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Canada’s Amar Seafoods slows wolffish, halibut farm expansion plan after hitting local opposition

'If we can't expand [operations] in the order of 600 [metric tons] a year, I'm directed by my board to pursue other options, likely off-Island' -- Amar PEI CEO Scott Travers

By Undercurrent News | June 13, 2024 17:28 BST
A wolffish. Photo from Amar Seafoods website.
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A Norwegian land-based aquaculture company is adjusting expansion plans for its wolffish and halibut farms in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island (PEI) after running into resistance from local citizens, the CBC reports [...]

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