A proposal to lease a section of Western Bay in Mount Desert for a planned sea urchin farm has been received by the state Department of Marine Resources. If approved, the aquaculture operation would be granted exclusive use of a 4-acre section of ocean bottom.
According to an application received by the DMR on Sept. 20, Maine Cultured Mussels and Mussel Bound Farms — a Mount Desert-based aquaculture outfit that …
