Urchins and oysters eyed for local farming - Mount Desert Islander
Urchins and oysters eyed for local farming GOULDSBORO — An organic seaweed farmer is seeking to raise oysters and sea urchins in deep water at an existing ocean site, where the marine species’ growth will be tracked to test their potential as sustainably harvested seafood in years to come. Last year, Springtide Seaweed LLC founder Sarah Redmond secured a 10-year aquaculture lease to grow sugar kelp, skinny kelp, alaria and dulse west of Gouldsboro’s Stave Island in Frenchman Bay. Based in South Gouldsboro’s Bunkers Cove, Redmond also manages a 35-acre seaweed farm off Preble Islan...
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