Cooke Aquaculture Facing Environmental Charges
Kelly Cove Salmon, a division of Cooke Aquaculture, Cooke Aquaculture CEO Glenn Cooke, vice-president Mike Szemerda and Randal Griffin, regional production manager of Kelly Cove Salmon, face 11 counts of violating section 36(3) of the federal Fisheries Act, which prohibits depositing substances deleterious to fish into fish-bearing water. Read full story here
Looking for Answers about Aquaculture
September 14, 2001: Lobster fisherman Ricky Hallett says the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture is withholding information about the effect of fish farms in the area. Listen to CBC Information Morning Podcast here
AgriMarine Announces Funding for Sustainable Salmon Farming Development
AgriMarine Holdings Inc., the leader in floating closed containment technology for sustainable aquaculture, and the Middle Bay Sustainable Aquaculture Institute (“MBSAI”) are pleased to announce that Sustainable Development Technology Canada (“SDTC”) has increased its contribution to the Middle Bay solid-wall containment salmon rearing demonstration facility (the “Middle Bay Project”) located in Campbell River, BC from the $2.36 million previously committed to a maximum of $5.77 million. Read the full story here.
Aquaculture in the News
Aquaculture receiving attention in the news. View four letters submitted to the Chronicle Herald here.
Time for a SEA Change in NS Development
Read Deborah Carver’s Letter to the Chronicle Herald regarding a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) being conducted for the development of aquaculture within NS here.
CBC Information Morning: Aquaculture Debate
July 13, More Talk about Aquaculture in Shelburne: Jerry West reports from a public meeting about three new acquaculture projects in Shelburne. Listen to podcast here.
July 4, Aquaculture Debate: Jerry West looks at how the controversy over aquaculture is affecting the community of Shelburne. Listen to podcast here.
Nova Scotian Aquaculture Groups Appeal Fish Farms
A coalition of villages, environmental and fishing groups opposed to the creation of fish farms in St. Mary’s Bay, NS, is taking legal action to try to stop their development. Read the full story here.
Salmon Conservationist Arrested for Blocking Aquaculture Smolt Trucks
Darrell Tingley, president of the Medway River Salmon Association, was arrested on the Port Medway wharf on Saturday as he and others tried to block the shipment of hundreds of thousands of small salmon smolts from the St. John River (New Brunswick) region onto a fish farm located near Coffin Island, Nova Scotia. Read full story here.
Aquaculture Debate in Shelburne Continues
CBC reporter Jerry West attends public dialogue event held in Shelburne Regional High School on June 27, 2011 and reports on it. Listen to CBC Information Morning Podcast here.
Aquaculture on CBC Information Morning
June 24, Polluted Waters: Local researcher, Guy Melville, says scientific tests show aquaculture sites have already damaged Nova Scotia’s environment. Listen here.
June 21, In Defence of Aquaculture: Shelburne Mayor Alan Delaney says the controversial fish farms in St. Mary’s Bay offer good possibilities for the community. Listen here.
June 15, Studying the Effects of Aquaculture: Melanie Wiber’s research the changes that fishermen see after an aquaculture projects has been established. Listen here.
June 14, Defending Fish Farms: Nell Halse of Cooke Aquaculture speaks to concerns about the company’s proposed projects in St Mary’s Bay. Listen here.
June 10, Salmon Association: No Fish Farms: NS Salmon Association President Carl Purcell explains why he has a problem with the two fish farms recently approved for Saint Mary’s. Listen here.
June 9, Fish Farms Approved: Two fish farms on Saint Mary’s Bay have been given the green light. Many opposition groups have spoken out against the salmon farms. Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Sterling Belliveau explains why he supports the controversial project. Listen here.
May 31, Worrying about Aquaculture: Karen Crocker of the St Mary’s Bay Coastal Alliance explains why the community group wants environmental assessments of two new aquaculture projects. Listen here.
Community Dialogue on Effects of Aquaculture, Shelburne NS
Successful community dialogue regarding aquaculture was help in Shelburne, NS on June 27 featuring marine biologist Inka Milewski and sustainable seafood expert, Rob Johnson. More than 100 interested citizens from Shelburne and other coastal communities dealing with similar issues related to proposed aquaculture expansion attended.
View Rob Johnson’s PowerPoint presentation: Economics Related to Aquaculture. Atlantic Coordinator for Seachoice, a sustainable seafood program, also representing the Ecology Action Centre. Johnson spoke to the historic effects of aquaculture, economics, and the labour force in New Brunswick.
View Inka Milewski’s PowerPoint presentation: Environmental Impacts of Salmon Farms. Conservation Council of New Brunswick “Environmental Impacts of Salmon Farms: Lessons from New Brunswick“.
Listen to June 28 CBC Information Morning podcast here.
Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) and The Conservation Fund Partner on Sustainable Fish-Farming Project
In an effort to make salmon farming more sustainable, the Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) has partnered with U.S.-based The Conservation Fundon a pilot research project to grow farmed Atlantic salmon in a freshwater closed-containment system. Read story here.
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