Patrick Whittle

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

August 4, 2022

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New Sugar Substitutes Could Change Food and Beverage Industry

September 23, 2022

Bill Gates at a news conference during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, May 25, 2022.

Gates: Tech Innovation Would Help Solve Hunger

September 13, 2022

Bulbs of garlic are displayed at a shop in Seoul, Aug. 3, 2022.

Promotional Video for Garlic Roasted Over Purported Obscenity

August 3, 2022

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

IEN Unboxed is a new show in which our editors unbox new tools on the market and discuss their features.

August 4, 2022

In this Oct. 14, 201, file photo, Carlos Rafael talks on the phone at Homer's Wharf near his herring boat F/V Voyager in New Bedford, MA. A Massachusetts company is slated to acquire in 2020 what's left of the boats once owned by Rafael, who was forced out of the industry after an elaborate fraud. The fishing magnate, known as the Codfather, was sentenced in 2017 to nearly four years in prison after pleading guilty to evading fishing quotas and smuggling money to Portugal. (

The Codfather's Boats Are Sold

Fishing and processing company Blue Harvest will buy a dozen of Carlos Rafael's boats and permits.

February 20, 2020

In this Sept. 11, 2018 file photo, a live lobster is packed into a cooler for shipment to China at The Lobster Company in Arundel, ME.

China Deal Might Not Bail Out Lobster Industry

The market for China might come back, but it's not coming back swiftly, or all at once.

January 27, 2020

In this Aug. 24, 2019 file photo, a dealer at Cape Porpoise holds a 3 1/2 pound lobster in Kennebunkport, ME.

Lobster Industry Hopes Deal Renews Trade

China is one of the biggest export destinations for lobster, which are worth hundreds of millions of dollars per year.

January 15, 2020

In this Sept. 5, 2018 file photo, a lobster walks over the top of a lobster trap off the coast of Biddeford, ME.

Lobster Catch Headed For Decline, not Crash, Scientists Say

New studies show a fishery in which warming waters off Maine have changed the dynamics of the lobster population.

December 2, 2019

Food Waste in Schools

Other rules that exist to prevent the spread of diseases such as salmonella poisoning, will remain in effect.

October 14, 2019

Tuna Recovery Leads to Fight

The giant sushi fish are at historically low population levels but have recently shown positive signs.

September 26, 2019

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Lobster Exports Tank

Meanwhile, business is booming in Canada.

August 26, 2019

'Codfather' Can Never Fish Again

He was owner of the one of the largest commercial fishing operations in the country before the scandal broke.

August 20, 2019

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Lobster Season Off to Slow Start

The harvest of the valuable bottom dwellers in America's biggest lobstering state is usually in full swing by July.

July 29, 2019

Scallops Catch is Up

The scallop industry is thriving as a result of years of conservative management that has allowed the valuable shellfish to grow.

July 22, 2019

Changes to Lobster Fishery Might Arrive by 2021

Right whales are vulnerable to entanglement in fishing gear, as well as other threats such as ship strikes.

June 28, 2019

Bioengineered Salmon Heading to Market

But it won't be coming from the biggest salmon farming state in the country.

June 10, 2019

Eel Harvest Goes Swimmingly

Baby eels are one of the most lucrative marine resources in the U.S. on a per-pound basis, but the fishery has had problems with poaching.

May 8, 2019

Seaweed Superfood Faces Uncertainty

A recent court ruling pits sustainability versus growth opportunity.

May 6, 2019