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PublishedApril 11, 2023
Aquaculture development on Down East coast hits a roadblock
A group of business owners and residents is challenging the Jonesport Planning Board’s decision to allow a $110 million facility that would cultivate yellowtail kingfish.
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PublishedApril 9, 2023
Ocean fish farm proposed off New England coast
A group of fish farmers wants to be the first to bring offshore aquaculture to the waters off New England by growing salmon and trout miles from land.
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PublishedApril 9, 2023
Dispute over $500 million Belfast fish farm moves back to state agency
Both sides now say a suspension of Department of Environmental Protection permits makes sense while legal fights continue.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2023
Maine Voices: Time for Nordic Aquafarms to pull out of Belfast
Its controversial salmon farm has divided the community for over five years, is mired in legal troubles and is simply in the wrong place.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2023
Commentary: Maine should shun initiatives to industrialize our coastal communities, waters
Restoration and protection efforts will sustain and strengthen our local fishing economies, cultures and marine ecosystems.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2023
Court deals blow to $500 million fish farm plans on Midcoast mud flats
The proposed salmon-raising facility in Belfast got a setback when the Maine Supreme Judicial Court issued a ruling that sorts out who owns a parcel of intertidal land.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2023
Salmon farm could be headed for landlocked Millinocket
A business group has signed a lease for 45 acres at the site of a former paper mill, hoping to construct a high-tech fish farm that relies on recirculated water.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2023
Commentary: Aquaculture is fine, but corporate interests are pushing too far
Maine’s cold water, abundant forests of rockweed and talented workforce make it a great place for seaweed aquaculture. That does not mean a "roadmap" of headlong intensification is in the state's best interest.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2022
Commentary: How Americans can get more safe, sustainable seafood on their plates
Comprehensive standards for aquaculture farms in federal waters will drive job creation and let the industry meet growing domestic demand.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2022
Seaweed industry divided over concerns about pace of growth in Maine
Potential environmental and economic impacts form the basis of a debate over how best to regulate kelp farming.
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