The value of a mudflat could be more than anyone would think. Read More
As Trudy Miller of Northport listened to the debate over Belfast’s proposed land-based salmon farm that has roiled the community for a year and a half, she started to feel as if something important was being overlooked: the economy. Read More
The tour took them through boggy fields, into piney woods and across Route 1 to the waterfront property where the salmon farm will be built if the project is permitted and moves forward. Read More
A Superior Court judge has ruled that the city of Belfast did not violate the law when officials amended the city’s land use plan in April 2018 to allow the Nordic Aquafarms project to move forward. Read More
Until recently, the battle for public opinion about the fish farm has seemed dominated by opponents. Lately, though, midcoast residents who feel positively about the project have begun to make their voices heard. Read More
Belfast Mayor Samantha Paradis will not run for re-election. Read More
The Dutch entrepreneur who would like to build a land-based yellowtail fish farm somewhere in Maine said that the relentless opposition that some have shown to Nordic Aquafarms’ proposed Belfast salmon farm has made him proceed here with caution. Read More
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection decided Thursday that Nordic Aquafarms’ pending permit applications are complete for processing. Read More
Millinocket could be the next place in Maine to spawn an aquafarm as part of a fledgling but potentially lucrative industry of growing Atlantic salmon in land-based fish tanks. Read More
Genetically engineered salmon is heading to store shelves in the U.S., but it won't be coming from Maine's fish farms. Read More
A Maine company’s pending acquisition of a foreign counterpart could give it a boost as it seeks to become one of the first in North America to prove the commercial viability of an emerging industry — fish farms that grow Atlantic salmon in large tanks instead of at sea. Read More
Maine has a reputation for high quality seafood. With the demand for seafood rising to meet growing populations, salmon farmers are looking to the Pine Tree State as a site for future aquafarms. Read More
For those who are not ready to put insects on their menu or to go vegan, locally produced or caught seafood are green and healthy choices. Read More
Opponents of a proposed land-based salmon farm in Belfast are hoping that a potential snag with a land lease will prove to be the end of the road for Nordic Aquafarms. Read More
State officials said this week that a Belfast land-based salmon farm’s pending application for a submerged lands lease can move forward, despite efforts by two groups to stop it. Read More
Belfast City Manager Joe Slocum doesn’t have a lot of good things to say about the next municipal budget cycle. Read More
While it wasn’t unusual to see a standing-room-only crowd at one of the company’s information sessions, something did seem different this week. Read More
“Our message to the citizens of Belfast and Northport is that facts matter, and we ask that those be at the forefront of considerations regarding this project,” Erik Heim, Nordic Aquafarms' CEO, recently wrote. Read More
