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"Pathways of Effects for Finfish and Shellfish Aquaculture" Report
"Something's wrong when you have to fight like this just to keep your friggin' harbour" (Larger image)
Eugene Broome, fisherman
Welcome
Friends of Port Mouton Bay have joined together out of concern for the future of our Bay. The Bay has been home to a open-cage fish farm for close to 15 years. Based on our experience with this first fish farm, Friends spearheaded a campaign to prevent a second fish farm from being established.
In March, 2009, our community-driven efforts were met with success when (then) Premier Rodney MacDonald announced a moratorium on more finfish aquaculture operations in Port Mouton Bay. Read more …
While we celebrate our success in achieving ONE or our TWO goals, we remain concerned with the existing fish farm operating (site #835) near Specatcle Island. Our work is not yet done!
We continue to believe that the future of the Bay lies in tourism and the commercial wild catch fishery. Both depend on a healthy, clean marine environment. The continued operation of the fish farm at Spectacle Island is not compatible with this vision.
We believe, and have evidence to support our position, that open-cage fish farming is:
- NOT ecologically sustainable - the environmental costs are too high
- of questionable economic benefit - it reduces our ecotourism potential, and operates at the expense of the wild catch fishery
Our Objective
Through speaking out, letter writing, and bringing the issue to all levels of government, we have achieved our goal of preventing approval of the second fish farm. But one goal remains - and we are continuing to vigorously oppose the renewal of the license for fish farm near Spectacle Island (Site #835)