Judge Orders Belfast Activists to Stop Filing Lawsuits to Stall Fish Farm Project

A Belfast judge told opponents of a proposed land-based fish farm to stop filing lawsuits aimed at stalling the project, invoking a law that is more commonly used to protect activists than corporations.

Belfast Hosts Aquaculture Summit as Debate Rages Over Proposed Salmon Farm

As local officials deliberate on plans for a controversial land-based salmon farm, about 250 aquaculture farmers, researchers, students and others convened at the University of Maine’s Hutchinson Center on Friday to explore the possibilities of the growing industry.

Final Words Before Belfast Officials Deliberate on Contentious Fish Farm

Around 100 people filled a conference room at the Hutchinson Center in Belfast during the final public hearing on the project Wednesday night before deliberations begin on five pending permit applications submitted by the company.

Belfast Officials Move Forward With Nordic Aquafarms Fish Farm Proposal Despite Lawsuit

Belfast Planning Board members this week began reviewing the proposal from Nordic Aquafarms after they determined that, despite a legal challenge to the land-based salmon farm, they can move forward with processing its application.

Court Rules in Favor of Letting Planned Salmon Farm Go Ahead

July 16, 2019 Associated Press

A Maine judge says a city that is working with an aquaculture developer on a large project did not break the law when it changed a land use plan to let the development move forward.