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V O L . X X X N O. X I I M AY 2 7 , 2 0 2 4 26 T H E L I S T C O M P I L E D B Y H E I D E M A R T I N C O M P I L E D B Y H E I D E M A R T I N CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GRADUATING MEMBERS OF MDF'S LEADERSHIP MAINE EAGLE CLASS. GRADS Michael Adams: Preti Flaherty Lucas Anderson: F.A. Peabody Company Jamie Ballinger: University of Maine System Elliott Barry: Camden National Bank Kristin Bishop: Thomas College Heather Blackwell: Penobscot Community Health Center Heather Campbell: White Pine Programs Linda Chaudron: MaineHealth/ Maine Medical Center Kathleen Doan: Southern Maine Community College Justin Dubois: Acadia Federal Credit Union Jason Endsley: Central Maine Power Amberlynn Esperanza: Mascoma Bank Melissa Farinas: Androscoggin Bank Lori Fisher: State of Maine / Maine State Library Cherie Galyean: Maine Community Foundation Kim Getchell: Finance Authority of Maine Kelley Glidden: New Ventures Maine Amber Harrison: York Community Services Association Brianne Hasty: ME Dept. of Economic & Community Development Karen Hawkes: Northern Light Health Courtney Holt: Cianbro Corporation Florence Hull: The Advisory LLC Ninette Irabaruta: United Way of Southern Maine Brian Marden: MaineHealth Beth Merrill: L.L.Bean Lannie Moffatt: Bangor Savings Bank Nikki Poulin: MaineGeneral Health Laura Reading: Developers Collaborative Erin Rice: Pine Tree Society Denise Scuderi: Northern Light Mayo Hospital Marcus Sherman: The Roux Institute Katie Shorey: Live + Work in Maine Emily Theriault: Pouliot Real Estate Nikki Williams: 211 Maine/United Ways of Maine Perri Williams: Maine Development Foundation MDF is now accepting applications for the 2024–2025 LM class. For more info and to apply: mdf.org/ leadership-development/application 1 The 35.7-acre Sorrento-based lease is held by Sarah Redmond and James West. S O U R C E : Maine Department of Marine Resources as of Q2 2024 Purchase this list and more as an Excel document at mainebiz.biz/DataCenter @ Maine's largest aquaculture leases Ranked by total acres leased Maine's largest aquaculture leases Ranked by total acres leased Lease holder Acreage/ no. of leases Town(s)/ waterbodies Primary species cultivated Lease contact(s) 1 Cooke Aquaculture U.S.A. Inc. Machiasport cookeseafood.com 564.5 22 Beals, Cutler, Eastport, Frenchboro, Jonesport, Lubec, Machiasport, Perry, Swans Island Cobscook Bay, Eastern Bay, Machias Bay, Toothacker Bay Arctic char, Atlantic cod, Atlantic salmon, Atlantic halibut, Atlantic witch flounder or Grey sole, bloodworms, blue sea mussel, dulse, Eastern or American oyster, haddock, nori or laver, pollock, rainbow & steelhead trout, sandworms, sea scallop, soft clam Jennifer Robinson 2 Acadia Aqua Farms LLC Bar Harbor hollanderanddekoning.com 208.4 6 Bar Harbor, Deer Isle, Lamoine, Sorrento, Trenton Blue Hill Bay, Eastern Bay, Flanders Bay, Frenchman Bay, Mount Desert Narrows, Penobscot Bay Eastern or American oyster, European flat oyster, blue sea mussel, sugar kelp Fiona de Koning Theo de Koning 3 Moosabec Mussels Inc. Jonesport moosabecmussels.com 89.8 1 Lamoine Jordan River Blue sea mussel, Eastern or American oyster, European flat oyster Ralph Smith 4 Springtide Seaweed LLC Gouldsboro springtideseaweed.com 55.7 2 1 Gouldsboro, Sorrento Frenchman Bay Blue sea mussel, dulse, Eastern or American oyster, fingered or horsetail kelp, green sea urchins, hard or Northern Quahog clam, Irish moss, nori or laver, sea scallop, skinny kelp, sugar kelp, winged kelp Sarah Redmond 5 Mook Sea Farms Inc. Walpole mookseafarm.com 48.6 4 Newcastle, South Bristol Damariscotta River Bay scallop, Eastern or American oyster, European flat oyster, hard or Northern Quahog clam, soft clam, surf or hen clam, sea scallop William Mook 6 Taunton Bay Oyster Co. Inc. Franklin N/A 34.8 2 Franklin, Hancock Taunton Bay Eastern or American oyster Michael Briggs 7 Mere Point Oyster Co. LLC Brunswick merepointoyster.com 34.5 1 Brunswick Maquoit Bay Bay scallop, Eastern or American oyster, European flat oyster, hard or Northern Quahog clam, sea scallop Dan Devereaux Doug Niven 8 Maine Oyster Inc. Freeport N/A 33.9 4 Freeport, Newcastle, Yarmouth Casco Bay, Maquoit Bay, Royal River, Sheepscot River Blue sea mussel, Eastern or American oyster, European flat oyster, ocean Quahog clam, sea scallop, soft clam, surf or hen clam Eric Horne Christian Horne Valy Steverlynck 9 Glidden Point Oyster Co. Edgecomb gliddenpoint.com 30.9 4 Bristol, Edgecomb, Newcastle, South Bristol Damariscotta River Eastern or American oyster, European flat oyster, hard or Northern Quahog clam, soft clam Ryan McPherson 10 Wild Ocean Aquaculture LLC dba Bangs Island Mussels Portland bangsislandmussels.com 26.0 6 Chebeague Island, Cumberland, Falmouth, Long Island Casco Bay Blue sea mussel, dulse, Eastern or American oyster, European flat oyster, fingered r horsetail kelp, hollow-stemmed kelp or oarweed, nori or laver, sea lettuce, sea scallop, sugar kelp, winged kelp Matthew Moretti 11 Dodge Cove Marine Farm LLC Edgecomb dodgecove.com 24.9 4 Damariscotta, Newcastle Damariscotta River Bay scallop, Eastern or American oyster, European flat oyster, hard or Northern Quahog clam, surf or hen clam Nellie Brylewski 12 Tightrope Seafarms LLC Hancock N/A 24.6 2 Blue Hill Blue Hill Bay Blue sea mussel, dulse, Eastern or American oyster, European flat oyster, fingered or horsetail kelp, hollow-stemmed kelp or oarweed, nori or laver, sea lettuce, sea scallop, sugar kelp, surf or hen clam, winged kelp Evan Young 13 Bar Harbor Oyster Co. LLC Bar Harbor barharboroysterco.com 22.1 1 Bar Harbor Thomas Bay Eastern or American oyster, European flat oyster Joanna Fogg Jesse Walls 14 Pemaquid Oyster Company Inc. Bristol pemaquidoysters.com 20.1 3 Damariscotta, Newcastle Damariscotta River Atlantic razor clam, Eastern or American oyster, European flat oyster, hard or Northern Quahog clam, surf or hen clam, sea scallop Christopher Davis SOURCE: Maine Department of Marine Resources as of Q2 2024 1 The 35.7-acre Sorrento-based lease is held by Sarah Redmond and James West. - This list was compiled by Heide Martin and published in the May 27, 2024 issue of Mainebiz.

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