Intelligence
Maine RAS company holds up to another legal challenge, retains permit
Maine Superior Court upholds Kingfish Maine's site permits in Jonesport, allowing the RAS producer to proceed with its construction plans.
Intelligence
Financial benchmarking report released for Maine seaweed producers
The Maine Aquaculture Association has published a report to help seaweed farmers start and grow sustainable businesses.
Intelligence
Maine seaweed farming company secures a kelp dryer and promptly decides to share it
Oceans Balance in Maine secured an industrial kelp dryer from South Africa that has the capacity to process other local seaweed farming producers’ plants.
Fisheries
U.S. appeals court sides with Maine lobster harvesters in latest turn in the right whale saga
A U.S. court rules NOAA must vacate a biological opinion that found Maine's lobster fishery violated the Endangered Species Act.
Intelligence
Kingfish Maine harvests small batch of RAS Dutch yellowtail
Kingfish Maine released a limited run of Dutch yellowtail produced at a RAS facility in Maine, a precursor to its upcoming permanent site.
Intelligence
‘Away from the coast’: Latest Maine RAS venture chooses forest over seas
Land-based salmon farm Katahdin Salmon will be built far from the shoreline to where operational costs and conditions might lead to success sooner.
Intelligence
Kingfish Maine gets green light to build new U.S. aquaculture facility
Kingfish Maine has received final approval to start building its new U.S. aquaculture facility in the Town of Jonesport, Maine.
Fisheries
MSC suspends certification for Maine lobster fishery, enraging state’s political leaders
Maine’s governor and Congressional delegation say activists with an "axe to grind" led to the Marine Stewardship Council's decision to suspend Maine lobster’s certification.
Intelligence
Kingfish Maine wins crucial vote as town rejects aquaculture moratorium
Kingfish Maine has received the Jonesport community support it needed to proceed with its application for a land-based aquaculture facility.
Innovation & Investment
This Maine company thinks kelp buoys and oyster farming can save the ocean through carbon capture and sequestration
Maine-based Running Tide uses carbon-capture and oyster farming techniques – using both low and high technology – to restore ocean health.
Intelligence
Maine aquaculture producers are given a seafood distribution guide
The state's aquaculture association’s new guide will inform producers about distribution channels and how to bring their products to market.
Intelligence
New 10-year roadmap for Maine aquaculture calls for $15 million in resources
A 10-year plan for Maine's aquaculture industry says $15 million is needed to strengthen the sector and the state's working waterfronts.
Intelligence
Maine Aquaculture Occupational Standards released
The first Maine Aquaculture Occupational Standards specify workforce skills and training needs for the state’s growing aquaculture sector.
Intelligence
Kelp is the climate-friendly crop that could
Kelp aquaculture is poised for growth on both U.S. coasts, but one grower network in Maine is building a brand and demand for domestic seaweed.
Intelligence
Maine shellfish farmers gaining confidence with scallops
A sister state agreement with Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan helps growers in Maine establish semi-automated commercial operations.
Responsibility
In search of social license, new land-based aquaculture ventures confront a familiar foe: NIMBY
Recirculating aquaculture systems in theory solve many environmental impact issues, yet they're not immune to NIMBY (not in my backyard).