Tag Archives: Atlantic spiny dogfish

Reuse of Fish Waste Yields Organic Liquid Fertilizer

 With an expanding spiny dogfish catch, AMT BioProducts Inc. is beginning a $685,000 expansion from its current operations at 33 Cape St. into an adjacent 9,100-square-foot plant that is expected to double the company’s production capacity. But AMT BioProducts doesn’t package fish, it processes fish waste into commercial-grade organic liquid fertilizer. Also, an interesting read about the dogfish “stock” and assessment. Read the rest here 10:42

The Mercury-Laden Fish Floated for School Lunches – Dogfish

From the article: Cussed Dogfish – New England fishermen have hated dogfish for a long time, and there has never been a significant domestic market for the species. New York Times articles penned more than a century ago bemoan the dogfish as “cussed,” “ferocious” and so thick “it’s good-bye fishin’.” Read more here 19:53