A large Nova Scotia seafood company says it has stopped aquaculture operations in frustration over the provincial government's handling of the industry.

Premium Seafoods said it is fed up after waiting years for the government to process its application for shellfish leases in Arichat, Cape Breton.

"This week our company informed the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture in Nova Scotia outlining our dismay at the state of aquaculture in N.S. and the numerous barriers hindering its progress," dire…