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posted by Natascia Lypny on oct. 4, 2012 - View profile
Halifax
Salmon Farming in Land-Based Closed-Containment Systems
8:30ampm-abbreviation am
- 12:00pm
Samedi Octobre 13 2012
Venue: Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History Auditorium
Address: 1747 Summer Street
Cost: Free
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The Atlantic Salmon Federation, the Conservation Fund Freshwater Institute and the Ecology Action Center are pleased to host a 1-day workshop on closed containment land based salmon aquaculture.
Steve Summerfelt and Christopher Good, of the Conservation Fund Freshwater Institute, will be leading this workshop to inform attendees on the current status of this exciting technology.
Workshop presentations will give an overview on the status of land-based closed-containment systems, plus lessons learned regarding the biological, technical, and economic feasibility of Atlantic salmon production in such systems.
Current open net pen aquaculture practices are causing much controversy and have been shown to cause harm to coastal environments and wild fish species, specifically wild Atlantic salmon. Many communities are opposed to this type of aquaculture in their coastal zones. Closed containment aquaculture shows much promise as a viable alternative to this method of raising fish.
ASF has partnered with the Conservation Fund Freshwater Institute to investigate ways to improve closed containment technologies and techniques in order to make this method of aquaculture more viable as a commercial industry. We would like to share the results of our efforts to date.
Space is limited, so please reserve a seat at this workshop by contacting Lewis Hinks at: lhinks@auracom.com
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