November 16, 2013 — About a decade after Maine’s salmon-farming industry tanked, the aquaculture industry is continuing to rebound and has become more diverse than it was when it consisted solely of Atlantic salmon.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said last week that the state’s salmon-heavy aquaculture industry is second in Maine only to lobster in terms of the fishery’s total value.
According to NOAA Fisheries, Maine’s aquaculture had a value last year of $81 million, said spokeswoman Maggie Mooney-Seus. That’s more than double the $38 million value of elvers. Of course, both pale in comparison to Maine’s lobster catch, valued last year at a record $341 million.
Read the full story from the Associated Press at the Portland Press Herald