BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 12, 2021
One of the last vestiges of a wild and unpolluted world left on the eastern seaboard, Frenchman and adjacent bays have remained clear and swimmable, replete with ephemeral magical islands that only surface with the tides. But that may soon change if the American Aquafarms proposal for a large-scale salmon farm is approved by state and federal officials. From each of its 30 pens, the discharge from this operation into Frenchman Bay is expected to be about 2,000 times the amount of the discharge from Bar Harbor’s waste treatment plant. The 40 generators it will require will be exceptionally noisy, and its lighting will mar the star-studded darkness for which nearby Acadia Park and its annual Night Sky Festival is known. This salmon fishing endeavor will wreak one of the most beautiful places in the world. ~ Margie Patlak, Corea