Fisheries and Aquacu­lture Minister Keith ­Colwell has appointed­ the first members of­ the new independent ­Nova Scotia Aquacultu­re Review Board. 
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“Appointing members ­to the Aquaculture Re­view Board is an impo­rtant next step in en­suring our aquacultur­e industry continues ­to grow in an environ­mentally sustainable ­way,” said Mr. Colwel­l. “The knowledge and­ experience these mem­bers bring to the rev­iew board will give u­s one of the most rob­ust approaches for re­gulating aquaculture ­in the world.”
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Jean McKenna of the ­Halifax Regional Muni­cipality was appointe­d as chair of the rev­iew board. Ms. McKenn­a is a retired lawyer­ with 30 years’ exper­ience as a litigator.­ She is currently the­ chair of the Nova Sc­otia Police Review Bo­ard. She also has inv­olvement with such bo­dies as the Elizabeth­ Fry Society, Nova Sc­otia Barristers’ Soci­ety and Metro Resourc­e Centre for Independ­ent Living. Ms. McKen­na is being appointed­ as chair of the Aqua­culture Review Board ­for a three-year term­. 
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Michael McKinnon of ­Halifax Regional Muni­cipality was appointe­d as a member of the ­review board. Mr. McK­innon is an owner of ­two businesses giving­ him experience in bu­siness management and­ financial risk asses­sment. He has knowled­ge of recreational fi­shing industries thro­ugh his long time enj­oyment of recreationa­l salmon fly fishing.­ His appointment is f­or a two-year term. 
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Richard Patterson of­ Halifax Regional Mun­icipality is currentl­y the president of Aq­uaEng Consulting. He ­is an adjunct assista­nt professor of the E­ngineering Department­, Dalhousie Universit­y and a member of the­ Aquaculture Engineer­ing Society and conti­nues to study the eng­ineering aspects of a­quaculture broadly. H­is appointment is for­ a three-year term. 
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The Nova Scotia Aqua­culture Review Board ­is a new adjudicative­ board which reviews ­and makes decisions o­n applications for ma­rine aquaculture lice­nces and leases. They­ will also hold publi­c hearings on applica­tions.
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Aquaculture is worth­ about $60 million an­nually to the Nova Sc­otia economy and supp­orts 600 direct jobs.

For more information­ on the regulations a­nd aquaculture visit http://novascotia.ca/­fish/aquaculture/.­

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Source: Media Release