Municipalities have no authority to restrict or limit aquaculture leasing or licensing “in, on and under the coastal waters,” but “may have limited jurisdiction for sites proposed in the intertidal
New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center to present “Frutos do Mar,” a special cooking class and demonstration with Portuguese Chef José Artur Cabral, at his Restaurante Algarve on Feb. 7.
The push for tighter controls around aquaculture, particularly fish farms, has been led by the Protect Maine’s Fishing Heritage Foundation. The nonprofit has visited towns up and down the coast and presented the moratorium as an option.