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Residents of Maine city want to halt large salmon farm

Residents of Maine city want to halt large salmon farm

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BELFAST, Maine (AP) Dozens of Maine residents say they’re opposed to the building of a large salmon farm in the coastal city of Belfast.

The proposal from Norwegian-owned Nordic Aquafarms would create a $500 million salmon farm that uses land-based facilities to grow the fish for human consumption.

Many Maine residents told the Maine Board of Environmental Protection on Tuesday night that they think the project is a bad fit for the community. The Bangor Daily News reports the environmental protection board is visiting Belfast this week to review environmental permit applications that are needed for the project.

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