Grohoski Introduces Bill To Limit Finfish Farms in State Waters


Sen. Nicole Grohoski (D-Ellsworth) introduced An Act Regarding Marine Finfish Aquaculture to impose biomass and stocking density limits for open-pen finfish farms.

via the Mount Desert Islander (read full article)

Sen. Nicole Grohoski (D-Ellsworth) introduced An Act Regarding Marine Finfish Aquaculture to impose biomass and stocking density limits for open-pen finfish farms. She noted that the American Aquafarms proposal would have resulted in a bigger biomass than all 24 of Maine’s existing marine finfish farms combined. Currently, there are no state regulations limiting biomass or stocking density in aquaculture operations.

“Massive marine finfish farms will have a significant impact on existing users such as lobstermen, and the controversy surrounding lease applications for large-scale projects is damaging to Maine’s responsible aquaculture growers and shellfish farmers,” Sen. Grohoski shared in a fact sheet on the Act. The Legislature has not yet printed the bill’s text, which will go before the Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources.

Read the full article from the Mount Desert Islander:
Grohoski introduces bill to limit finfish farms in state waters

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