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Top Executives at Nordic Aquafarms’ U.S. Operations Mysteriously Part Ways With the Company
…Heim and Naess. | File image/LinkedIn.###Nordic Aquafarms founder and president Erik Heim and his wife, Executive Vice President/Commercial Director Marianne Naess, have unexpectedly parted ways with the Norway-based company…
Final Environmental Impact Report for Nordic Aquafarms Project Released; Planning Commission Hearing Planned for Later This Month
Digital rendering of Nordic Aquafarms' planned fish farm for the Samoa Peninsula, a five-building compound with a combined footprint of 766,530 square feet. | Image via Humboldt County.###Ready for some…
County Planning Director John Ford Set to Get a 15 Percent Raise After He Almost Left for Fort Bragg Job
…staff report says, "the Planning & Building Department has taken on significant Advance Planning responsibilities including Nordic Aquafarms permitting, Housing Trust Fund, McKinleyville Town Center Master Plan, Sea Level Rise planning, Drought Task…
Supes Advance Climate Action Plan Despite Bushnell’s Skepticism About Its Compatibility With ‘Rural Living’
…really want to do this [offshore] wind project, if you really want to do the [Nordic Aquafarms] fish project, and if we really want to accept what Cal Poly is doing," Bohn…
The Public Can Comment on Nordic Aquafarms’ Proposed Land-Based Fish Farm During Tonight’s Humboldt County Planning Commission Meeting
Computer-generated photo illustration showing how Nordic Aquafarms’ proposed recirculating aquaculture system facility would look on the Samoa Peninsula. | Image via County of Humboldt.###During the Humboldt County Planning Commission’s meeting…
GUEST OPINION: If We Want to Save the Humboldt Way of Life, Maybe We Should Plan For Lots More Growth and Housing Development
…Other drivers of migration into Humboldt County include Cal Poly Humboldt, which anticipates another 5,600 students by 2028, and potentially Nordic Aquafarms and our much-anticipated offshore wind industry are also…
Supervisors Approve 320-Unit McKay Ranch Subdivision in Cutten Despite Developer’s Refusal to Make Any Project Modifications
…lately with the development of Cal Poly Humboldt along with other projects, such as the Nordic Aquafarms fish farm on the peninsula and the high-speed, transpacific fiber optic line landing near…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Aryans and White Supremacists
…Heinrich Himmler, one of the most powerful men in Germany and the main architect of the Holocaust, was obsessed with the idea of Aryan (and overlapping Nordic) racial superiority.Under the auspices…
With Just Days Left for Public Comment, Enviro Groups Seek More Detail, Assurances in Nordic Aquafarms’ EIR
Visual simulation of Nordic Aquafarms' planned land-based fish farm, a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility planned for the Samoa Peninsula. | Image via Humboldt County's Draft Environmental Impact Report.###The public…
County Releases Draft Environmental Impact Report for Nordic Aquafarms’ Fish Factory Project on Samoa Peninsula
Computer-generated photo illustration showing how Nordic Aquafarms’ proposed recirculating aquaculture system facility would look on the Samoa Peninsula. | Image via County of Humboldt.PREVIOUSLY:In a Surprise Move, Nordic Aquafarms Agrees…
YESTERDAY in SUPES: ‘Your House is on Fire and It’s Threatening My House’: First 5 Director Pleads With County to Fix Its Financial Mess
…s ancestral lands, as are all of the major projects currently under consideration, including the Nordic Aquafarms production facility, the McKinleyville Town Center project and the North McKay Ranch project.Ford said…
(VIDEO) Take a Virtual Tour, With a Brief History, of Nordic Aquafarm’s Proposed Peninsula Project Site
If you weren't lucky enough to embark on one of Nordic Aquafarm's guided tours of the corroding remains of the Evergreen Pulp Mill on the Samoa Peninsula — property that's…
PENINSULA RISING: County Creating a Financing District to Supercharge Development in and Around Samoa
…You've also got Nordic Aquaculture's land-based Atlantic salmon farm, which is in the late planning stages. Plus there's the transpacific fiber optic cable that will connect Humboldt to…
That Big Orange Ship in the Bay? It’s Laying a Couple of Those Undersea Fiber Optic Cables that Will Stretch to Asia
…Harbor District and slated to be developed as a land-based fish factory operated by Nordic Aquafarms. In a recent phone conversation, Oetker explained a bit more about the fiber optic project…
Larry Doss, Eureka Realtor and Harbor Commissioner, Planning Move to Orick to Run for Fifth District County Supervisor Seat
…jewels out there that we’ll see for a long time to come is the Nordic Aquafarms project," he said, referring to the Norwegian company's land-based fish farm planned for…
Help Wanted: Humboldt County Employers Struggle to Find Workers Amid a Smaller Labor Force, COVID Fears, Child Care Needs and the Remote Work Revolution
…While he and other local employers are in crisis management mode right now, he's excited about such prospects as the Nordic Aquaculture project on the peninsula, HSU's transformation into a…
(PHOTOS) Nordic Aquafarms Execs Lead Tour of the Corroding Remains of the Pulp Mill Property Where They Plan to Build a Big Land-Based Fish Farm
…In a Surprise Move, Nordic Aquafarms Agrees to Conduct Full Environmental Impact Report for Its Land-Based Fish Farm on the Samoa Peninsula###Executives from Nordic Aquafarms were busy this week giving…
ECONEWS REPORT: The Bundy Bunch Crash the Klamath (and Other News)
…It is a mess.Meanwhile on the coast, Gang Green reacts to the good news that Nordic Aquafarms and Humboldt County have agreed to do a full environmental impact report for their…
OBITUARY: John Henry Grobey, 1932-2021
…At UW he was also a member of the Nordic combined ski team, excelling in ski jumping, downhill and Nordic racing, with his death-defying longest jump being well over 300 feet…
Local Environmental Groups Laud Nordic Aquafarms’ Decision to Complete a Full Environmental Impact Report
PREVIOUSLY:In a Surprise Move, Nordic Aquafarms Agrees to Conduct Full Environmental Impact Report for Its Land-Based Fish Farm on the Samoa Peninsula###Press release from the Environmental Protection Information Center…
In a Surprise Move, Nordic Aquafarms Agrees to Conduct Full Environmental Impact Report for Its Land-Based Fish Farm on the Samoa Peninsula
Computer-generated photo illustration showing how Nordic Aquafarms’ proposed recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility would look on the Samoa Peninsula. | Image via County of Humboldt.###In terms of sheer size, Nordic Aquafarms…
Newsom’s Budget Includes $11M for Port of Humboldt Bay Development to Support Emerging Offshore Wind Industry
…The Harbor District has completed a phased master plan for the entire 168-acre shoreline area between the Samoa Cookhouse and the former pulp mill where Nordic Aquafarms and the new broadband…
ECONEWS REPORT: From Pulp Mill to Salmon Farm? Examining Nordic AquaFarms’ Proposed Fish Factory
Mockup of the proposed facility by Nordic Aquafarms.###Is a massive land-based fish factory the best next chapter for a former pulp mill nestled between Humboldt Bay and the Pacific Ocean…
County Declares No Significant Environmental Impact for Proposed Samoa Fish Farm; Will Receive Comments, Critiques Through May 24
Another conceptual image of the planned Nordic Aquafarms facility, looking north along the Samoa Peninsula. | Image via Nordic Aquafarms.###From the County of Humboldt: The County of Humboldt, as Lead Agency, has…
Nordic Aquafarms Plans to Grow Atlantic Salmon in Land-Based Fish Farm on Former Pulp Mill Property
The Redwood Marine Terminal 2 property on the Samoa Peninsula is currently home to the deteriorating infrastructure of a defunct pulp mill (left), but Norwegian company Nordic Aquafarms plans to build a…
TONIGHT: Public Invited to Town Hall Meeting Concerning Land-Based Fish Farm Proposed for Samoa Peninsula
…Nordic Aquafarms has submitted permit applications and related studies to the Water Quality Control Board, California Coastal Commission and Humboldt County Planning Department for their land-based aquaculture facility planned for the…
Harbor District Exploring Major Port Redesign to Support Proposed Offshore Wind Energy Project
…The district also aims to protect the bay's eel grass while ensuring that the port is compatible with maritime shipping, coastal dependent heavy industries and aquaculture operations such as Nordic Aquafarms…
That Big Onshore Fish Farm on the Samoa Peninsula is Moving Forward, and Developers Are Having a Virtual Meeting About it Tonight
Computer-generated photo illustration showing how the proposed recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility would look on the Samoa Peninsula. | File image via Nordic Aquafarms.###You haven't forgotten, right? Just about a…
Nordic Aquafarms Hosting Public Zoom Meeting Wednesday to Answer Questions, Present Study Results for Proposed Land-Based Fish Farm on Samoa Peninsula
Computer-generated photo illustration showing how the proposed recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility would look on the Samoa Peninsula. | File image via Nordic Aquafarms.###Press release from Nordic Aquafarms:Nordic is currently…
Nordic Aquafarms Submits Discharge Permit Application for Land-Based Fish Farm on Samoa Peninsula
A computer-generated photo illustration shows how Nordic Aquafarms’ proposed recirculating aquaculture system would look on the Samoa Peninsula. | File image.###Press release from Nordic Aquafarms:Nordic Aquafarms has submitted first permit…