Closing “imminent” on seafood processing plant
A public hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, in the Prospect Harbor Women’s Club.
Articles by: Letitia Baldwin
Letitia Baldwin
Arts Editor at The Ellsworth American
In addition to editing the Arts & Leisure section, Letitia edits special sections including Out & About, Overview, Health Quarterly, Your Maine Home, House & Garden and Get Ready for Winter. She comes from Chicago, Ill, but has deep family ties to the Cranberry Isles. [email protected]
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DEP meeting set on salmon farm permits
From 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, the DEP will hold the meeting for the public to weigh in, ask questions and raise issues.
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Large-scale aquaculture moratorium explored in Gouldsboro
The Select Board voted 5-0 to direct the Planning Board to review and refine a moratorium draft before presenting it to townspeople at a public hearing.
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American Aquafarms postpones meeting due to COVID-19 surge
American Aquafarms earlier this week notified the town that it is postponing the Sept. 7 public meeting.
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“Save the Bay Flotilla” draws more than 100 boats
The parade was intended to show “solidarity with the local lobster industry, small scale-oyster, mussel and seaweed farmers who see the 120-acre fish farm as a threat to their livelihood and the health of the 15-mile long inlet.”
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American Aquafarms execs expected in Maine
GOULDSBORO — Norwegians prize their slim, shrimplike lobster for its delicate, sweet flavor. So American Aquafarms’ top executives undoubtedly will sample Maine’s larger, meatier crustacean after their planned arrival here late next week. But Atlantic salmon and the Norwegian-backed company’s plans to farm the finned fish in Frenchman Bay will be the real issue amid shell cracking on the table. Due to land in Maine over Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4-5, American Aquafarms’ founder Mikael Roenes, vice president Erik Jors and chief technology officer Erling G. M. …
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Gouldsboro selectmen to request environmental review of proposed salmon project
Selectmen unanimously voted last week to request that American Aquafarms finance an independent environmental review to determine the project’s impact on the town.
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Meeting fails to quell salmon farm concerns
American Aquafarms last week once again made a case for its $330 million project to raise Atlantic salmon in Frenchman Bay
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Army Corps review of salmon farm requested
Frenchman Bay Conservancy has formally requested that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conduct an environmental review and issue a statement under the U.S. Environmental Policy Act before any final decisions are made on American Aquafarms’ plan to raise 66 million pounds of Atlantic salmon annually at two sites in Frenchman Bay.
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American Aquafarms’ discharge estimates spark questions
Late last week, Hancock County residents got an abstract picture of how American Aquafarms would draw and discharge sea water and dispose of waste from its proposed operation in Frenchman Bay.