New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries
Year of publication:
2012
"The Department receives applications for non-repayable strategic assistance in the aquaculture and fisheries sector with an objective to enhance the competitiveness and innovation of the fishery, aquaculture and seafood processing sectors in New Brunswick and to create new economic development opportunities"
Prince Edward Island Department of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Rural Development
Year of publication:
2011
"All buyers of fish and shellfish must obtain a license on an annual basis. These licenses must be obtained on a species or species group basis at each port where the buyer purchases the product. All processors must obtain a processing license on an annual basis. Peddlers must also obtain a license yearly."
"Who Needs This Lease? Anyone who wants to exclusively manage the harvesting of rockweed along a portion of Nova Scotia shoreline for commercial purposes. "
"The Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture issues licences and leases for the commercial culture of finfish, shellfish and marine plants in the province"
"This document will explain the current status of aquatic farming, the opportunities and challenges for Nova Scotians, and lay the foundation for a successful Aquaculture Development Strategy."
"As part of the Marine Division, the staff of Licensing and Compliance Services are responsible for licensing fish processors and fish buyers, carrying out compliance inspections and enforcement of the Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act, the Fisheries Organizations Support Act, and related regulations."
"Loans to purchase a fishing licence are available for eligible independent fishers who: Have never held a licence in the commercial fishery (New Entrant), or; Are current commercial fishery licence holders who wish to diversify into a species for which they have never held a licence (New Species)."
