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V O L . X X X I N O. X I I J U N E 2 , 2 0 2 5 20 A G R I C U LT U R E / A Q UA C U LT U R E F O C U S Maine's largest aquaculture leases Ranked by total acres leased Lease holder Acreage/ no. of leases Town(s)/ bodies of water Primary species cultivated Lease contact(s) 1 Cooke Aquaculture USA Inc. Machiasport cookeseafood.com 484.7 19 Beals, Cutler, Eastport, Frenchboro, Jonesport, Lubec, Machiasport, Perry Cobscook Bay, Eastern Bay, Machias 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 196.6 6 Bar Harbor, Deer Isle, Sorrento, Trenton Blue Hill Bay, Eastern Bay, Flanders Bay, Frenchman Bay, Mount Desert Narrows, Penobscot Bay Blue sea mussel, Eastern or American oyster, European flat oyster, hard or Northern Quahog clam, sea scallop, soft clam, sugar kelp Alex de Koning 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 urchin, hard or Northern Quahog clam, Irish moss, nori or laver, sea scallop, 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 Steve Zimmerman 6 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 7 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 Jonathan Turcotte Ryan McPherson 8 Wild Ocean Aquaculture LLC dba Bangs Island Mussels Portland bangsislandmussels.com 27.1 6 Chebeague Island, Cumberland, Falmouth, Long Island Casco 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, skinny kelp, soft clam, sugar kelp, surf or hen clam, winged kelp Matthew Moretti 9 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 10 Taunton Bay Oyster Co. Inc. Franklin N/A 24.1 2 Franklin, Hancock Taunton Bay Eastern or American oyster Michael Briggs 11 Maine Oyster Inc. Freeport N/A 24.0 3 Freeport, Newcastle, Yarmouth Casco 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 12 Pemaquid Mussel Farms LLC Bucksport pemaquidmussels.com 24.0 2 Bar Harbor, South Bristol Damariscotta River, Frenchmans Bay Blue sea mussel, dulse, Eastern or American oyster, European flat oyster, fingered or horsetail kelp, hard or Northern Quahog clam, Irish moss, nori or laver, sea colander, sea lettuce, soft clam, sugar kelp, winged kelp Carter Newell 13 Pemaquid Oyster Company Inc. Bristol pemaquidoysters.com 23.6 3 Damariscotta, Newcastle, South Bristol Damariscotta River Atlantic razor clam, Eastern or American oyster, European flat oyster, hard or Northern Quahog clam, marine algae (various), surf or hen clam, sea scallop Christopher Davis 14 Dodge Cove Marine Farm 2 Edgecomb muscongusbay.com 23.3 4 Brunswick, Damariscotta, Newcastle Damariscotta River, New Meadows River Bay scallop, Eastern or American oyster, European flat oyster, hard or Northern Quahog clam Nellie Brylewski 15 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 16 Muscongus Bay Aquaculture Inc. Bremen muscongusbay.com 18.8 3 Damariscotta, Newcastle Damariscotta River Bay scallop, Eastern or American oyster, European flat oyster, hard or Northern Quahog clam, soft clam, surf or hen clam Nellie Brylewski 17 North Haven Oyster Co. 3 North Haven 18.8 North Haven Penobscot Bay Eastern or American oyster Adam Campbell Mary Perry 18 Maine Island Aquaculture LLC North Haven N/A 15.1 1 North Haven Marsh Cove Dulse, sea scallop, skinny kelp, sugar kelp, winged kelp Hannah Twombly 19 Georgetown Aquaculture LLC Georgetown N/A 14.2 1 Georgetown Sasanoa River Eastern or American oyster Robert Burns 20 Timothy M. Johnson Brunswick N/A 14.1 1 Brunswick, Harpswell Middle Bay Eastern or American oyster, hard or Northern Quahog clam Timothy M. Johnson SOURCE: Maine Department of Marine Resources. Notes: This list features standard, active leases as of May 14, 2025. N/A=not applicable. 1 The Sorrento-based lease is held by James West & Springtide Seaweed LLC. 2 Operated by Muscongus Bay Aquaculture. 3 Leases are listed under Adam Campbell & Michelle Campbell and Adam Campbell & Zebadiah Campbell. - This list was compiled by Heide Martin and previously published in the June 2, 2025, issue of Mainebiz. Sustainable Impact Program Start Investing Now Our Sustainable Impact Program offers a range of deposit accounts designed to align your financial strategies with your sustainability goals. These accounts provide the same convenient features and security you expect from traditional banking products, with the added benefit of knowing your funds are directly fueling positive change right here in Maine. Purchase this list and more as an Excel document at mainebiz.biz/DataCenter @ Maine's largest aquaculture leases Ranked by total acres leased 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