In addition to the the Portland-based company that’s planning to build initially a $75 million land-based aquafarm to raise Atlantic salmon in Bucksport, two seafood-processing facilities are planning to open there as well.
The Bangor Daily News reported that Pemaquid Mussel Farms of Damariscotta expects to open a mussel-bagging operation late this month, and Greenhead Lobster of Stonington expects to break ground on a processing center by October. Both plan to be at Buckstown Heritage Park and could together result in nearly 60 jobs, Bucksport Economic Development Director Richard Rotella told the newspaper.