Cooke Aquaculture proposes CAD 58 million land-based salmon hatchery in Nova Scotia

Cooke Aquaculture has announced it plans to invest CAD 58.6 million (USD 46 million, EUR 38 million) in a new land-based salmon hatchery in Digby Neck, Nova Scotia. The company, through its subsidiary Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd., has submitted a proposal for the new hatchery to the provincial government of Nova Scotia, where it is currently undergoing a 30-day public comment period as part of the administrative approval process. The facility, which will utilize a recirculating aquaculture system…