SeaWorld Sues Over Breeding
San Diego — SeaWorld made good on its vow to challenge a California Coastal Commission decision barring the breeding of its killer whales, filing a lawsuit Tuesday in San Diego demanding a reversal of the prohibition. At issue is an October action by the coastal agency approving SeaWorld San Diego’s plans to significantly enlarge its killer whale tanks, but only on the condition that the marine park no longer be able to breed captive...
Seaweed: Maine’s Hot New Product
Biddeford, Maine — It’s green, it’s gooey and it’s giving Maine’s famous lobsters a run for their money. Well, not really. At least not yet. But when it comes to seaweed production, Maine is the country’s No. 1. The state now supports more than 20 companies that grow or collect seaweed, about double from 10 years ago. Maine harvesters collected 17.7 million pounds of seaweed in 2014 — the most ever recorded for the state and more than...
