As David Sharp of the Associated Press reports, about a decade after the state's salmon-farming industry tanked, the aquaculture industry is continuing to rebound and has become more diverse than it was when it consisted solely of Atlantic salmon.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said last week that the state's salmon-heavy aquaculture industry is second in Maine only to lobster in terms of the fishery's total value. According to NOAA Fisheries, Maine's aquaculture had a value last year of USD 81 million (EUR 60 million), said spokeswoman Maggie Mooney-Seus. That's more than double the USD 38 million (EUR 28.1 million) value of elvers. Of course, both pale in comparison to Maine's lobster catch, valued last year at a record USD 341 million (EUR 252.6 million).
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