Threats
Protection of the Mealy Mountains/ Akamiuapishkua is threatened by potential conflicts with mining and forestry industries and the development of the Trans-Labrador Highway. The Mealy Mountains remains one of the last major road less wilderness areas in the province and routing a major highway through it would have devastating effects on the ecological integrity and wilderness tourism potential of the area.
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is opting for a smaller park than the one proposed. Issues of concern like timber and mining extraction and hydroelectricity development have been raised among supporters. At the moment there is a mining company researching the Porcupine Strand area for sand dredging for titanium.
