TRAINING ...
COMBATING FRAUD ...
New tool reveals meat and fish fraud in seconds
MasSpec Pen is able to identify common types of meat and fish within 15 seconds
AQUACULTURE ...
Maine's baby eel fishermen hope for normalcy in 2021
Fishermen seek the eels, called elvers, so they can be sold as seedstock to Asian aquaculture companies
carbon ...
Fish contribute roughly 1.65 billion tons of carbon annually
Study estimates fish contribute about 16 percent of sinking carbon in upper ocean waters
oyster growers ...
Oyster reef restoration initiative for RI oyster growers
Sign up to participate in USDA oyster reef restoration initiative by March 19th
DISASTER ASSISTANCE ...
Three MI counties are disaster areas
Emergency support to producers in surrounding counties also available
COVID CONCERNS ...
Global fisheries, aquaculture hard hit
More disruption expected as supply, consumption affected by lockdowns
AQUACULTURE ...