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Dried fish byproducts big business
February 20, 2012 - 10 h 45
JHS Fish Products Canada Ltd., a modern fish plant on the shores of Salmon Lake in Yarmouth County, is on schedule with development plans, says president Helgi Már Stefánsson.
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Fish farm throws away truckloads of salmon
February 17, 2012 - 16 h 22
By Greg Bennett A suspected outbreak of an untreatable fish disease has led to the culling of thousands of salmon from Cooke Aquaculture cages in Shelburne Harbour. Officials at provincial labs in Truro were conducting routine tests on...
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ANDY WALKER: Processing plant will likely stay closed this season
February 13, 2012 - 1 h 02
BY ANDY WALKER With the start of the spring lobster fishing season just around the corner, it is looking more and more likely the doors to one of PEI’s largest processing plants will remain closed. Just weeks before the 2011 season...
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Committee stops discussion on snow crab loans
February 11, 2012 - 15 h 13
By Andy Walker FOR THE SOU’WESTER Discussion of $17 million in outstanding snow crab loans by the Standing Committee on Public Accounts has come to a grinding halt – at least for now. Since the Robert Ghiz Liberals came to...
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Crewmember dies on N.L. fishing vessel
February 11, 2012 - 14 h 39
HARBOUR GRACE, N.L. — An accident on board a Newfoundland fishing vessel has claimed the life of a 27-year-old crewmember. Police say the crewman died of his injuries at sea aboard the Katsheshuk II after he was struck by a steel door around 8...
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Scrounging for urchins
February 9, 2012 - 15 h 08
By Ross Mair FOR THE SOU’WESTER TC•Media Clarenville, N.L. – Today, somewhere in downtown Tokyo, Japanese businessmen are in a sushi restaurant waiting for a feed of uni. Uni is the Japanese name, but as Ray Guy once wrote,...
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Scale up halibut review say fishermen
February 6, 2012 - 14 h 53
By Chris Hayes tc•Media NovaNewsNow.com SYDNEY — Fisheries Minister Keith Ashfield is being asked to have auditors Ernst & Young do an external review of how Atlantic halibut are shared in the Scotia-Fundy region, a contentious...
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Judge dismisses aquaculture license challenge
February 1, 2012 - 14 h 17
by Greg Bennett The Coast Guard A legal appeal of the licensing of three Shelburne Harbour aquaculture sites has been dismissed by the Nova Scotia Supreme Court. Marian and Herschel Specter, of Sandy Point, filed the appeal on June 13....
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Fishermen's protest shuts down DFO office
January 31, 2012 - 14 h 46
SYDNEY — Fishermen demanding a larger share of quota increases in the halibut fishery staged a protest Monday, Jan. 30, that shut down a federal Fisheries and Oceans building in Cape Breton Forty fishermen who gathered in the parking...
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Access to Shelburne Marine Terminal being restricted
January 30, 2012 - 11 h 58
Although the town wharf has been a popular destination for a drive for many in the community, public access will be restricted in the future to minimize wear and tear on the facilities. In a release from the Town of Shelburne, it...
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- January 28, 2012 Digby Neck and Islands ‘welcome' lobster association
- January 28, 2012 Off the Hook wins sustainable fishery award
- January 26, 2012 Industry backs idea of marketing agency
- January 26, 2012 Fisheries job fair for Souris
- January 24, 2012 Project to monitor waters of southern Gulf
- January 23, 2012 Huge shark washes up on Shelburne County beach
- January 19, 2012 Fishermen urged to join association
- January 18, 2012 Lobster association meeting Wednesday
- January 11, 2012 Don't sell lobsters for less than $5.50
- January 9, 2012 Lobster assoc. meeting Wednesday in Yarmouth
- January 6, 2012 Lobster working groups getting to work
- January 5, 2012 New lobster group seeking to pressure buyers
- January 3, 2012 Vernon d’Eon to open store in Yarmouth
- December 23, 2011 Lobster fisherman video catches attention
- December 21, 2011 Aqua conference in planning stages
- December 20, 2011 Fishermen urged to make safety a priority
- December 19, 2011 Pilot project to evaluate snow crab production
- December 18, 2011 Digby Gut turbines three years away
- December 18, 2011 ANDY WALKER: Little startling in five-year plan
- December 18, 2011 Adjournment in Cooke Aquaculture case
- December 2, 2011 Freeport fishermen use condemned wharf for dumping day
- November 30, 2011 Dumping Day on Thurber’s Tradition
- November 29, 2011 Blessed be the fishers
- November 29, 2011 Fishermen, dealers cautioned about border
- November 28, 2011 Lobster market outlook 'troubling'
- November 26, 2011 Dumping Day postponed to Tuesday
- November 25, 2011 DFO says no split season
- November 22, 2011 Illegal lobster traps pulled from water
- November 21, 2011 Split season vote: 371 say yes, 304 say no
- November 21, 2011 Exploratory turbot pot fishery funded
- November 21, 2011 Spanish hearing set for Halliday
- November 21, 2011 PHOTO ESSAY: Postcards from the wharf
- November 21, 2011 Benefit seen from tradeshow in Miami
- November 21, 2011 Plan aimed at boosting N.L. lobster fishery
- November 21, 2011 Reaction to plan mostly positive
- November 17, 2011 Fishermen asked to vote on split season
- November 14, 2011 Lobster fishermen urged to take action
- November 11, 2011 Lobster tags finally on the way
- November 11, 2011 Lobster protest planned for Monday, Nov. 14
- November 5, 2011 MacKinley surprise choice for minister
- November 5, 2011 Senate committee launches grey seals study
- November 5, 2011 Cooke’s charged with releasing harmful substance
- November 4, 2011 Funding sunk for FRCC
- November 2, 2011 Environment Canada charges Cooke with releasing harmful substance
- October 31, 2011 Leaky boats a headache for Shelburne Port Authority
- October 24, 2011 Fishermen in same boat with late lobster tags
- October 24, 2011 Impact on DFO licensing centre unknown
- October 20, 2011 DFO opens catch certification office
- October 19, 2011 Snow joke, it's been a good year for crab
- October 19, 2011 Fishing boat survives day on the rocks
- October 19, 2011 New P.E.I. fisheries minister named
- October 18, 2011 Website promotes Atlantic seafood products
- October 11, 2011 Shelburne Ship Repair getting back to work
- October 8, 2011 End of the Norwin [9 Photos from Saturday, Oct. 8]
- October 7, 2011 P.E.I. fisheries minister goes down to defeat
- October 7, 2011 Cod pots being tried on Northern Peninsula
- October 7, 2011 A whelk of knowledge
- October 5, 2011 “We rethink things”: Norwin sinks a third time
- October 4, 2011 Scallop Dragger upright and ready for lifting tomorrow [9 photos]
- October 4, 2011 Scallop dragger came up and tipped [First 9 photos]
- October 3, 2011 Lunenburg Harbour chooses state-of-the-art wave attenuator
- October 3, 2011 From ocean to plate
- October 3, 2011 MacAulay wants action on tax overpayment
- October 2, 2011 Consultants pick Digby as tidal energy port
- September 28, 2011 From egg to ocean
- September 22, 2011 Support shown during lobster council meetings
- September 19, 2011 Fishermen protest around Cooke’s cages
- September 17, 2011 Giant squid - Where are they now?
- September 13, 2011 Support sought for penny pitch
- September 13, 2011 Fishermen agreeing with one-cent proposal
- September 12, 2011 Boat builder brings new moulds on board
- September 6, 2011 Lobster Council meetings with fishermen
- September 2, 2011 Judge allows fish farm appeal to continue
- August 27, 2011 626-lb tuna wins Wedgeport tourney
- August 26, 2011 Shark’s jaw to be on public display
