TRENTON, Maine (WABI) - Back in 2023 the Frenchman Bay Conservancy purchased the site of the former Bar Harbor Golf Course. Now, they’re working to bring it back to life. “This is an important ...

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A local group is pushing for policy changes in response to a proposal for a 120-acre salmon farm in Frenchman Bay and is calling for a moratorium on approvals and renewals of net-pen fish farms.

Opponents of a proposed Atlantic salmon farm in Frenchman Bay predict fish waste from the aquaculture facility would hurt the environment, and last week sent the state oceanographic studies they say ...

Oct. 19—In anticipation of a large-scale salmon farm getting approval to grow fish in pens in Frenchman Bay, Gouldsboro is considering temporarily blocking development on any new large-scale ...

A large aquaculture project proposed next to Acadia National Park is opposed by Maine lobstermen and the National Park Service. The debate echoes the larger tensions around aquaculture, with ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Frenchman Bay sits at the foot of Acadia National Park. It is a beautiful ...

Aquaculture opponents fear that companies will look east for new sites as West Coast states block industrial fish farms. Aquaculture opponents in Maine celebrated earlier this year when they helped ...

AUGUSTA, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Oceana released the results of a new poll finding that 66% of voters in Hancock County, Maine, oppose a controversial proposal to build a large-scale commercial ...

GOULDSBORO, Maine (WABI) - A controversial proposal for a large scale industrial salmon farm in Frenchman Bay took center stage in Gouldsboro today. American Aquafarms hosted a public forum to discuss ...

BANGOR, Maine, Aug. 14 (UPI) --There's a new out-of-towner invading the coastal waters of Maine, and fishermen and conservationists are worried. Green crabs moved into Maine waters more than a century ...