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BFIFA spends "hard earned dollars" fighting Nova Scotia tidal

By: Tom Russell 26/08/2016 4C Offshore

General Tidal

The Bay of Fundy Inshore Fisherman's Association
(BFIFA) has appeared in court voicing its concerns regarding the project's potential effects on the local fishing industry and surrounding wildlife has been "vastly underestimated" by the province's Environmental Department.

BFIFA filed an application for a judicial review on the 22nd July regarding the Nova Scotia's government decision in June to greenlight the deployment of two tidal turbines in Minas Passage.

The two turbines are part of Cape Sharp Tidal's project in the Bay of Fundy. Each turbine is 16m in diameter, 20m in height and weight of 1,000 tonnes. Once installed they’re expected to power 1,000 homes annually.

"It's a sad day for Nova Scotia that the fishermen of this province are being forced to spend their hard-earned dollars to fight their own government to defend environmental integrity," said Colin Sproul, Tidal energy spokesman for the Bay of Fundy Inshore Fishermen's Association.

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