BANGOR DAILY NEWS • February 16, 2023
The future of a costly Nordic Aquafarms project in Belfast is unclear after the Maine Supreme Judicial Court Thursday ruled against the company, giving rights to the intertidal zone back to landowners opposing the project. Nordic Aquafarms intended to bury pipes for a $500 million land-based salmon farm in the disputed area. However, the new ruling strips them of the right to use the land. “It is our intention that the project will proceed as planned, with the understanding that there is still a pending challenge as to the use of eminent domain that remains to be resolved. We have every reason to believe that challenge will be resolved in the City’s favor,” explains City Attorney Kristin Collins.