The commercial value of farmed Maine mollusks could quadruple over the next 15 years. That’s the conclusion of a market survey sponsored by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute.
Last year, sales of Maine shellfish grown by aquaculture were worth around $6 million. The new report puts that in national perspective: Despite its dominance in the American market for wild-caught lobster, the state supplies only about 1 percent of the nation’s farmed shellfish.
It says that with some investment and marketing, sales of Maine-grown shellfish should reach $30 million.
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