US EditionOcean at risk as wind tears wall off rancid Newfoundland fish sauce plant, says mayor
More than 100 vats of rotting fish sauce are exposed after winds tore off the plant wall, raising urgent environmental and public health concerns, Mayor Ryan said.
- On Jan. 17, 2026, Steve Ryan, Mayor of St. Mary's, said high winds overnight Friday into Saturday ripped the front wall off the Atlantic Seafood Sauce Company Ltd. building, exposing more than 100 vats.
- After years of legal battles and decay, Mayor Steve Ryan said the Atlantic Seafood Sauce Company Ltd. opened in 1990 and was abandoned about a decade later, with repeated wind storms over the past month weakening the building.
- Inside the plant, 110 vats of rotting fish sauce are exposed, and Environment Canada found effluent was acutely lethal to fish near nearby rich fishing grounds, Steve Ryan said.
- Steve Ryan, Mayor of St. Mary's, has contacted provincial and federal officials, Avalon MP Paul Connors is reaching Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson, and the Department of National Defence said it's not a coast guard matter while the provincial government pledged cleanup funds last year.
- Steve Ryan said two or three companies were waiting to tender before the collapse, and Environment Canada warns of 100 km/h winds on Monday.
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Ocean, safety at risk as wind tears apart rancid Newfoundland fish sauce plant: mayor
ST. JOHN'S — A foul-smelling abandoned fish-sauce factory in rural Newfoundland has become an environmental and safety hazard after high winds tore the front wall off the building on Friday night. Steve Ryan, the mayor of St. Mary's, N.L.
St. Mary's mayor concerned about 'unbearable' smell after former fish sauce plant wall collapses
The side of an abandoned fish sauce plant in St. Mary's N.L. collapsed overnight Friday into Saturday, due to high winds. The town's mayor has concerns about the rotting fish sauce's odor, and is considering evacuations and closing school on Monday.
High winds cause structural damage to former St. Mary's Fish Sauce Plant - NTV: Newfoundland and Labrador's Most Trusted News Source
The Town of St. Mary’s says high winds have caused significant structural damage to one side of the former fish sauce plant. The municipality is asking residents to stay clear of the area. The Atlantic Seafood Sauce Company Ltd. building sits on the shoreline of St. Mary’s, just steps away from the ocean. It first opened in 1990, but was abandoned nearly a decade later. The post High winds cause structural damage to former St. Mary’s Fish Sauce …
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