Hearings and Decisions

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NSARB-2025-001: Public Hearing on Application for Boundary Amendment for Marine Finfish Licence/Lease AQ#0814x and New Marine Finfish Licence/Lease AQ#1430 and AQ#1431, WFN Fish Farm Limited Partnership, Whycocomagh Bay, Inverness County, Nova Scotia

Hearing Status
Decided

The application by WFN Fish Farm Limited Partnership (formerly known as Waycobah First Nations Band Council and as We’koqma’q First Nation) for a BOUNDARY AMENDMENT TO AQ#0814X (the existing site, AQ#0814x, is also licensed for the cultivation of ATLANTIC SALMON (SALMO SALAR), which is included with the amendment application) and for two new MARINE FINFISH AQUACULTURE LICENCES and LEASES, AQ#1430 and AQ#1431 for the cultivation of RAINBOW TROUT (ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS) in WHYCOCOMAGH BAY, INVERNESS COUNTY, is available for public viewing.

 

NSARB-2023-001: Public hearing on applications by Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd. for Coffin Island AQ# 1205 -in Liverpool Bay, Queens County

Hearing Status
Decided

February 17, 2026 UPDATE:  A decision has been made and can be found at the bottom of this page.

 

Links to the recorded live-streaming of the hearing can be accessed below after reading and accepting the following:

THE BROADCAST OF ANY AUDIO RECORDING OF PROCEEDINGS, WITHOUT THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE NOVA SCOTIA AQUACULTURE REVIEW BOARD, IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. 

NSARB-2024-001: Public hearing on an application by C & G Aquaculture in Merigomish Harbour, Pictou County

Hearing Status
Decided

The decision for AQ#1448 (NSARB-2024-001) has been posted and can be found at the bottom of this page.

Links to the recorded live-streaming of the hearing can be accessed below after reading and accepting the following:

THE BROADCAST OF ANY AUDIO RECORDING OF PROCEEDINGS, WITHOUT THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE NOVA SCOTIA AQUACULTURE REVIEW BOARD, IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. 

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NSARB-2022-001, -002, and -003: Public hearing on applications by Town Point Consulting Inc.

Hearing Status
Decided

The decisions  for AQ#1442, AQ#1443 and AQ#1444 (NSARB-2022-001, -002, and -003) have been posted and can be found at the bottom of this page.

Links to the recorded live-streaming of the hearing can be accessed below after reading and accepting the following:

THE BROADCAST OF ANY AUDIO RECORDING OF PROCEEDINGS, WITHOUT THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE NOVA SCOTIA AQUACULTURE REVIEW BOARD, IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. 

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NSARB-2021-001: Application by Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd. for a boundary amendment to marine finfish licence and lease AQ#1039 in Annapolis Basin, Digby County

Hearing Status
Decided

The decision for AQ#1039 (NSARB-2021-001) has been posted and can be found at the bottom of this page.

Links to the recorded live-streaming of the hearing can be accessed below after reading and accepting the following:

THE BROADCAST OF ANY AUDIO RECORDING OF PROCEEDINGS, WITHOUT THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE NOVA SCOTIA AQUACULTURE REVIEW BOARD, IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.