The Department of Fisheries and Land Resources is extending the annual validation expiry date for all current existing aquaculture licences in Newfoundland and Labrador from March 31, 2020 to May 31, 2020.

The department will work with industry during the extension period to ensure aquaculture licence renewal requests are processed in a timely manner.

This decision is in consideration of economic impacts on the Newfoundland and Labrador seafood sector stemming from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Aquaculture operators with questions about this extension should contact the department’s director of Aquaculture Development by telephone at 709-293 4308 or email StephanieSynard@gov.nl.ca.

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