Maine OKs Plans for State’s Largest Scallop Farm
A Maine company growing scallops in Penobscot Bay that wanted to expand its operations nearly tenfold got a slightly reduced version of those plans approved by the state on Tuesday, more than three years after starting the process.
Vertical Bay is one of a handful of small Maine aquaculture companies growing scallops, a multi-year process using long vertical lines underneath the water. Its owner-operators, Belfast couple Andrew and Samantha Peters, applied for a 20-year, state-issued lease to increase their operation in the waters west...
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