SPRINGBROOK, P.E.I. –East Coast mussel and oyster farmers hit by post\u002Dtropical storm Fiona are receiving $40 million over two years to help them recover from…
Ginette Petitpas Taylor, minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, made the announcement Friday at a facility operated by Prince Edward Aqua Farms, a mussel growing operation on the northwestern coast of the Island.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The minister said the storm had a particularly devastating effect on many of Atlantic Canada’s 266 shellfish farmers, noting they are major employers that generate revenue in rural communities. “We certainly want to make sure that the investments in the rebuilds and the equipment purchased, we’re hoping those investments made will be able to weather future storms,” she said.
That can wreak havoc on the strings of mussels and oysters growing in exposed bays, particularly if they’re not deeply submerged in the water.Article content Ryder-Burbidge also said the provincial government needs to do more research on ensuring shellfish sites are in bays where there’s shelter that will protect them from storms.
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