Friends of Port Mouton Bay (FPMB) have predicts that increasing pollution and resulting degradation of Port Mouton Bay could be disastrous. FPMB is supported by over 1500 lobster fishermen from Baccarro Point, Shelburne Co. to Eastern Passage, Halifax Co. FPMB said that government agencies should come together rather than avoid community involvement and to commit to a fair and focused analysis of issues affecting the health and economic well being of this coastal community on Nova Scotia’s South Shore.
According to the FPMB the ecosystem and prime fishing ground of the inner harbour of Port Mouton Bay has already been sacrificed to the existing fish farm. It is said that the fishermen have been forced to abandon the inner harbour because of the ‘dead’ zone created by the fish farm.
Dr Ron Loucks, Oceanographer, told that all of the scientific experiments we conducted proved the fishermen are absolutely correct. He added that nuisance algae thrive, and marine habitat is degraded by fish farms in Port Mouton Bay. Low flushing rate is deemed to be at the root of the problems.
