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“for coastal communities, harbours and wharves perform functions equivalent to the major public infrastructure in urban areas such as highways, bridges, airports and industrial parks”
-- Between the Land and the Sea, 2004 |
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Overall, the ocean-industries sector has roughly doubled its contribution to the Nova Scotia economy since 1996. -- Nova Scotia Fisheries Sector Council, 2005
45% of Nova Scotia’s exports depend directly on harbours and wharves. -- Between the Land and the Sea, 2004
Wharves and harbours are managed and maintained, and sometimes owned, by volunteer community organizations. This section of the database provides information on over 250 wharves in Nova Scotia. If you would like information about your harbour or wharf added to the database, please let us know: coastalnet@ns.sympatico.ca
For more information about the current state of wharves and harbours in Nova Scotia, please see CCN’s Between the Land and the Sea Report.
Information has been provided by Small Craft Harbours (SCH) and research done by Coastal Communities Network (CCN).
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