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PublishedJune 8, 2022
FocusMaine appoints biotech advocacy leader as new president
The industry-funded workforce development group has chosen Dana O'Brien, a longtime biotech advocate, who will start June 15.
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PublishedMay 27, 2022
Frenchman Bay salmon farm developer sues state for spiking its lease application
The Portland company, funded by Norwegian investors, proposed raising 66 million pounds of Atlantic salmon annually and operating a fish processing plant.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2022
Pilot internship program aims to feed Maine’s growing aquatic farm industry
The aquaculture internship program will initially target students from Maine's community colleges, starting with the one in Washington County.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2021
Opportunity, controversy grow for Maine’s aquaculture industry
Many see seafood farming as a vital practice to feed the world, but others take issue with its environmental impacts.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2021
Maine finds no violations related to salmon farm fish die-off
Cooke Aquaculture, a Canada-based fish farming giant, found thousands of fish deaths in August at sites it operates at Black Island and Black Island South.
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PublishedMay 12, 2021
Program will train aquaculture workforce in Maine as industry grows
Washington County Community College and the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center have received a $500,000 USDA grant to develop aquaculture-specific training.
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PublishedApril 13, 2021
Sea farmers say bill to prevent large-scale aquaculture could hurt entire industry
The bill would revamp the permitting framework for state aquaculture leases, adding a variety of restrictions and safeguards.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2021
Maine, New England scientists team up to boost region’s sea urchin fishery
Sea urchins are a hot commodity in Asian markets, and one University of Maine scientist believes they could become a valuable economic driver for the region.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2021
Plan for salmon farm Down East prompts call for review of state licensing rules
Some believe that Maine's process for approving in-water aquaculture is too permissive, and that such operations could overtake the coastline.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2021
Lawsuit alleges Maine smoked-salmon producer made false ‘sustainability’ claim
A federal lawsuit alleges Ducktrap River of Maine is misleading customers with packaging that says its salmon is sustainably sourced.
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