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This Maine fishery owner tries to keep an even keel amid volatile scallop prices

by Richard Cunningham
Feb 2, 2022
"How do you set your price when you don’t know if it’s going to be $12 a pound or $37 a pound?" says Togue Brawn of Downeast Dayboat.  
Togue Brawn of Downeast Dayboat says this year, her price for scallops has "gone up and down pretty drastically, even from week to week, which is a little unsettling."
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Sea urchin "ranches" provide uni while protecting kelp forests

by Kate Kaye
Oct 19, 2020
The new focus on farming the spiny blobs could also help with kelp recovery, an essential part of Pacific coastal habitats.
Oregon Sea Farms sells sea urchins for about $10 each. Above, a red sea urchin.
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Can American seafood survive the COVID-19 tidal wave?

by Lukas Southard
May 6, 2020
The seafood industry has long relied on the export market and food service to keep it afloat.
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Running a seafood business on the eve of Brexit

by Marketplace Staff
Nov 23, 2018
Brexit could make waves in the seafood industry. But for now, it's a waiting game.
Ronald Scordia, of Angelbond, posing with crawfish.
Courtesy of Angelbond
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Another victim of the trade war: lobsters from Maine

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Nov 9, 2018
Tariffs always come with a catch.
Maine has a lobster surplus.
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There are a lot of fish in the sea. Blockchain could help track them.

by Molly Wood
Oct 18, 2018
You've heard of bitcoin. What about Fishcoin?
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There are a lot of fish in the sea. Blockchain could help track them.

by Molly Wood
Oct 18, 2018
You've heard of bitcoin. What about Fishcoin?
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Fair Trade certification comes to U.S. seafood

by Jed Kim
Apr 17, 2017
The organization considers fishermen's working conditions when allowing its label on products.
The premium price that comes with the Fair Trade label could help ease costs for scallop fishers.
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How sustainable seafood can harm coastal communities

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Feb 14, 2017
Lee van der Voo wrote about the 'catch share' system in her book 'The Fish Market.'
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The high-priced taste of Maine shrimp

by Marketplace Contributor
Feb 17, 2016
Some fishermen are catching the coveted seafood in the name of science.
Maine shrimp are unloaded from a trawler, the De Dee Mae II, as part of a limited catch for research.
Caroline Losneck
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