Maine’s Board of Environmental Protection begin Nordic Aquafarms public testimony

The Maine Board of Environmental Protection held more than eight hours of public hearings on Nordic Aquafarms’ planned salmon recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) in Belfast, Maine, as the board begins considering whether or not to grant permits to the project. The hearings come two year after the project was first proposed, and relate to permits Nordic Aquafarms requires in order to discharge water into the Penobscot Bay. According to local media, a large percentage of the public comment was…