An environmental group files intent to sue a salmon farmer for pollution off Maines coast

An environmental group files intent to sue a salmon farmer for pollution off Maines coast

By PATRICK WHITTLE

Source: whec

11/16/2024

Credit: AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File

An environmental organization has served a notice of intent to sue one of the world’s largest aquaculture companies for violations of the Clean Water Act in Maine — allegations the fish farmer ardently denies.

Conservation Law Foundation contends Cooke Aquaculture’s salmon farming sites off the Maine coast pollute the state’s bays, where lobster fishing is a key industry. The farms consist of pens in the ocean where Atlantic salmon are grown for use as food.

The Boston-based law foundation stated in its Thursday notice that it was suing Cooke in a Maine federal court to bring the company into compliance. It states that the company discharges pollutants such as fish feces, dead fish and trash into Maine’s coastal waters.

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