May 20, 2019 — “Aquaculture is farming, commercial fishing is hunting,” says Sebastion Belle of the Maine Aquaculture Association.
There are about 200 aquaculture farms on Maine’s coastal waters, and Belle says the industry is poised to double over the next decade.
Farms like Gary and Matt Moretti’s.
The father and son duo started Bang Island Mussels in 2010. They lease 17 acres of ocean from the state of Maine to grow mussels, kelp and they have just begun experimenting with scallops.