It’s anyone’s guess as to when or if the Nova Scotia Aquaculture Review Board will hold hearings into a proposed fish farm expansion in Liverpool Bay.
The board posted a notice on its website saying that hearings scheduled for April 2 to 5 were cancelled. They gave no reason, and no new dates are on the horizon.
Kelly Cove Salmon, owned by Cooke Aquaculture, applied in 2019 to expand its salmon farming operation off Coffin Island near Liverpool, and to add two new farms off Brooklyn and Mersey Point.
Jamie Simpson with Juniper Law represents one of the five intervenors, 22 Lobster Fishermen of Liverpool Bay.
He said Monday that he received an email from the board telling him the April dates were cancelled. The board made no attempt to set new dates, he said. Since then, he hasn’t heard a thing, which is highly unusual, he said.
Representatives of the Aquaculture Review Board have not commented on the cancellation, saying that any new information will be posted on their website.
