The most important challenge arises

The most important challenge arises from ‘stealth
privatization’ of clam beaches. A single firm was granted rights of first refusal to depurate all clams
harvested from closed (polluted) beaches in the region, resulting in the de facto privatization of all
(polluted and unpolluted) clam beaches. Experiences in other parts of Canada suggest there may be
community-based governance approaches that avoid the pitfalls associated with corporate management
of clam beaches. New thinking is required about how to moderate the ‘privatization paradigm’ so
prevalent within senior levels of government in order to ensure environmental and social sustainability
in rural fishing communities.

Anh also pointed out a number of challenges, such as breeding, unsuitable planning, pollution and epidemics.