Category Archives: Coastal Issues

Coastal “What we Heard” report ready

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Dan Earle

Hi TREPA members and supporters: At last, some positive news!  The “What we Heard Report”, based on last summers’ public consultations, was released on November 22nd, and it is pretty good.  In fact, it is clear that they heard us on the … Continue reading →

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Aquaculture alternatives

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Dan Earle

Fish farm boasts sustainability This reprint from the Chronicle-Herald provides an approach to aquaculture that seems sustainable and environmentally sound. It is a land based operation. Hants County firm markets European sea bass from land based operation Fri, Nov 19, … Continue reading →

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Public funding to promote aquaculture?

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Dan Earle

One of the issues that is being addressed by TREPA’s participation in the Coastal Coalition is the topic of aquaculture. Concerns related to ocean pollution, pesticides, impact on wild stocks, occupation of multi-use harbour space, and so on are legitimate … Continue reading →

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Aquaculture in the news

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Dan Earle

Chronicle-Herald, October 26th report on environmental group views on aquaculture. TREPA is posting these public reports to keep track of events and make retrieval by our members easier. A coalition of regional fishery and environmental groups wants government to do … Continue reading →

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Ralph Surette on our coastal concerns

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Dan Earle

The devastation is astounding in a place where the once-cold waters of the North Atlantic used to break up hurricanes into post-tropical depressions by the time they made landfall. Towns cut off, great chasms in roadways, the army and navy … Continue reading →

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