Aquaculture firm touts jobs created by salmon farm

Nell Halse Vice-president of Cooke Aquaculture of New Brunswick said that "sixteen new aquaculture jobs will have been created in the Digby area by the end of this month". Halse went on to say that 700,000 young salmon are now at one of the two new farms in St Mary's Bay as part of a five year project costing about CAN$150 million (€110.978 million) that could potentially bring around 400 new jobs to the area.

Halse spoke Tuesday evening at the government hearing to inform the local people about other projects that Cooke Aquaculture was involved in, including their application to open three new sites, one at the entrance of Shelbourne Harbour and two in Jordan bay. Read more ...

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