Move Over! Industrial aquaculture/aquafarming has Maine lobstermen and fishermen hot under the collar

High-profile privately funded ventures have lately been converging on this corner of the North Atlantic. Norwegian owned American Aquafarms wants to salmon in Frenchman Bay, and other large Canadian and Dutch finfish aquaculture companies are moving into the region. This bustle, though, has raised the hackles of lobstermen and women represented by grassroots Protect Maine’s Fishing Heritage Foundation organization. They say large-scale aquaculture corporations are intent on “privatizing” the public ocean, in the process displacing locals who’ve fished these waters for years and endangering their livelihoods. They feel considerably less optimistic about the burst of interest in aquafarming in their local waters,,,>click to read< 09:07

One Response to Move Over! Industrial aquaculture/aquafarming has Maine lobstermen and fishermen hot under the collar

  1. STRIPEDBASSHOLE says:

    So how far up are these Great Whites going??? Didn’t someone lose a Bluefin Tuna to a Great White up in Nova Scotia last year??? I bet Penned Salmon taste better than Canned… They want need a can opener either!!!
    Regards,
    –SBH–

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