MAINE PUBLIC • July 30, 2021
A Norwegian investor wants to bring a new kind of fish farm to a stunning, island-studded bay at the base of Acadia’s famous Cadillac Mountain. The project is uniting broad opposition in and around tourist-dependent Mt. Desert Island. The "American Aquafarms" project is the latest in a series of industrial-scale fish farms proposed for Maine, highlighting how the nation’s demand for seafood is putting pressure on local marine economies. Sarah Redmond, who four years ago established the nation's first organically-certified grower of kelp in Gouldsboro, is just one in a chorus of opposing voices.