Business View Magazine | September 2019

154 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2019 Guard and Department of Fisheries, each with their own regulations, and much more red tape than previously encountered by producers. While the Coast Guard is, in Roberts’ words, “more sticky to work with,” the company can still apply for more water through expansions on existing sites. Two years ago, they expanded one of their sites from 90 hectares to 140 – in water adjacent to their own. So, they didn’t have to acquire a site from someone else. Roberts notes, “The 23 sites we have range from small ones of 10 to 20 hectares to about 200. Basically, there is land on either side and it’s like a cove. At one time we had lines coming off-shore about 50 to 100 feet, and every 75 feet there’d be a line going perpendicular to the shore, like a grid. But, in the last few years, the Coast Guard wants us to have it parallel with the shore, so people can get access in and out, easier. So, some of our sites are set up the old way, and some the new way.” In the process of honing his farming techniques, Roberts travelled to New Zealand to learn new methods for increasing productivity. New Zealand SERVICES NORTHERNARM, NL 709-257-1199 JimGosse jamesgosse1964@gmail.com WELDING • BARGE CONSTRUCTION MOBILEWELDING • SANDBLASTING • PAINTING PROPELLER REPAIRS &OTHER SERVICES PROUD PARTNERTO BADGER BAY MUSSEL FARMS FOR OVER 18 YEARS