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MAINE: American Aquafarms buys shuttered Gouldsboro seafood processing plant

May 3, 2022 โ€” American Aquafarms has purchased a former sardine cannery in Gouldsboro, indicating the company will likely continue to pursue a salmon farm in Frenchman Bay after being dealt a major permitting setback last month.

The sale of the Maine Fair Trade Lobster plant from East Coast Seafood to American Aquafarms closed Friday, according to East Coast Seafood CEO Bob Blais. American Aquafarms has said that it plans to use the 11-acre property in the village of Prospect Harbor for a hatchery and processing facility.

Thomas Brennan, American Aquafarms director of project development, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday. On Friday, he said knew the company was heading in the direction of a sale, but didnโ€™t have a firm closing date.

โ€œItโ€™s going to happen,โ€ Brennan said. โ€œItโ€™s just a question of when.โ€

Read the full story at the Bangor Daily News

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