Land-based salmon farmer Whole Oceans submitted a building permit application on Aug. 16, the latest milestone towards constructing its land based salmon facility in the area where the former Verso Paper mill operated before it closed down in 2014, reported Bangor Daily News.
The application the building permit calls for work on 22 acres of the site to begin in November at an estimated cost of around $6.5 million (€5.8 million).
The work includes demolishing the paper mill foundations, piping and storage tanks to make way for the company's new "Freshwater Building," where the company plans to hatch salmon eggs and raise the fish to 10 months of age.
