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aquaculture

Published
May 7, 2023

Bath approves first-of-its-kind oyster farm

Topsham entrepreneur Matt Nixon designed the world's first 3D-printed, closed-loop, oyster-farming tank made from sustainable materials.
Published
April 11, 2023

Aquaculture development on Down East coast hits a roadblock

A group of business owners and residents is challenging the Jonesport Planning Board’s decision to allow a $110 million facility that would cultivate yellowtail kingfish.
Published
April 9, 2023

Ocean fish farm proposed off New England coast

A group of fish farmers wants to be the first to bring offshore aquaculture to the waters off New England by growing salmon and trout miles from land.
Published
April 9, 2023

Dispute over $500 million Belfast fish farm moves back to state agency

Both sides now say a suspension of Department of Environmental Protection permits makes sense while legal fights continue.
Published
March 25, 2023

Maine Voices: Time for Nordic Aquafarms to pull out of Belfast

Its controversial salmon farm has divided the community for over five years, is mired in legal troubles and is simply in the wrong place.

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Published
March 22, 2023

Brunswick seeks new tech to grow quahogs faster

Brunswick town officials applied for a $15,000 state grant to pay for an upweller that would grow quahog clams faster as the shellfish face threats from warming waters.
Published
March 8, 2023

Small towns get tool to help efforts to preserve working waterfronts

Harpswell plans to be among the users of a new inventory template to assess the economic impact of their marine industries.
Published
March 7, 2023

Commentary: Maine should shun initiatives to industrialize our coastal communities, waters

Restoration and protection efforts will sustain and strengthen our local fishing economies, cultures and marine ecosystems.
Published
March 6, 2023

Pending Middle Bay aquaculture lease vexes ‘voiceless’ residents

Local frustration around a proposed 17-acre aquaculture lease in Middle Bay exemplifies the frequent communication breakdowns between the Department of Marine Resources and the public.
Published
March 1, 2023

Court deals blow to $500 million fish farm plans on Midcoast mud flats

The proposed salmon-raising facility in Belfast got a setback when the Maine Supreme Judicial Court issued a ruling that sorts out who owns a parcel of intertidal land.