Voices of the Maine Fishermen’s Forum

Alex DeKoning, Bar Harbor, Maine

Alex DeKoning, a mussel farmer based out of Bar Harbor, ME, is the son of seventh generation mussel farmers from Holland. DeKoning and his family run the only mussel farms in North America that farm mussels on the bottom instead of on ropes. He talks about how his methods differ from the norm, the process of obtaining an aquaculture lease and the positive ecological impacts of bottom cultured mussels.

Interviewed by Matt Frassica at the 2019 Maine Fishermen's Forum. To hear the full interview, please visit NOAA’s Voices Oral History Archive.

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