Salmon farm planned for Maine Fair Trade Lobster site in Gouldsboro
An aquaculture startup backed by a Norwegian investor is buying a Gouldsboro lobster processing facility and hopes to develop a salmon-farming operation there. …
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Entrance of Large-Scale Fisheries and Aquatic Farms Could Hamper Maine Aquaculture Industry
The rise of small-scale, artisan operations like Springtide Seaweed promises to continue that trend. So too does a trend toward large-scale, land-based operations, which have traditional seafood farmers and some residents of coastal towns wondering if this spike in the industry could damage some of the state’s most valued coastal ecosystems. …
Nutreco Announces Investment in West Coast Salmon
Nutreco is proud to be one of four key investors in recirculating aquaculture systems company, West Coast Salmon. …
In Reversal, Army Corps to Accept Public Comment on Fish Farm Off Sarasota Coast
After mounting pressure from environmentalists, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced this week that it will hold a public notice and comment period on a construction permit for the first finfish farm ever authorized in federal waters. …
Proposed San Diego Fish Farm Could be First in Federal Water
A research institute in San Diego and an investment group in Long Beach have teamed up to propose what could be the first open-ocean fish farm in federal waters off the southern California coast. …
