UMaine to Conduct First National Assessment of Seafood Marketing Practices

March 6, 2023 University of Maine

The University of Maine, with funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and NOAA Fisheries, is launching the first-ever national assessment of seafood marketing practices in the United States. The American Seafood Harvesters Marketing Practices Survey aims to bring attention to the role that seafood harvesters play in the nation’s food systems and, eventually, inform future investments in the sector. 

UMaine Signs Deal To Breed Fish For $ 110M Fish Farm Planned In Jonesport

A Dutch aquaculture firm that plans to build a $ 110 million land-based fish farm in Jonesport has reached an agreement with the University of Maine to lease space at the school’s aquaculture incubator to breed and hatch fish that the company then will grow to market size.

Sharks and Tuna Will Be the Focus of UMaine Research Grant

October 10, 2019 Mainebiz

Commercially valuable tuna, swordfish, sharks and other “highly migratory species” will be the focus of research to be conducted by a consortium that includes the University of Maine.