Nordic Aquafarms' land-based salmon farming project has received all of its necessary state and city permits to build its 33,000-metric-ton land-based salmon farm in Belfast, Maine. But the project is continuing to be held up by local opposition groups as well as ongoing challenges with lawsuits.

Now the city of Belfast in Maine where the $500-million (€423.5 million) project is set to be located is stepping in.

Belfast officials on Tuesday night voted unanimously to pursue eminent domain on a hotly contested strip of mudflat, a move that would ensure Nordic Aquafarms needed access to Penobscot Bay, reported The Bangor Daily News.