CONTACT: Robert Atwood: (603) 868-1095 Jay Martin: (603) 271-3211 February 26, 2021

Durham, NH – The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department will hold a public hearing on Thursday, March 25, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. regarding a proposed marine aquaculture license application. The hearing will be conducted virtually. The public is welcome to attend and to offer comments on the proposed aquaculture plans. Those wishing to join this public hearing may do so using the Zoom information below:

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At 9:00 a.m., William Fisher of Avalonia Aquaculture will be heard on his application for a three-acre bottom culture site near the Scammell Bridge in Dover, NH, for the culture of multiple shellfish species.

Detailed plans for this project are available for public review at www.fishnh.com/marine or at the Department’s Region 3 Office in Durham. Written comments on the proposed license may be submitted through April 8, 2021, and may be mailed to the Executive Director, New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, 11 Hazen Dr., Concord, NH, 03301, faxed to (603) 271-5829, or e-mailed to robert.atwood@wildlife.nh.gov.