PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • July 30, 2024
The state university system is building a $10.3 million research center meant to train future workers for careers in aquaculture and to help solve problems fish and oyster farms are facing in Maine. Construction is slated to begin in Orono in October, with the facility expected to open in late 2025. The project is funded by the Build America Buy America Act and the Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan. The economic impact of aquaculture in Maine nearly tripled in 10 years, from $50 million in 2007 to $137 million in 2017.