Letter calls into question whether aquaculture roadmap, in part directed by the Maine Aquaculture Association, is simply a promotional tool for large scale industrial aquaculture.
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Island towns asked to ban corporate aquaculture
A nonprofit called Protect Maine’s Fishing Heritage Foundation is asking the Island towns to pass a moratorium on industrial aquaculture. Gouldsboro has done it already to try to stymie a salmon farm in Frenchman Bay, and a handful of coastal communities are trying to block proposals for other large-scale fish and bivalve farms.
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Rep. Williams' Letter to Governor Mills
The Cost of Aquaculture - More Oversight Needed
A recent article in The Guardian describes how a report shows that "salmon farming is wreaking ruin" on marine ecosystems. This has serious financial costs as well as environmental costs.
The article goes on to explain how salmon farms in Scotland have seen a 4x increase in fish mortality, with sea lice to blame for at least one-fifth of the deaths, and probably more. While producers bear the costs of things like fish mortality and treatments for sea lice, the report also shows that there is a wider impact on the world, particularly environmentally.
To the Editor: This is not small-scale aquaculture
Originally published in the Mount Desert Islander
To the Editor:
Acadia Aqua Farms. The name sounds so nice and cozy, as it was meant to. In reality, it is Acadia Aqua Industrial Park attempting to grab 48 acres – the equivalent of 36 football fields – in the heart of Frenchman Bay, making that acreage unusable for others.