I learned that my childhood had been part of a grand experiment.

I struggled … while watching money flow out of poorly insulated lobster holding tanks…

Imagine being able to sit down and swipe your phone above your meal and find out where it was harvested and who handled it along the way. This concept may not be too far off.

A report by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute identifies the labor needs of Maine’s growing aquaculture industry and charts a course for the state to establish a comprehensive workforce training system to meet the demand.

“Plastic particles have been found in almost every animal in the ocean.”
—David Fields

The number of traps that end up on the bottom is in the millions, just within the Gulf of Maine

Some jobs in the supply chain have been held by migrant workers…

“We were going to build a 21st century house.”
—Judy Walsh

“I had a feeling that our model would be based on small boats going forward.”

—Bert Jongerden