'Protected' marine area open to oil, gas exploration
Conservationists, union outraged as regulator takes bids for Northeast Newfoundland Slope
Newfoundland and Labrador's offshore oil and gas regulator is taking bids for exploration off the island's east coast, in an area the federal government recently listed as a marine-protected area.
While the area is closed to fishing, it remains open to the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) — and that's not sitting well with the president of the fisheries union.-- More...
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