Thursday, March 22, 2012

Federal Government of Newfoundland and Labrador award funding for aquaculture

Aquaculture in Newfoundland and Labrador
The Federal Government of Newfoundland and Labrador have announced a Can$4 million (€3.054 million) funding award for aquaculture in the province. Senator Elizabeth Marshall made the announcement on behalf of Fisheries Minister Keith Ashfield and the Minister responsible for ACOA, Bernard Valcourt. The announcement came after she toured the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Center on East White Hills Road in St John's to hear about some relevant study and research at that site. Five companies involved in aquaculture are to be the beneficiaries,

Allen's Fisheries Ltd will get Can$596,000
Newfoundland Aqua Services Ltd — $595,500
Gray Aqua Group — $500,000
Northern Harvest group of companies — $2.3 million 
Notre Dame Bay Mussel Farms Inc — $50,000

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This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers. To get your copy of 'PPLAPP' click here.

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