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Maine: Protect Downeast files court appeal re: Jonesport’s decision to move forward with industrial scale fish farm

Protect Downeast, comprised of lobstermen and women, marine harvesters, businesspeople, and concerned environmentalists released its court appeal today of the Jonesport Planning Board’s decision to allow the industrial scale Kingfish project to move forward. The appeal asserts that the Board erred as a matter of law by misinterpreting the Jonesport Land Use Code to find that “functionally water-dependent uses” supersede the Land Use Code’s prohibition of “commercial structures” and “industrial structures.”  Attorney Beth Boepple from Murray Plumb and Murray said, “The good people of Jonesport sought guidance from the state on this project but at every turn, the state failed them. >click to read<, with full complaint. 15:51

Kingfish Zeeland seeks state permit to draw and discharge seawater for $110M fish farm proposed in Jonesport

Kingfish Zeeland, which has an agreement to develop a 94-acre site on Dun Garvan Road, east of central Jonesport on Route 187, needs approval from the state Department of Environmental Protection to draw and discharge seawater between the land-based plant and Chandler Bay. The company says it plans to filter and cool the water that is discharged into the bay to make sure it is clean and that it does not affect the water temperature in the bay, where many local lobstermen set their traps.,, Kingfish officials said Tuesday that the discharge permit will be “one of the most critical permits” for the project. The company also is expected to apply for permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and from the Jonesport planning board, which it will need to get prior to starting construction, possibly in 2021. >click to read< 09:48