Cooke Aquaculture has requested a 20-year extension to a salmon farming license for a site in Maine, the Division of Aquaculture Maine Dept of Marine Resources (DMR) confirmed.

After the existing license ran out in March, the site is currently operating under a temporary extension as officials consider the application.

The 15-acre site is situated between Black Island, Placentia Island and Great and Little Gott islands off the state's coast.

The public has until Nov. 28 to comment on the proposed extension.