In an article about the risk posed to soft-shell clam fisheries by climate change, News Center Maine cited information from Maine Sea Grant at the University of Maine, stating that clamming is a $67.5 million industry in the state. Clamming often ranks second or third in Maine’s seafood industries, with lobsters taking the top spot.
The Maine Oyster Trail received a Growth and Leadership Award at the 2022 Governor’s Conference on Tourism. First launched in 2017 to educate consumers about oyster farming in Maine, the Maine Oyster Trail was reimagined in 2020 by Maine Sea Grant and the Maine Aquaculture Association in response to market changes during the coronavirus pandemic. […]
In the last 8 years, Maine’s aquaculture harvest has more than doubled in volume and in value, and some predict that the state's aquaculture exports could be worth as much as $800 million by 2025.