Progress Being Made on New Licensing System for N.S. Fish Buyers, Processors

A Nova Scotia revised regulatory framework for the licensing of fish buying and processing is advancing forward. “We’re making good progress,” said Osborne Burke, president of the Nova Scotia Seafood Alliance. “We’re not done yet, but we can see the light at the end of the tunnel.” Amendments to the provincial Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act approved last fall support the design of the revised regulatory framework. “The existing regulatory framework of fish buying and ...