The application to develop the nation’s first lumpfish factory at the site of the former Marystown Shipyard has officially been registered for an environmental assessment.
Marbase announced earlier this year their intention to develop a Lumpfish Hatchery at the site.
The hatchery will produce around 3 million lumpfish annually, which will then be sold and used as “cleanerfish” to control the problem of sea lice for farmed salmon.
Deadline for public comments on the application is January 14th, 2020, with a decision by Minister Derrick Bragg due by January 24th.