Aquaculture

'The wrong place, the wrong technology and the wrong people': Maine residents hit back at closed-containment salmon project

The ecopen is a floating, closed containment aquaculture production system. Opponents say other projects are using land-based technology, and question the new technology's viability.

An illustration of American Aquafarms' sites for a hatchery, fish farm facilities, and a state-of-the art processing plant in coastal Maine.
An illustration of American Aquafarms' sites for a hatchery, fish farm facilities, and a state-of-the art processing plant in coastal Maine.Foto: American Aquafarms
Published 20 January 2021, 04:59Updated 20 January 2021, 04:59
Nordic AquafarmsWhole OceansMaineCooke