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Canada opens new commercial whelk fishery in Nova Scotia

Published Jul 31, 2024

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Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has launched a new commercial whelk fishery off the coast of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, with an annual harvest limit of 700 metric tons. The fishery, located in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Area 4Vs, was previously only authorized for exploratory harvesting. The whelk, primarily to be exported to China, Japan, and Vietnam, is expected to create 70 jobs in Eastern Nova Scotia. The fishery will be operated by Louisbourg Seafoods.
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Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has officially opened a new commercial whelk fishery on the east coast of Nova Scotia. The fishery, located off the coast of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, will allow a harvest of 700 metric tons (MT) of whelk per year. An edible sea snail, the whelk will be mainly exported to China, Japan, and Vietnam. The whelk fishery, located in Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Area 4Vs, was previously only licensed for exploratory harvesting to see if the stock could sustain commercial harvesting. According to DFO, trials determined that can be done viably.The new fishery will result in the creation of 70 jobs in Eastern Nova Scotia, Canada Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard Diane Lebouthillier said in a release"I am pleased to announce that the new commercial whelk fishery in Nova Scotia is officially open for business for its very first year in Eastern Nova Scotia,” Lebouthillier said. “This is ...
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