Parks Canada has changed the boundary of a new national protected marine area around the fjords on Newfoundland's south coast by nearly 30 p
Parks Canada has changed the boundary of a new national protected marine area around the fjords on Newfoundland's south coast by nearly 30 per cent. The change covers fewer fjords and opens up areas for potential aquaculture. Originally proposed to cover more than 9,000 kilometres from the communities of McCallum to La Poile, the new boundary around the South Coast Fjords marine conservation area has been reduced to cover nearly 6,500 kilometres. Barbara Barter, the former mayor of Burgeo and head of the local steering committee for the project, told CBC News the memorandum of understanding between the federal and provincial governments along with the Miawpukek and Qalipu First Nations said that current and proposed aquaculture sites had to be respected.
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