Lockeport Mayor Derek Amalfa said the company has decided to shut down lobster processing at the plant, but he said the facility will continue to process scallops

Halifax-based Clearwater Seafoods announced Thursday plans to change its lobster operations, which will result in permanent and temporary job losses in Nova Scotia.

Fishing giant Clearwater Seafoods has laid off employees at two of its Nova Scotia facilities as a result of recent changes to its inshore lobster business. In a statement Thursday, a company spokesperson said Clearwater is changing its inshore lobster procurement,