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Bahamian students get maritime training in PEI

Training Bahamian students at the Holland College Marine Training Center in Summerside, Prince Edward Island has fostered a partnership that will result in long-term benefits for the marine world. With the Bahamas having the third-largest ship registry in the world, getting PEI maritime trainers involved meant an island-to-island transition for students barley out of high

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Canadian federal government helps small ports

According to the Guardian newspaper in Charlottetown, total funds allocated for the 11 fishing ports in Canada’s smallest province is $3,317.800 (Can). It was in the mid-1990s that the federal department of fisheries in Ottawa suggested ports set up their own harbor authorities to take care of daily maintenance of the wharves. Norman Peters, chair

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Toronto entrepreneur builds new PEI oyster plant

The Prince Edward Island Department of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Rural Development has implemented a new program to strengthen the Island’s oyster industry in this small province on the East Coast of Canada. This newly announced program, The Quality Oyster Aquaculture Program, would provide financial incentives to produce quality oyster leases offering aquaculture operations 50 percent

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PEI fish plants take steps to find more workers

The Prince Edward Island Seafood Processors Association  (PEISPA) is attempting to address a lack of suitable accommodations for fish plant workers. Michael MacInnis, executive director of the association, cites a lack of workers and competition from other sectors as part of the problem of finding workers for the industry in Canada’s smallest province. But more

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