British Columbia municipalities back move to land-based fish farms
The Union of British Columbia Municipalities has added its voice to those favoring land-based salmon farms instead of open net pens in the Canadian province
Marine Harvest opens second smoked salmon facility in Maine
The new 50,000 square foot structure is expected to increase Ducktrap’s production capacity by 75%
Namibia’s Hangana targets 300t of abalone production
A crowd gathered for the launch of Hangana Abalone Farming late last week
Effort to grow domestic tilapia RAS businesses gains foothold in Kentucky
Eric Thomas and his father, Rick, are eyeing restaurant sales after some early luck at a local farmers market
Despite India climb, July was another down month for US shrimp imports
Nine of the US' top 14 source countries sent it less shrimp in July 2018 than they did in July 2017
Maine town gets two seafood processors in advance of RAS salmon farm
Permaquid Mussel Farms and Greenhead Lobster are setting up shop in Bucksport, Maine, ahead of Whole Oceans' coming land-based salmon plant
Nordic Aquafarms ‘full steam ahead’ despite bankruptcy filing of RAS supplier
'Given that we also have ownership to our own designs, this will not influence our plans in Norway or Maine' -- Nordic Aquafarms CEO Erik Heim
US state of Maine gubernatorial candidates to square off on seafood
The governor's race in Maine, the US' second-most valuable state for commercial seafood landings, is a dead heat, but the industry knows little about what the candidates think
Preliminary tests of new protein show promise for use on farmed shrimp
Preliminary results indicate the single-cell protein ProTyton can double the post larval survival of farmed shrimp while increasing their weight gain by 50%
Nordic Aquafarms acquires 14 acres in Maine to act as buffer for salmon RAS farm
The additional land will allow the company to surround the property with planted trees, CEO Erik Heim said