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Nova Scotia fishery can co-exist with Shell oil drilling, ministers say

Two provincial cabinet ministers are trying to reassure fishing groups that their industry will be able to co-exist with Shell Canada, after the company got the green light to begin drilling for oil off the coast of Nova Scotia. This week, fishery industry representatives warned that parcels of the ocean that may be snapped up for oil and gas exploration are too close to major fishing banks on the Scotian Shelf, putting those fishing grounds at risk. But Energy Minister Michel Samson is not concerned. Read the rest here 08:07