BDN cites Bouchard, economic impact report in 2019 aquaculture news recap
The Bangor Daily News cited the 2017 Maine Aquaculture Economic Impact Report from the University of Maine Aquaculture Research Institute in the article “For the Maine coast, 2019 was the year of the fish.” According to the report, aquaculture is now among the fastest-growing food production sector in the world, and the economic impact of the industry in Maine nearly tripled between 2007 and 2017. The article also quoted Deborah Bouchard, director of the Aquaculture Research Institute. “We have a huge seafood deficit in the United States. Having these land-based facilities not only will decrease our deficit, but it will increase our food security,” said Bouchard of aquaculture businesses in the state.