture technologies, species, markets, distribution and personnel who grew up in Yarmouth, said […]
At some point or another, we’ve all cringed at the videos: lame cows struggling to stand; egg-laying hens squeezed into small, stacked cages; hogs confined to gestation crates, unable to walk or turn. Over the past decade, animal advocates have made great strides informing us of some of the problems with how many of our […]
Imagine a world where polluting, resource-intensive cow, pig, and chicken farms are replaced with giant tanks of fast-growing salmon. It might be a strange view of agriculture, but a potential huge shift in how we feed the planet. Read full story at Fast Company