Nova Scotia May Change Regulation of the Aquaculture Industry
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Canadian Press] By Keith Doucette - April 22, 2015 -
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia's aquaculture industry would be governed by a new set of rules and a new body responsible for approving future licenses under legislation introduced Tuesday by the provincial government.
Fisheries Minister Keith Colwell highlighted two changes he said were in response to recommendations in a report on aquaculture by Dalhousie University legal experts Meinhard Doelle and Bill Lahey. Their report was released in December.
The first would see the creation of an independent three-member review board that would be responsible for approving new aquaculture operations, while the second would see the responsibility for enforcing environmental rules transferred from Fisheries to the Environment Department.
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