BANGOR DAILY NEWS • April 11, 2025
Maine’s top court has rejected appeals that challenged the permits for a proposed 94-acre, land-based fish farm overlooking Chandler Bay in Jonesport, clearing the way for the multimillion project to move forward.Opponents said state environmental regulators, as part of their approval of the project under the Natural Resources Protection Act, did not do enough to assess the impacts that the discharge of treated wastewater would have on wildlife in the bay. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court dismissed the opponents’ arguments Thursday, saying the regulators’ approval of allowing the discharge of treated wastewater into the bay was consistent with the requirements of state law.