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PublishedMarch 9, 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.
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PublishedMarch 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.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2023
Salmon farm could be headed for landlocked Millinocket
A business group has signed a lease for 45 acres at the site of a former paper mill, hoping to construct a high-tech fish farm that relies on recirculated water.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2023
Commentary: Aquaculture is fine, but corporate interests are pushing too far
Maine’s cold water, abundant forests of rockweed and talented workforce make it a great place for seaweed aquaculture. That does not mean a "roadmap" of headlong intensification is in the state's best interest.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2022
Commentary: How Americans can get more safe, sustainable seafood on their plates
Comprehensive standards for aquaculture farms in federal waters will drive job creation and let the industry meet growing domestic demand.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2022
Seaweed industry divided over concerns about pace of growth in Maine
Potential environmental and economic impacts form the basis of a debate over how best to regulate kelp farming.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2022
Maine Voices: Don’t dismiss fish farms’ threat to our state’s coastal waters
Based on the risks to water quality and sea life, an application for two 60-acre salmon farms off Bar Harbor should be rejected.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2022
Maine Voices: Shellfish farms here and across America are being hammered by climate change
As shellfish aquaculture is thwarted by global warming, so are its social, environmental and economic benefits.
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PublishedJune 23, 2022
First Maine Oyster Festival coming to Freeport
The festival will give Freeport residents and guests a chance to sample shellfish from up and down Maine's coast.
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PublishedJune 23, 2022
State to reimburse 2022 license costs for fishing, aquaculture industries
The state will use $8.3 million in federal funds from the Consolidated Appropriations Act to reimburse the costs of commercial harvesting licenses and some fees.
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