Williams urges support for seafood processing facilities
ROCKPORT — Candidates for governor stressed the importance of the state’s fishing heritage at a Friday forum, but differed on how best to help one of the state’s oldest and most important industries.
Candidates were asked what they would have done to help save a cannery from closing in Prospect Harbor, how strongly they would advocate for Maine fishermen, and what can be done to attract seafood processing plants to Maine.
Green Independent Lynne Williams said the state has fast-tracked approvals for wind power projects and should do the same for seafood processing plants.
“We need to identify those economic entities we need in this state and then go after them,” she said, adding, the state needs to do a better job of courting seafood processing companies to locate in Maine, thereby reducing fishermen’s transportation and fuel costs.
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