BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 29, 2022
Environmental changes have threatened the livelihoods of oyster farmers who depend on clean water. But in Maine, they have come up with solutions to improve the marine environment, hired their own researchers to understand what is happening, shifted to using renewable energy and limited their use of plastics, and turned to policy work at the state and regional level to build climate resilience. Their efforts appear to be paying off. Farmers everywhere can benefit from learning from one another about how to tackle environmental challenges, which is why the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center will soon announce a new program to facilitate technological exchange between aquaculturists. The program will allow farmers to learn different techniques from aquaculture farms across North America, which they can then share with other Maine growers.