Tag: Aquaculture

Mass CARES Act Fisheries Relief

8/5/2020 - Massachusetts has been allocated $28 million from the CARES Act for fisheries relief. Updated as of 3 p.m., August 3, 2020. On May 7, 2020, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce announced the allocation of $300 million in fisheries assistance funding provided by Sec. 12005 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and… SEE MORE

Maine Appeals for Federal Help for the Fishing, Aquaculture, and Seafood Processing Industries

Maine’s Governor, Janet Mills, recently sent a letter to President Trump appealing for help for the fishing, aquaculture, and seafood processing industries that are being severely impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. Their markets have been shut down due to restaurant and other closures, and with many of these people being… SEE MORE

Oyster Farming Has Small but Positive Impact on Chesapeake Bay

11/13/2019 - By David Malmquist, VIMS. The rapid growth of oyster aquaculture in the Chesapeake Bay has raised questions about its effects on water quality, with proponents touting benefits including reduction of water-column nutrients and increased clarity, and other stakeholders pointing to drawbacks such as enrichment of sediment nutrients and altered current… SEE MORE

Tag: Aquaculture

Mass CARES Act Fisheries Relief

Maine Appeals for Federal Help for the Fishing, Aquaculture, and Seafood Processing Industries

Oyster Farming Has Small but Positive Impact on Chesapeake Bay

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