Opening in 2021 When it opens in 2021, it will be able to process around 27,000 kilograms of fresh fish per shift. d'Entremont said the new plant will allow the company to better track, control and measure the flow of fish in and out of the production line. It will also be capable of handling frozen fish brought to Digby. Haddock and redfish will be the primary species the plant works with. Provincial taxpayer money will reimburse Scotia Harvest for up to $1.8 million of the cost of new equipment under the province's innovation rebate program. "We've always said that we wanted to do more fish and be able to access certain markets and in order to do that we need a state-of-the-art facility or at least a facility that can meet all the food safety standards and ... the volume that we'd like to do," d'Entremont said. He declined to discuss annual production targets. From ship to plant Catches will no longer be stuck on board fishing boats waiting to unload because the plant will have more refrigeration. d'Entremont said Scotia Harvest wants to expand sales in Europe and the faster and more efficient production process will help deliver the quality and standards the European consumer is looking for. The market has opened up with a new free trade agreement between Canada and members of the European Union.