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Friends of Eastern Bay v. Department of Marine Resources

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided August 18, 2026No. BCD-25-337Published

1Opinion of the Court

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

2026 ME 90

Docket: BCD-25-337 Argued: March 3, 2026 Decided: August 18, 2026 Panel: STANFILL, C.J., and MEAD, CONNORS, DOUGLAS, and LIPEZ, JJ., and HJELM, A.R.J. FRIENDS OF EASTERN BAY v. DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES et al. DOUGLAS, J. [¶1] In October 2024, the Commissioner of the Maine Department of Marine Resources granted Acadia Aqua Farms’ application for a twenty-year aquaculture lease of 19.71 acres in the coastal waters of Eastern Bay off Mount Desert Island for the cultivation of blue mussels and other shellfish. Friends of…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Association to Protect Hammersley, Eld, and Totten Inlets, a Washington Non-Profit Corporation v. Taylor Resources, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
  2. Friends of Lincoln Lakes v. Board of Environmental ProtectionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2010
  3. Uliano v. Board of Environmental ProtectionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2009
  4. Office of the Public Advocate v. Public Utilities Commission et al.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2023
  5. Richard Ouellette v. Saco River Corridor CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2022

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