As supporters of Protect Maine’s Fishing Heritage Foundation, you expect as much information as we can gather about how industrial-scale aquaculture is impacting the coast of Maine.  Over the next few weeks, we will be uploading documents that we have paid for, but are free to you, to shed some light on what decisions are made about our coast. We have a recent example this summer in Beals. As you may remember, there was a die-off at the Cooke Aquaculture pens off Sand Cove and Calf Island this summer. The Department of Environmental Protection inspected the salmon net pens and found no issues hours before the substantial die-off. Town representatives are still seeking answers about how this happened and why the town wasn’t notified. Read the inspection reports here.

Calf island

sand cove north