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Fish processor says contract breach cost it millions

D’Eon Fisheries Ltd. of West Pubnico alleged in Nova Scotia Supreme Court documents filed Wednesday that defendants Scotia Harvest Seafoods Inc. of Digby and Marro Management Inc. of Lower West Pubnico breached a 2006 contract with the plaintiff. “By the terms of the contract, Scotia and Marro were to provide all of the groundfish to operate the processing line and to fish D’Eon’s hake quota until 2015,” the plaintiff claimed. “In breach of contract, Scotia and Marro stopped providing D’Eon with groundfish in January 2012, and stopped fishing the silver hake quota in June 2012.” continued