Friday, June 24, 2011

Bay of Fundy aquaculture venture faces protest from coalition

The government of Nova Scotia  has approved a salmon aquaculture project in St Mary's Bay on the outer limits of the Bay of Fundy. Cooke's Aquaculture has received approval from the federal and provincial environmental departments of the government. Part of the planned project is a CAN$150 (€107.547) million expansion that could create 400 jobs in the neighbouring province.

Protests have been voiced on the subject of the planned expansion by Cooke's Aquaculture "Salmon feedlots are expanding in Nova Scotia because disease and environmental problems have limited such opportunities in New Brunswick," said Matthew Abbott, project co-ordinator with NB based Fundy Baykeeper. "If Nova Scotians value their coastal environments and traditional fisheries, they need to act now to prevent aquaculture of this scale in their bays." Read more ...


This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers

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