Alewife harvest looking like banner year
A smiling Darrell Young says he and his son’s 2022 alewife catch is better than ever, but he won’t divulge by how much their harvest will top the 500 to 700 bushels landed in previous years.
Articles by: Letitia Baldwin
Letitia Baldwin
Arts Editor at The Ellsworth American
In addition to editing the Arts & Leisure section, Letitia edits special sections including Out & About, Overview, Health Quarterly, Your Maine Home, House & Garden and Get Ready for Winter. She comes from Chicago, Ill, but has deep family ties to the Cranberry Isles. [email protected]
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Downeast Salmon Federation celebrates 40 years
The nonprofit conservation group has strived to conserve wild Atlantic salmon and other sea-run fish and their habitats since 1982.
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American Aquafarms to outline future plans
Mount Desert Island’s Acadia Senior College has invited both the company and its critics to make their cases separately in a free, two-part online program on Tuesday, May 10, and Tuesday, May 17.
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American Aquafarms set to buy Maine Fair Trade facility
Since mid-October in 2020, American Aquafarms has sought to raise 66 million pounds of Atlantic salmon off Bald Rock Ledge and Long Porcupine Island in Frenchman Bay.
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American Aquafarms project terminated
American Aquafarms’ plan to raise 66 million Atlantic salmon in Frenchman Bay seems to be dead in the water.
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DMR objects to Gouldsboro’s draft aquaculture ordinance
In an April 21 letter, DMR Deputy Commissioner Meredith Mendelson said the state agency has sole jurisdiction over proposed leases in coastal waters.
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Springtide Seaweed wins $649,651 grant to design commercial systems
At Springtide Seaweed LLC, Sarah Redmond and business partner Trey Angera raise seaweed from wild seed stock.
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DMR, DEP terminate American Aquafarms’ applications
BOOTHBAY — American Aquafarms’ two incomplete lease applications to raise 66 million pounds of Atlantic salmon annually at two sites near Bald Ledge and Long Porcupine Island in Frenchman Bay have been terminated by both the Maine Department of Marine Resources and the Maine Department of Enivoronmental Protection. The DMR cited the Norwegian-backed company’s apparent …
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Oyster farm expansion draws no opposition
The farm would grow and harvest between 100,000 to 400,000 oysters at any given time of the year in cages on the bottom inside a 2.2-acre area in the secluded salt pond.
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Elvers fetch $2,154 per pound
As of April 16, the Maine Department of Marine Resources reported the 2022 preliminary landings that compare to a total of 8,960.97 pounds in 2020
