390122 04: A Chinook Salmon Leaps Through White Water May 17, 2001 In The Rapid River In Idaho As It Attempts To Clear A Migration Barrier Dam. Ideal Stream And Ocean Conditions Over The Past Two Years Have Resulted In A Record Number Of Chinook Returning To Their Spawning Grounds This Year. (Photo By Bill Schaefer/Getty Images)
Maine officials are taking the final comments on a proposal to build a large, land-based salmon farm in Belfast.
Nordic Aquafarms of Norway wants to build the facility, which would produce tens of millions of pounds of salmon per year.
The Maine Department of Marine Resources hosted a public hearing about the proposal on Monday night, and the state is taking comments on it until March 12. The proposal has been contentious in the community because of the scope of the project, which would use tanks to grow the fish.
