Cooke Aquaculture subsidiary Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd has received approval from the Nova Scotia Aquaculture Review Board (ARB) for boundary adjustments for Farm AQ1039 located off Rattling Beach in the Annapolis Basin.
Kelly Cove has operated on the lease since 2004, while the site has been an active aquaculture operation since 1994.
ARB concluded that the boundary amendment would have no negative impact upon the factors which it was required to consider.
In a statement for Kelly Cove, Cooke Aquaculture advised that the ARB hearing process was thorough and rigorous, and included input from multiple stakeholders. “We are pleased with the outcome of this application and look forward to engaging with this process for the other applications we have before the ARB,” it said.
The application was to bring all moorings and equipment within the lease boundary, with no changes in equipment, location or production increases.
With regards to the key findings of the case, ARB said that all of the evidence is that Kelly Cove Salmon has been proactive, and has invested heavily, to follow international best practices. The board also said it was satisfied that the lease boundary amendment will have no impact on the sustainability of wild Atlantic salmon, and that the farm makes a genuine contribution to community and provincial economic development.
Cooke Aquaculture has been operating Atlantic salmon farms in Nova Scotia for more than 23 years.
