Land-based fish farm in Jonesport gets final state approvals

A company proposing to build a land-based fish farm in Jonesport announced Monday that it has received its final state permits and has purchased the 93 acres it needs to begin pre-construction design on a facility to grow and process yellowtail kingfish.

Kingfish Maine plans to build structures that would total about 573,500 sq. ft. on mostly vacant land on Dun Garvan Road in Jonesport. In a statement issued Monday, the company said the facility will be its first in the U.S., following operations in the Netherlands. The company has secured a retail partnership with Whole Foods to sell the fish, which is commonly used in sushi.

The company describes it as “a highly versatile premium fish species” used in “Italian and Asian fusion cuisines.”

“Today, Kingfish Maine is one step closer to achieving fully operational status, and we are ready to build on our proven blueprint, and scale our technology locally to service our network of distributors nationwide,” said Ohad Maiman, founder and CEO of The Kingfish Company.

In addition to what’s needed for the fish operation, the company is proposing to build residential units for staff, a store and an information center. The development, which will face Mason Bay Road, is about nine miles south of U.S. Route 1 in the Washington County town of Jonesport.

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