Bucksport Salmon Farm Still isn’t Under Construction 5 Years After Approval
April 24, 2024 | 1 min to read
Progress on the proposed salmon farm at the former paper mill in Bucksport has stalled, nearly five years after it was fully permitted. In 2019, Whole Oceans received approval from local officials and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to construct a $250 million land-based fish farm on the site of the old Verso mill, but development has seen little movement since then.
There has been little sign of progress in the construction of a proposed salmon farm at the former paper mill in Bucksport, nearly five full years after the project was fully permitted by state and local officials.
In 2019, Whole Oceans was approved by Bucksport officials and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to build a $250 million land-based fish farm on the site of the former Verso mill.
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