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Mar 18, 2022
Lamoine residents oppose salmon farm
By: AJ Douglas March 18, 2022 Fox 22 Bangor Original article and segment LAMOINE — Lamoine residents have growing concerns after...
Mar 9, 2022
Fisherman opposed industrial scale aquaculture in Frenchman Bay
By: Letitia Baldwin March 9, 2022 The Ellsworth American Original article GOULDSBORO — Alley, Backman, Briggs, Coombs, Dunbar,...
Feb 18, 2022
Aquafarm opponents want meeting with leaders
Members of Friends of Schoodic Peninsula send a letter to American Aquafarms, inviting the company to participate in an open meeting with...
Feb 2, 2022
American Aquafarms’ wastewater plan challenged
Modeler says American Aquafarms' release of nitrogen-rich effluent would far exceed state standards and threaten marine life in Frenchman...
Jan 31, 2022
Salmon farm opposition expressed at forum
The proposed salmon farm “would significantly impact the way that people see Acadia, experience it, smell it and hear it.” By Dick Broom...
Jan 29, 2022
5 fish farms would dump 13,000 gallons of nitrogen into Downeast waters every day
Is aquaculture another CMP-like blunder for Mills Administration? Cui bono? By Lincoln Millstein January 29, 2022 The Quietside Journal...
Jan 12, 2022
American Aquafarms application still stalled
American Aquafarms is close to resolving the issue of sourcing juvenile Atlantic salmon or smolt for the startup phase of its proposed...
Dec 24, 2021
The curious case of American Aquafarms’ planned use of gene-altered salmon smolts
State gives Norwegian firm unlimited time to resolve illegal import problem By Lincoln Millstein December 24, 2021 The Quiestside Journal...
Nov 16, 2021
Town votes to delay salmon plant planning decision
American Aquafarms, which hopes to grow 30,000 tonnes of salmon in floating semi-closed cages off the coast of Maine, has been dealt a...
Nov 16, 2021
Gouldsboro voters temporarily block large fish farms, as salmon farm proposal looms
Voters at a special town meeting in Gouldsboro Monday night voted overwhelmingly to impose a moratorium on the development of large-scale...
Nov 16, 2021
American Aquafarms project targeted by Maine town's aquaculture moratorium
Residents in the town of Gouldsboro, Maine, U.S.A. voted overwhelmingly in favor of a six-month moratorium on all large-scale fish farms,...
Nov 16, 2021
Gouldsboro places six-month moratorium on finfish farming
Voters in the town of Gouldsboro have placed a moratorium on large-scale fish farms until at least next spring. November 16, 2021...
Nov 15, 2021
Gouldsboro votes yes on American Aquafarms moratorium
Residents vote overwhelmingly in favor of the moratorium on large-scale aquaculture operations. By Stephanie Wittenbach November 15, 2021...
Nov 15, 2021
Gouldsboro to vote on 6-month ban for large-scale fish farms
Gouldsboro voters will meet Monday evening to decide whether to adopt a 6-month development ban on large-scale aquaculture facilities. By...
Nov 15, 2021
Gouldsboro residents pass moratorium on large-scale fish farms
Gouldsboro residents voted overwhelmingly Monday night to pass a moratorium ordinance on all aquaculture development - this coming as...
Nov 15, 2021
Overwhelming Majority Approve 6 Month Moratorium in Gouldsboro on Large Finfish Aquaculture Proposal
In what is widely seen as a vote against a proposed industrial salmon farm in Frenchman Bay, voters at a Special Town Meeting Monday...
Nov 15, 2021
Gouldsboro voters put aquafarm plan on ice for 6 months
By Lincoln Millstein November 16, 2021 The Quietside Journal Original article GOULDSBORO, Nov. 16, 2021 - In what is widely seen as a...
Nov 5, 2021
DEP officials hear staunch opposition to salmon farm
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s will and capacity to adequately appraise American Aquafarms’ proposed plan to...
Nov 1, 2021
Critics of proposed Frenchman Bay salmon farm say it would pollute waters with fish waste
Opponents of a proposed Atlantic salmon farm in Frenchman Bay predict fish waste from the aquaculture facility would hurt the...
Oct 30, 2021
Opponents cite size and risk of error in proposed salmon farm as state gathers feedback
More than 40 people, speaking for themselves or representing various organizations, roundly criticized a proposal to site a large salmon...
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