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“We believe our existing process is robust and provides adequate opportunity for municipal engagement, as well as public participation.” — DMR Deputy Commissioner Meredith Mendelson

The Maine Department of Marine Resources is cautioning coastal Maine towns to steer clear of state waters in their efforts to craft rules and standards to gain greater control over industrial-scale finfish farming on land or in the ocean.

The Maine Department of Marine Resources is cautioning coastal Maine towns to steer clear of state waters in their efforts to craft rules and standards to gain greater control over industrial-scale finfish farming on land or in the ocean.

At the 2022 annual Town Meeting, voters approved a noise ordinance that prohibits the use of firing devices that explode on impact in town.