Chris Davis On Aquaculture in Maine and Carter Newell on Building a Secure Base for Your Aquaculture Business...

August 2016                   Aquaculture!                     Issue #68
Chris Davis
5 Minutes with Chris Davis of the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center
It's August and if you're in Maine, it probably means you have bodies of water in mind - to swim, fish, sail, or otherwise enjoy. To that end we are dedicating this month's newsletter to those who work the waters of Maine and what that looks like in 2016.

Here we speak with Chris Davis, Executive Director of the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center, about its mission, challenges and what success in Aquaculture looks like.

"...Over the past few years, there has been a surge of interest in conducting aquaculture in Maine, particularly in oysters, sea vegetables as well as in land-based operations for a variety of fish species..."
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Local Wisdom
Carter Newell
Carter Newell of Pemaquid Oyster Company on Starting An Aquaculture Business in Maine and When To Quit Your Day Job


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Happenings
Blue Ox Malthouse Called Out in WMTW Spot on Allagash Brewing's New 16 Counties Beer

Gold Star Honeybees Wins Eva Crane Trust Grant

Kate McAleer Named In 50 Mainers Charting the State by Maine Magazine


Introspective Systems Wins SBIR Grant, Hires New Lead Scientist in Algorithms

EterNav Receives MSBDC Award

Loyal Biscuit Continues to Grow, Relocates Flagship Store

Laurie Osher Is Penobscot Theater Company's Green Champion

Mingle Analytics Wins $500,000 MTI Development Loan 

Calendars
What's Happening Around Our State? 
Check these calendars to find out...

E2 Tech - Clean Energy Procurement Project and Scenic Impacts of Development
Maine SBDC - Microenterprise Series 
Maine Technology Institute Events - Tech Start and Seed Grant deadlines
ScoreMaine - Ongoing Workshops
Pelaton Labs - The Entrepreneurship Calendar
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When this mentor takes an interest, businesses grow.
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