BANGOR DAILY NEWS • April 5, 2021
I am writing to ask for a moratorium on the proposed Norwegian -owned salmon farm in Frenchman Bay. There is so much to know, and we know so little: We need an environmental impact statement. For instance, how will this enormous development for farming over 60 million pounds of fish per year impact our lobstermen, our mussel draggers, our clam and worm diggers, and our sea vegetable industries? And how will it impact the health of Frenchman Bay itself? Algal bloom? Red tide? We don’t know. We need to find out, and we need time and a detailed study to help us do this. What’s the rush? Money? There is too much at stake. Let’s know what we’re doing before we do it. ~ Phil Devenish, Hancock