PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • September 27, 2022
A Norwegian investment group has indicated in newspapers and trade magazines it still intends to anchor two 60-acre fish farms just offshore from Bar Harbor and raise 66 million pounds of salmon there each year. While the American Aquafarms application was terminated earlier this year, the state left open the door for its return – and it appears the company is looking to walk through that door. If that happens, it would be the largest such installation in the world, and it would be a threat to water quality. Maine must take three steps to save Frenchman Bay and preserve the quality of all our coastal waters. ~ Mike Hyde, Trenton