Aquaculture moratorium rejected in town where $110M fish farm is being planned

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 21, 2022

A proposal to enact an aquaculture moratorium in the town of Jonesport, where a firm based in the Netherlands hopes to construct a $110 million land-based fish farm, was rejected Wednesday by local voters. The moratorium was defeated by a 91-201 vote. The proposal from Kingfish Maine to build the fish farm on a 90-acre shorefront lot on Dun Garvan Road has been in development for three years, but opponents have stepped up their criticism in the past year.