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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 15 J U N E 1 , 2 0 2 6 F O C U S A G R I C U LT U R E / A Q UA C U LT U R E 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 1 Lease is listed under Deep Blue Aquaculture LLC. 2 Operated by Muscongus Bay Aquaculture. 3 Leases are listed under Adam Campbell & Michelle Campbell and Adam Campbell & Zebadiah Campbell. N O T E : This list features standard, active leases as of May 7, 2026. N/A=not applicable. S O U R C E : Maine Department of Marine Resources. Access this list and more at mainebiz.biz/data @ 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)/ bodies of water Primary species cultivated 1 Cooke Aquaculture USA Inc. Machiasport cookeseafood.com 446.7 17 Beals, Cutler, Eastport, Frenchboro, 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 2 Acadia Aqua Farms LLC Bar Harbor hollanderanddekoning.com 98.0 4 Bar Harbor, Lamoine, Sorrento Eastern Bay, Flanders Bay, Frenchman Bay Blue sea mussel, Eastern or American oyster, European flat oyster, hard or Northern Quahog clam, sea scallop, soft clam, sugar kelp 3 Moosabec Mussels Inc. Jonesport moosabecmussels.com 89.8 1 Lamoine Jordan River Blue sea mussel, Eastern or American oyster, European flat oyster 4 Mook Sea Farms Inc. Walpole mookseafarm.com 52.4 5 Damariscotta, 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 5 Vertical Bay 1 Belfast verticalbaymaine.com 35.6 1 Deer Isle Eastern Penobscot Bay Sea scallop 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 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 8 Wild Ocean Aquaculture LLC dba Bangs Island Mussels Portland bangsislandmussels.com 28.0 7 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 9 Tightrope Seafarms LLC Hancock 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 10 Taunton Bay Oyster Co. Inc. Franklin 24.1 2 Franklin, Hancock Taunton Bay Eastern or American oyster 11 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 12 Pemaquid Oyster Co. 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, various marine algae, surf or hen clam, sea scallop 13 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 14 Bar Harbor Oyster Co. LLC Bar Harbor barharboroysterco.com 22.1 1 Bar Harbor Thomas Bay Eastern or American oyster, European flat oyster 15 Maine Oyster Inc. Freeport 22.0 2 Freeport, Newcastle Maquoit Bay, Sheepscot River Eastern or American oyster 16 Springtide Seaweed LLC Gouldsboro springtideseaweed.com 20.0 1 Gouldsboro Frenchman Bay Dulse, fingered or horsetail kelp, Irish moss, nori or laver, sugar kelp, winged kelp 17 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 18 North Haven Oyster Co. 3 North Haven 18.8 2 North Haven Penobscot Bay Eastern or American oyster 19 Great Ledge Cove Seafood LLC Long Island 15.9 2 Chebeague Island, Long Island Casco Bay Dulse, fingered or horsetail kelp, Irish moss, sea lettuce, shotgun kelp or sea colander, skinny kelp, sugar kelp, winged kelp 20 Maine Island Aquaculture LLC North Haven 15.1 1 North Haven Marsh Cove Dulse, sea scallop, skinny kelp, sugar kelp, winged kelp 21 Georgetown Aquaculture LLC Georgetown 14.2 1 Georgetown Sasanoa River Eastern or American oyster 22 Timothy M. Johnson Brunswick 14.1 1 Brunswick, Harpswell Middle Bay Eastern or American oyster, hard or Northern Quahog clam 23 Love Point Oysters Freeport lovepointoysters.com 12.0 3 Freeport, Harpswell Casco Bay, Middle Bay Eastern or American oyster, sugar kelp SOURCE: Maine Department of Marine Resources. Note: This list features standard, active leases as of May 7, 2026. N/A=not applicable. 1 Lease is listed under Deep Blue Aquaculture 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 published in the June 1, 2026, issue of Mainebiz.