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Developmental Blue Mussel Aquaculture Site - Presque Harbour
Presque Harbour (NL)
February 9, 2007 --
Transport Canada will conduct a screening commencing on February 9, 2007 of the project:
Developmental Blue Mussel Aquaculture Site - Presque Harbour.
The proponent proposes to develop a 538 hectare developmental blue mussel aquaculture site in Presque Harbour, Placentia Bay, NL. The site will be used for collecting seed and growing blue mussels. At full capacity the site will consist of 60,000 collectors and 60,000 socks attached to 20 mainlines. The 1000 m long mainlines will be spaced approximately 50 m apart. Each 4 m sock will have an anticipated yield of 18 kg per sock. At peak production the site will produce 540,000 kg of mussels with a production cycle of 24 months.
Under section 5 of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, an EA is required for this project because Transport Canada may issue an approval under paragraph 5(1)(a) of the Navigable Waters Protection Act.
For further information on this environmental assessment, please contact:
Randy Decker
Environmental Officer
Transport Canada
P.O. Box 1300
Cabot Building
St. John's NL A1C 6H8
Telephone: (709) 772-3061
Fax: (709) 772-3072
Email: deckerr@tc.gc.ca
and refer to CEAR reference number 07-01-25935
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