Posted: Jan 19, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: January 19 Nova Scotia says it's only allowing regular operations at the fish farms, not more cages or fish in the water. (Northern Harvest Sea Farms) The Nova Scotia government is defending its decision to allow five Cooke Aquaculture open-net pen fish farms to expand outside their existing lease and licence boundaries. A coalition of fish farming opponents wants the province to force Cooke subsidiary Kelly Cove Salmon into compliance at fish farms where the company has not yet received boundary expansions. The Healthy Bays Network cites government inspection reports that gear and equipment are in place outside of the previously approved boundaries in violation of existing leases.