Chinese shellfish meat extraction machine impresses Maine processors
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Bangor Daily News] By Bill Trotter - November 20, 2014 -
BANGOR, Maine, With a loud beep and a whooshing intake of air, a roomful of Maine seafood processor representatives got an up-close look Wednesday at a machine intended to address several problems the industry faces.
The device, about the size of a dormitory room refrigerator, was brought to Maine this week along with representatives from Xifuri, the Chinese firm that developed it, as a possible solution to Maine’s green crab problem.
But industry officials who gathered Wednesday at the Oriental Jade restaurant for the demonstration seemed more interested in the device’s potential impact on a different species: lobster
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