November 20, 2020 — Nordic Aquafarms Inc., the company planning a large salmon recirculating aquaculture system in Belfast, Maine, has been granted state-level permits via a unanimous vote by the Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP).
The acquisition of state permits is the result of nearly two years of work on the permitting process, which was marked by interruptions from local opposition. Local opponents filed multiple objections to the permitting process, before the permits were found to be complete in June 2019.