Opposition is surfacing in southwestern Nova Scotia over a decision by two levels of government to fast-track approvals of shellfish farms in the Municipality of Argyle, raising questions about the level of public support in the area for shellfish aquaculture.

A tidal energy company awarded the right to harness electricity from the Bay of Fundy has changed its name, its CEO and its business model, but it is not clear when it will start generating power.

With Nova Scotia going all in on land-based wind farms to reduce reliance on burning fossil fuels, there are calls to do more to protect migrating birds from the spinning blades.

A new marine research centre has opened in Dartmouth, N.S., to co-ordinate the sophisticated underwater platforms used by Canada to gather ocean data.

A member of the Fisheries Department's marine planning groupwas publicly challenged in Nova Scotia this week to guarantee marine protected areas will not harm the region's inshore lobster fishery.

If it swims, floats or sinks,it may have been tested inside the Aquatron's laboratories and tanks since it opened 50 years ago. The golden anniversary is being marked this weekend with an open house.

A large Nova Scotia seafood company says it has stopped aquaculture operations in frustration over the provincial government's handling of the industry.