Harding v. Commissioner of Marine Resources

ROBERTS, Justice.

The commissioner of the Department of Marine Resources appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court, Knox County, vacating a series of aquaculture leases granted to Mike & Joe’s Sea Farm, Inc. (Sea Farm) and Great Eastern Mussel Farms, Inc. (Great Eastern) pursuant to 12 M.R.S.A. § 6072 (1981 & Supp.1985). 1 The Superior Court vacated the leases due to the Department’s failure to consider evidence of the impact of the proposed aquaculture project on the property values of F. Austin Harding (Harding), an intervenor in the proceedings. Because we agree with the Department that…