March 29, 2024
Letter

Oppose Salmon farming

I have had a lobster license (No. 6695) for more than 60 years. I also have held a wholesale lobster license (No. 527) for almost 50 years.

I would like to go on record in opposition to salmon farming in this area. I can see no benefit to the fishermen. It would be an impediment to navigation, add nothing to the scenic beauty of the surroundings and could introduce bacteria to the water that could be harmful to our local marine resources.

If there is another area where this type of fishery is welcome, so be it. But I don’t know of anyone on Little Deer Isle who wants the salmon pens near our island.

Eugene B. Eaton

Little Deer Isle


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