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Mussel farmers intend to diversify with scallop farm BAR HARBOR – With one aquaculture lease application still in limbo due to the pandemic, Acadia Aqua Farms has submitted a second application to the Maine Department of Resources for a 68-acre site in Frenchman Bay. The company proposes a suspended gear operation for farming scallops 4,000 feet from shore and 2,700 feet northeast of Sunken Ledge. A scoping session is scheduled for 5 p.m. Jan. 29 via Zoom. A scoping session is a meeting where applicants explain their tentative proposals to members of the public, who can provide feedback prior to submission of a final application. Once a final application is submitted, a public hearing is scheduled. ....
Scallop scoping session scheduled for Jan. 29 BAR HARBOR With one lease application still in limbo due to the pandemic, Acadia Aqua Farms has submitted a second application for a 68-acre site in Frenchman Bay. A scoping session for what is proposed as a suspended gear operation for farming scallops 4,000 feet from shore and 2,700 feet northeast of Sunken Ledge is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 29 at 5 p.m. on Zoom. A scoping session is a meeting where applicants explain their tentative proposal to members of the public who can provide feedback prior to submission of a final application. Once a final application is submitted, a public hearing is scheduled. ....
Urchins and oysters eyed for local farming GOULDSBORO An organic seaweed farmer is seeking to raise oysters and sea urchins in deep water at an existing ocean site, where the marine species’ growth will be tracked to test their potential as sustainably harvested seafood in years to come. Last year, Springtide Seaweed LLC founder Sarah Redmond secured a 10-year aquaculture lease to grow sugar kelp, skinny kelp, alaria and dulse west of Gouldsboro’s Stave Island in Frenchman Bay. Based in South Gouldsboro’s Bunkers Cove, Redmond also manages a 35-acre seaweed farm off Preble Island near Sorrento for lease holder James West. Springtide grows, harvests and processes its crops into dried seaweed powder and flakes for food producers. The company also has a line of salt-free seasonings and its own hatchery. ....
Urchins and oysters eyed for local farming GOULDSBORO An organic seaweed farmer is seeking to raise oysters and sea urchins in deep water at an existing ocean site, where the marine species’ growth will be tracked to test their potential as sustainably harvested seafood in years to come. Last year, Springtide Seaweed LLC founder Sarah Redmond secured a 10-year aquaculture lease to grow sugar kelp, skinny kelp, alaria and dulse west of Gouldsboro’s Stave Island in Frenchman Bay. Based in South Gouldsboro’s Bunkers Cove, Redmond also manages a 35-acre seaweed farm off Preble Island near Sorrento for lease holder James West. Springtide grows, harvests and processes its crops into dried seaweed powder and flakes for food producers. The company also has a line of salt-free seasonings and its own hatchery. ....