Storm relief bill aimed at helping Maine’s coastal community sidetracked
Governor Janet Mills laments the changes made to her proposed bill divert attention and resources away from the pressing needs of coastal communities
Province wants Canadian government to pitch in for aquaculture insurance
Prince Edward Island presses for aquaculture insurance reform as shellfish farmers continue to await disaster relief 1.5 years post-Hurricane Fiona
Canadian shellfish farmers still wait for disaster relief 1.5 years after Hurricane Fiona
Damages to the industry in Prince Edward Island are estimated at roughly CAD 70 million
Taylor Shellfish aims for 10% growth amidst regulatory changewinds
Bill Taylor sees growth this year on the back of robust shellfish volumes and changes made to retool operations and achieve efficiency amidst labor shortage
NOAA Sea Grant awards $1m to boost US aquaculture competitiveness
The project headed by Virginia Tech and Virginia Sea Grant is deemed crucial to the future of the US aquaculture industry
Chilean seafood exports ride high on Brazil, China demand
Chile's seafood exports witnessed a modest 0.3% value uptick in February, totaling $729 million
US swimming crab import pioneer Steve Phillips ready to shake up Canadian shellfish game
'For me to come to Canada to do what everybody does, I would never be here' -- Steve Phillips, owner and CEO of Phillips Foods
Chilean seafood exports surge to $825m, fueled by salmon, trout sales
In a promising start to the new year, Chilean fish and seafood exports reached a total $825m in January, up 12.6% y-o-y
Report projects Maine farmed shellfish industry to reach $20m by 2028
Maine's farmed shellfish industry is poised to, by 2028, generate as much as $20 million in annual revenue, a new report by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute advises
NOAA report: Alaska mariculture ‘nascent but rapidly developing’
A new report from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration highlights continued growth for the state's kelp and shellfish sector