NATIONAL FISHERMAN • October 24, 2022
After a first visit in May, to develop a pipeline of Maine agricultural products for export to Cuba, representatives of Maine's fisheries, apples, sustainable farming and vegetable seeds returned to Cuba, to met with buyers and top officials from Cuba's Ministry of Agriculture on Oct. 12 Doyle Marchant said then that “the fisheries portion of the delegation was formed to present the Cape Shark as a potential high-protein, low cost fish for Cuba. Developing this species for export expands the fishery for Maine coastal fishermen, processors and cold storage facilities. The Cape Shark can be shipped as processed loins or as minimally-processed whole fish to provide food and allow for processing the by-products in Cuba into fertilizer for crops.”