AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoInvasive Species Response: The Trump administration lifted a stop-work order on Illinois’ $1.15B Brandon Road carp barrier, clearing the way to resume electric, acoustic and bubble deterrents to protect the Great Lakes fishery. Training & Value-Add: University of Guam Land Grant launched “Tilapia to Table,” a Sept. 12 workshop linking tilapia raising with salting/smoking and turning fish waste into fertilizer. Permitting Watch: Maine DMR set an aquaculture public scoping session for Butterfield Shellfish, LLC’s 20-year, 25-acre suspended shellfish lease proposal in Casco Bay (Yarmouth), with an alternate date if needed. Shellfish & Community Tensions: A preserved Mattituck farmland fight is heating up over a proposed oyster-processing operation by West Robins Oyster Company. Animal Health Policy: New Brunswick will keep vet lab services public but transition large-animal care to the private sector, backed by a travel-assistance program starting April 1, 2027. Industry Economics: Spain’s fishing sector pressed Agriculture Minister Luis Planas for “extraordinary measures” as profitability and diesel costs squeeze fleets, while EU quota talks loom. Tech for Aquaculture: Malaysia’s MDEC was named validator and implementing agency for its Digital AgTech Programme, aiming to scale AI and smart farming tools for agri-food.
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