MAINE PUBLIC • February 16, 2023
Developers have signed a lease to build a land-based fish farm on the site of the former Great Northern Paper Mill in Millinocket. According to the group Our Katahdin, the Katahdin Salmon facility would produce 5,000 metric tons of salmon a year. The company says that it's currently preparing the site and working to secure permitting for the project. Several large, land-based aquaculture facilities have been proposed across Maine's coast, but none are yet operational, and some have faced pushback from local residents over their size and impact.