Abigail Barrows News Today

DEER ISLE — Long Cove Sea Farms has applied to renew its lease to grow and harvest oysters for an additional 20 years and to add four seaweed varieties: horsetail

A pilot test of buoys made from fungal root networks showed promise as an effective and less wasteful alternative to plastic. Now, a cadre of Maine ocean farmers is hoping to expand prototype testing next year.

The applicant says fishing is limited in the area, but the lease site would displace one or two lobstermen’s traps.