Welcome to Friends of Blue Hill Bay
Monitoring the expansion and effects of aquaculture continues to be a major focus for Friends of Blue Hill Bay. As we work to address challenges for the Bay, we are advocating for a Baywide Management Plan that includes all those who have a vested interest in a healthy Bay.
We invite you to browse our web site to learn more about the environmental threats to Blue Hill Bay, what we are doing to protect the Bay, and how you can help.
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GPS Corner Coordinates of Aquaculture sites in Blue Hill Bay.
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On May 25, 2007, the State of Maine, Department of Marine Resouces granted Maine Cultured Mussels, Inc., and Erick Spencer Swanson d/b/a Mussel Bound Farms an aquaculture lease for 10 years east of Long Island. Please read the May 1st Proposed Findings of Fact document and provide DMR and your State House Representative with your thoughts, either on paper, via the telephone, or via email.
On March 9, 2008, Friends of Blue Hill Bay went to Hancock Superior Court to battle DMR. See the article from the Ellsworth American in the news section (Articles on Aquaculture).
| Blue Hill Bay is a pristine body of water bordered on the east by Acadia National Park. The Park holds a 4,000 acre conservation easement on Long Island, an unspoiled island encompassed by the Bay. The communities of Tremont, Mt. Desert, Trenton, Surry, Blue Hill and Brooklin all border the Bay. |