BANGOR DAILY NEWS • October 27, 2021
American Aquafarms, the firm that wants to create a controversial salmon farm in Frenchman Bay, has named a new chief executive officer. Keith Decker, who previously served as the CEO of Blue Harvest Fisheries, will be taking over the position. The firm’s previous CEO, Mikael Roenes, announced on Oct. 15 that he would step down from the position in a YouTube video. Blue Harvest fisheries is an East Coast-based company that harvests, processes and distributes seafood. Decker also served as CEO of High Liner Foods, an American seafood distributor. Roenes, who is from Norway, said in the video that he felt it was time to step away from the company and make room for an American CEO. Roenes has a criminal record in his home country.