"Who Needs This Licence? Anyone who wants to operate an establishment for the purpose of processing fish, including cleaning, filleting, icing, packing, canning, freezing, smoking, salting, cooking, pickling, drying or any other manner of preparing fish for market. "
"In 2009-2010, departmental priorities will focus on three key areas: sustainable resource management, industry growth and development, and responsible governance of the fisheries and aquaculture industries."
"Aquaculture is an exciting and expanding business in Nova Scotia. Find out how you can start an aquaculture site, learn about recent statistics, or discover the various species farmed in Nova Scotia."
"The presence and involvement of Aboriginal Peoples in the modern Atlantic commercial fishing industry is surfacing and here to stay for the long term."
"First Nation products need to be highlighted as legitimate and credible socially, culturally, economically, and environmentally responsible products that directly contribute to the well-being of First Nation communities and culture."
"The prepared document highlights potential areas of concern for First Nation fisheries rights holders and draws attention to potential infringements of Aboriginal rights as a result of a loss of access to marine resources"
"The decline of populations of the Atlantic salmon – or Plamu – is a national concern. Of 41 rivers in Cape Breton that historically sustained spawning populations, only 3 currently are above or near to spawning requirements. Some contributory causes are well known: over harvesting (legal and illegal), habitat destruction, long range and local pollution, introductions of non-native species, and changes in predator populations."
