BRUNSWICK, Maine — Now in its third year, Mere Point Oyster Company has seen demand for its product grow faster than expected. This year the company produced 25,000 oysters, which are available only at the Brunswick Farmers Market. But co-owner Dan Devereaux said he’s been approached by chef Sam Hayward of Fore Street Restaurant, as […]
Ocean’s Balance Inc., a Maine innovator of edible seaweed products, has moved into a new facility in the Pepperell Mill Campus in downtown Biddeford and will launch nine new edible seaweed products. The new products will be unveiled at the Fancy Food Trade Show, which will be held June 30 to July 2 in New […]
The Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research awarded a $300,000 grant to CEI to investigate the economic viability of a Japanese scallop production technique that has been shown to grow scallops faster as well as produce larger yields of meat. U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-1st District, announced Monday that FFAR, a nonprofit corporation established by […]
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. […]