Protecting Jobs and the Environment on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore

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About APES

Welcome to the Association for the Preservation of the Eastern Shore (APES). We are a coalition of local residents, fishers, and scientists dedicated to protecting Nova Scotia’s unique coastal ecosystems. Our mission is to preserve the cleanliness of our waters, the richness of marine life, and the traditional way of life for communities that have depended on the ocean for centuries. Responsible stewardship of nature today is the only guarantee of our region's prosperity tomorrow.

The primary threat to our coastline today is the expansion of industrial open-pen salmon farming. This aquaculture method inflicts severe damage on the environment, releasing tons of waste, pesticides, and antibiotics directly into the ocean. Furthermore, sea lice and diseases from overcrowded pens migrate to wild fish populations, threatening the survival of wild salmon, lobsters, and other marine species.

APES advocates for an immediate moratorium on open-pen marine farms and a transition to safe, land-based closed-containment technologies. We do not oppose progress, but we are strictly against corporations profiting at the expense of our natural heritage. Our work is grounded in scientific facts, independent research, and close cooperation with the coastal communities facing the brunt of this ecological crisis.

Preserving the ocean is also a matter of survival for our local economy. Sustainable fishing and eco-tourism provide thousands of jobs for local families. We demand transparency, stringent environmental oversight, and a clear priority for long-term conservation over short-term business interests from our government.

The future of our waters is being decided right now, and every voice counts. You can support our cause by signing our petition, joining us as a volunteer, or simply spreading the word. Together, we can halt the destruction of the ocean and protect the wild beauty of Nova Scotia. Join APES today!

Inka Milewski et al.: Impact of Aquaculture on Lobster Catches

Within 2-3 year from the start of fish farming operations in Port Mouton Bay, fishers observed declines in catches. Fishermen and scientists worked together on a study about the reasons for the decline.

Lousy Choices: Drug Resistant Sea Lice in Clayoquot Sound

A report that the Living Oceans Society and Alex Morton published on Cermaq operations and sea lice October, 2018.

http://livingoceans.org/sites/default/files/Lice report final_0.pdf

More caution needed with salmon farming on West Coast, federal fisheries minister says

With scientists deadlocked about the potential risks of aquaculture, B.C.’s salmon farming industry should be shifted out of sensitive wild salmon migration pathways, federal fisheries minister Jonathan Wilkinson says.

The minister for Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard is signalling a policy shift, for the whole West Coast, toward the model developed by the B.C. government that resolved a decades-long conflict over fish farming in the Broughton Archipelago.

Something fishy going on ???

Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Keith Colwell will lead a delegation of 18 Industry representatives and government officials on a taxpayer funded junket to Tasmania

Residents Concerned About Salmon Farm Expansion Near Liverpool

Cooke Aquaculture is holding a public meeting on Tuesday to share information, address concerns.

Some residents in the Liverpool area are worried about a possible expansion of Cooke Aquaculture's salmon farm in Liverpool Bay on the South Shore.

Cooke Aquaculture Looks to Expand Sea Farming in Liverpool Bay

Does the provincial government continue to promote this dirty industry?

Cooke Aquaculture looks to expand sea farming in Liverpool Bay

Article by Kathy Johnson     Chronicle Herald      Oct 27 2018

Marine Cage Salmon Aquaculture in Nova Scotia

An article about the Mythical Benefits of Farmed Salmon in Nova Scotia by Ron Neufeld and Kathaleen Milan from Coastal Community Advocates an organization that APES is a member of.

 

Proposed Marine Protected Area

Open LETTER to the EDITOR

EASTERN SHORE COOPERATOR

and the GUYSBOROUGH JOURNAL

Victory in Court

Transparency and Accountability in Aquaculture Operations

On June 18th, 2018 the Nova Scotia Supreme Court ruled in favour of more transparent governance by ordering the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture to release information that it had denied to two concerned Nova Scotia residents.

“No pipe. No way…”

I woke up on Friday morning and realized I simply had to attend the ‘No Pipe’ Rally in Pictou. Clearly many hundreds of my fellow Nova Scotians woke up and felt precisely the same way. When it comes to the environmental impact upon the coastal waters of this province, it is about time we got our act together. Just as we should not allow open net pen fish farming for a dozen compelling reasons, similarly we should not even consider the so called pipe solution that Northern Pulp is proposing …

CPAC Film "The Letters-Aquaculture"

Watch Dominic Leblanc singing the same song as all previous ministers. 

Salmon Wars

Salmon Wars, Aquaculture and the Future of Communities

"Salmon Wars, Aquaculture and the Future of Communities"

Download  the Salmon Wars documentary at  http://www.salmonwars.com/

Diluting Fisheries Act to further fish farming

Diluting Fisheries Act to further fish farming

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is proposing regulations that would substantially alter the way the Canada Fisheries Act is applied to aquaculture activities.
 

Aquaculture industry blowing smoke

Aquaculture industry blowing smoke

“The aquaculture industry has a knack for portraying the sector as a victim of too many regulations. Yet, like every other food and livestock industry in Canada, it is subject to the same Health Canada and Canadian Food Inspection Agency regulations designed to protect public health,” writes Inka Milewski. (ADRIEN VECZAN / Staff)

Fish farmers "spinning" sea lice success, says NGO

A publicity campaign by the Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association (ACFFA) about the success of the region's industrial fish farms in combating sea lice infestations success is not telling the real story, according to some whose job it is to monitor fish and marine habitat health.

Fish farm culls cost public $138m

Fish farm culls cost public $138m

March 18 2014 Chronicle Herald

Fish farm culls cost public $138m

SELENA ROSS STAFF REPORTER

 

Over two decades, at least $138million of taxpayer money has compensated Canadian fish farms for sick, culled stocks.

All the culls were in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador. Several East Coast environmental groups joined forces recently to count up the total cost of all known payouts.

$13M for Cooke Aquaculture after infected salmon

$13M for Cooke Aquaculture after infected salmon

Last year, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency gave out $13-million in compensation to Cooke Aquaculture when it was forced to kill salmon from its Shelburne fish farms.

Norwegian Scientists Warn against Eating Farmed Salmon

Norwegian Scientists Warn against Eating Farmed Salmon

Women, children and adolescents are particularly vulnerable against farmed salmon.

Cull Ordered at South Coast Salmon Farm in Nfl

Cull Ordered at South Coast Salmon Farm in Nfl

As many as a half million fish at a salmon farm on the south coast of Newfoundland will be killed, according to a local media report.

CFIA orders ISA infected salmon destroyed

CFIA orders ISA infected salmon destroyed

Harbour Breton plant in Newfoundland shutting down for extended period

Cooke company pleads guilty to illegal pesticide use

Cooke company pleads guilty to illegal pesticide use

Long Island fisherman Sheldon Dixon and 20 other boats protested the salmon cages when they were first installed back in 2011.

Salmon Confidential

The brand new 70 minutes film ‘Salmon Confidential’

The brand new 70 minutes film  ‘Salmon Confidential’ (released in February 2013) follows biologist Alexandra Morton as she unravels the mysteries of BC's declining salmon stocks using some of the world's top fish labs. It documents Morton's journey as she attempts to overcome roadblocks thrown up by government agencies and bring critical information to the public. 
http://salmonconfidential.ca/

Report on Closed Containment Aquaculture

Report on Closed Containment Aquaculture

The Report of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans on closed containment aquaculture has just been released. 

http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/

Canada-wide campaign launched


Days before the end of 2012, a Canada-wide campaign has been launched by SalmonFeedlotBoycott. The group calls for Canadians to stop purchasing and consuming salmon that has been raised in open-net feedlots.

CFIA loses control of ISA virus in eastern Canada

CFIA loses control of ISA virus in eastern Canada

Jan. 28, 2012 CBC article suggests the federal and provincial governments have lost control of the ISA virus in eastern Canada.

Province failing to enforce fish farm rules

Sheet Harbour: In late 2012, the Association for the Preservation of the Eastern Shore asked for, and obtained, environmental monitoring data for the Owl's Head salmon farm from the Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture. The Owl's Head lease is owned by a subsidiary of the Scottish company, Loch Duart.

Dr Alexandra Morton's Tour of the Maritimes

Dr Alexandra Morton, who has spent 20 years studying the impact on wild marine species in British Columbia, has been on a week-long tour of marine communities affected by existing or proposed open net salmon feedlots.

Her concerns with the aquaculture industry include fish waste accumulating beneath the pens, use of toxic chemicals, and spreading diseases.

Coalition for Aquaculture Reform

Coalition for Aquaculture Reform

Press Conference, Halifax, June 4 2012

Chronicle Herald News Report

Click on Read More to see what other speakers had to say!

Seachoice Aquaculture Information

BEYOND OPEN NET-PEN AQUACULTURE
Terminal problems on Canadian salmon farms and where to go from here

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Nova Scotias Secret Treasure Threatened by Proposed Owls Head Golf Course

Nova Scotia’s secret treasure: Vital eelgrass ecosystem threatened by proposed Owls Head golf course

The Nova Scotia Advocate

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Tasmanias Toxic Salmon Industry

This is where Minister Colwell went on a Fact Finding Mission. It seems like he missed  a few facts. 

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St. Mary's Bay Protectors. Protect Our Bay - No Open Pen Fish Farms

St. Mary's Bay Protectors SMBP - Protect Our Bay - No Open Pen Fish Farms

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Municipal Poll - transition out of the water of Marine Based Fish Farms

The Healthy Bays Network (HBN)and the Association for the Preservation of the Eastern Shore (APES) did a poll asking all municipal candidates about whether they favored a transition out of the water of Marine Based Fish Farms.
Please look to see the responses from the Candidates of District 2 who are running to represent the Eastern Shore.
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Fish farm lease renewal for Owls Head approved.

Two finfish farm leases for Owls Head were approved and back dates to May 29th. More information to follow if you are a member or contact of APES.

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Canadians have a right to know what they are buying and eating!

Canadians have a right to know what they are buying and eating! We should know if the salmon we are purchasing is farmed or wild.

Join the conversation on facebook

Healthy Bays Network forms to fight open-net finfish farms

The Association for the Preservation of the Eastern Shore is one of the founding members of a provincial network of community organizations fighting to keep our harbours Finfish Feedlot free. The Healthy Bays Network will be working together everywhere in the province when we are faced with this dirty industry. 
http://www.healthybays.ca/

Eastern Shore Residents against Open Salmon Farming

Eastern Shore Residents against Open Salmon Farming

Consumers should know that when they buy salmon in the stores that it could contain ISA virus. Companies are allowed to sell ISA infected salmon. The company named in this article is a subsidiary of Cooke Aquaculture that wants to expand in Nova Scotia with the provinces support. SAY NO to MARINE BASED FINFISH FARMS!! 

Submit your comments on Snow Island Salmon Aquaculture Leases

Suggestions for the Preparation of Comments Re Snow Island Salmon Finfish Aquaculture Leases/Licences, Owl’s Head and Ship Harbour

Deadline for submissions: August 2, 2019

Address to submit written comments: [email protected]

  • Identify yourself: name, mailing address, civic address, phone number, e-mail (be sure to include it all)

  • Describe how you are connected to the aquaculture renewal site.

The Eastern Shore needs to be ready to keep fish farms out of our harbours again!

The provincial government and Cooke Aquaculture say that Fish Farms can co-exist with our lucrative lobster fishery. They are relying on a study done by a scientist whose work is funded by Cooke Aquaculture.

Cermaq looks to Nova Scotia to double Canada capacity

A letter from our B.C. friends warning us about fish farmers moving to our province.

The truth about salmon farming companies creating jobs in Nova Scotia

Farmed salmon production in Nova Scotia has increased from 1,120 mt in 1995 to 11,546 mt in 2017 (That is a 1000% increase). The number of people employed full-time in finfish aquaculture is about the same in 2017 (108) as in 1995 (100) and part-time employment has dropped 86% from 211 in 1995 to 46 in 2017.

Data from NS DFA’s own website.

https://novascotia.ca/fish/aquaculture/economic-impact/

Eastern Shore MPA may keep fish farms at bay

by former HRM Councillor Jackie Barkhouse

I think about the proposed Eastern Shore Islands Marine Protected Area (ESI-MPA) from two very different sets of life experiences.

Eastern Shore in ‘MPA Limbo’

Eastern Shore in ‘MPA Limbo’

The Cambridge Dictionary defines ‘limbo’ as “an uncertain situation that you cannot control and in which there is no progress or improvement”. This seems to describe the current situation in that part of the Eastern Shore identified by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) as an ‘Area of Interest” (AOI) for the establishment of an Eastern Shore Islands Marine Protected Area (MPA).

Position of APES on the MPA 

What is the Position of the ASSOCIATION for the PRESERVATION of the EASTERN SHORE (APES) on the Proposed Eastern Shore Islands Marine Protected Area (MPA)?
  


      

          

  
  





        

      A HISTORY of APES
    

    
  
  

    
Protecting the Pristine Harbours of the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia


In January 2012 a few people happened to see a small notice in the Halifax paper that said there would be a public meeting as required by theFisheries Act to present 3 applications for finfish licenses on the Eastern Shore.
  


      

          

  
  





        

      Open-pen fish farming a mess: How the world is passing us by
    

    
  
  

    
This photo shows fish farm debris that washed up on shore in Jordan Bay after a storm. (RONALD NEUFELD / Contributed)
There’s big stuff happening in the dirty world of open-pen salmon farming, says Ralph Surette in the Chronicle Herald.


  


      

          

  
  





        

      Judge Orders Environmental Assessment of Proposed Newfoundland Fish Farm
    

    
  
  

    
Grieg Seafarms plans to establish sea cage sites in Placentia Bay. (Aqua Maof Group/Submitted)
A Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador judge has overturned a provincial minister's decision to release a proposed Placentia Bay salmon farming project from further environmental assessment.


  


      

          

  
  





        

      Nova Scotia aquaculture transparency 'improvement' questioned
    

    
  
  

    
"They didn´t put it in the local paper or tell the community there was such renewal in process." Is this tranparent?


  


      

          

  
  





        

      Cooke Aquaculture´s "Summer of Salmon"
    

    
  
  

    
True North Salmon Company (Cook Aquaculture) collaborating with Sobey's to convince public Farmed Atlantic Salmon are safe to eat.  


  


      

          

  
  





        

      Press Release:
    

    
  
  

    
APES Press Release:
From the Association for the Preservation of the Eastern Shore (APES)


"The provincial government cannot continue to say that the recently presented aquaculture regulations, as they refer to ocean based salmon/trout feedlots, reflect the implementation of the Doelle-Lahey report", says Wendy Watson Smith, spokesperson for the Association for the Preservation of the Eastern Shore (APES).
  


      

          

  
  





        

      New NS Aquaculture Regulations
    

    
  
  

    
The Province of Nova Scotia released its new aquaculture regulations on October 26, 2015.


  


      

          

  
  





        

      Fisheries Act changes worry scientists and seafood industry
    

    
  
  

    
Fisheries Act changes worry scientists and seafood industry
Proposed changes to the Fisheries Act have some people concerned of potential harm to Atlantic Canada’s coast.


  


      

          

  
  





        

      Massive support for new aquaculture regs
    

    
  
  

    
In Support of Doelle-Lahey Aquaculture Reform
More than 400 people from community organizations across Nova Scotia turned out for a rally in Halifax on Thursday, January 8th  to issue a joint call for aquaculture reform.


  


      

          

  
  





        

      ACAR Press Release, January 8th
    

    
  
  

    
NS Coalition for Aquaculture Reform supports


Implementation of Doelle-Lahey Aquaculture Report in Full


  


      

          

  
  





        

      "The Doelle-Lahey Panel" goes to government
    

    
  
  

    
The long-awaited report from the Independent Aquaculture Regulatory Review Panel was released on Tuesday, Dec 16 


  


      

          

  
  





        

      The battle is not over!
    

    
  
  

    
Assocciation for the Preservation of the Eastern Shore
Public meeting in Sheet Harbour demonstrated once again that the Eastern Shore community is deeply concerned about the ongoing threat of open net pen in their coastal waters.


  


      

          

  
  





        

      Behind closed doors
    

    
  
  

    
New federal initiative will weaken aquaculture regulations, group fears


  


      

          

  
  





        

      APES meets with Minister
    

    
  
  

    
Fisheries and Aquaculture
On September 3rd, five Association members met with Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Colwell to discuss a range of issues regarding open net pen on the Eastern Shore


  


      

          

  
  





        

      Coastal Community Advocates: Response  to the Doelle-Lahey draft framework
    

    
  
  

    
RESPONSE TO the DOELLE-LAHEY DRAF FRAMEWORK
RESPONSE TO THE DOELLE-LAHEY DRAFT FRAMEWORK 


INDEPENDENT AQUACULTURE REGULATORY REVIEW 


for NOVA SCOTIA


AUG 31 2014


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COASTAL COMMUNITY ADVOCATES


  


      

          

  
  





        

      Consumers Will Dictate the Future Face of Salmon Farming
    

    
  
  

    
Consumers Will Dictate the Future Face of Salmon Farming
ASF President Bill Taylor


Following a recent international workshop on closed containment, Bill Taylor, President of the Atlantic Salmon Federation, comments on the benefits of using land based, closed-containment technology to grow Atlantic salmon.


  


      

          

  
  





        

      Apes Press Release
    

    
  
  

    
Nova Scotia: Eastern Shore Residents Celebrate Province’s Refusal to Grant New Open Pen Salmon Farm License in Shoal Bay
Nova Scotia: Eastern Shore Residents Celebrate Province’s Refusal to Grant New Open Pen Salmon Farm License in Shoal Bay


  


      

          

  
  





        

      APES Launches a New Billboard Campaign
    

    
  
  

    
APES Launches a New Billboard Campaign
In the wake of news that ISA-diseased farmed salmon is being processed for human consumption, Eastern Shore residents have launched a bold new billboard campaign designed to educate consumers about the possible health risks associated with eating open pen farmed salmon.


  


      

          

  
  





        

      Fish Farm Application Not Approved for Shoal Bay
    

    
  
  

    
Fish Farm Application Not Approved for Shoal Bay
Breaking News: March 13 2013


Fish Farm Application Not Approved for Shoal Bay


The province has not approved an application by Snow Island Salmon, a subsidiary of Loch Duart, Scotland, for a new salmon aquaculture site in Shoal Bay, near Sheet Harbour, HRM. 


  


      

          

  
  





        

      Eastern Shore Residents Declare a Ban on Open Pen Salmon Feedlots in Their Coastal Communities
    

    
  
  

    

        
  
  
      

      
  

    
    

  

  

    
  
        
  





  

    
  
        
  





  

    
  
        
  







      

    

  
  
  
  
  
  

 


27 February 2013
More than 90% of the residents of Shoal Bay and Spry Harbour have signed petitions banning the imposition of open pen salmon feedlots in their inshore waters. A number of citizens have also erected ban signs along Highway #7 where it passes through the two communities.


  


      

          

  
  





        

      Apes Press Release
    

    
  
  

    

Provincial Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture fails to enforce its own regulations again


  


      

          

  
  





        

      ACAR Report
    

    
  
  

    
Nova Scotia Fish Farms Impacting Environment ACAR Report
Nova Scotia Fish Farms Impacting Environment


Halifax: Seven years after the Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture (NS DFA) issued their first and only report on environmental monitoring at aquaculture sites in the province, an updated report, prepared for the Atlantic Coalition for Aquaculture Reform (ACAR), indicates that open pen finfish farms are having a negative impact on the environment.


  


      

          

  
  





        

      Radio-Interview with Marike Finlay
    

    
  
  

    
Radio-Interview with Marike Finlay
Eastern Shore residents plead for an end to open pen fish farming in NS


Marike Finlay, president of the Association for the Preservation of the Eastern Shore, on concerns about fish farming off Nova Scotia's coastline and the metro bus line campaign launched by the association. 


http://habitatradio.ca/posts/eastern-shore-residents-plead-for-an-end-to-open-pen-fish-farming-in-ns


  


      

          

  
  





        

      The truth about salmon farming companies creating jobs in Nova Scotia
    

    
  
  

    
Although farmed salmon production has increased significantly, the employment numbers stayed the same or even dropped since 1995.


  


      

          

  
  





        

      APES March on Halifax
    

    
  
  

    

        
  
  
      

      
  

    
    

  

  

    
  
        
  





  

    
  
        
  





  

    
  
        
  





  

    
  
        
  





  

    
  
        
  





  

    
  
        
  





  

    
  
        
  





  

    
  
        
  





  

    
  
        
  





  

    
  
        
  





  

    
  
        
  





  

    
  
        
  





  

    
  
        
  





  

    
  
        
  





  

    
  
        
  





  

    
  
        
  





  

    
  
        
  





  

    
  
        
  





  

    
  
        
  





  

    
  
        
  





  

    
  
        
  







      

    

  
  
  
  
  
  

APES called and more than 150 citizens from the Eastern Shore travelled nearly two hours from the eastern edge of HRM to march on the Legislature Friday to demand a moratorium on the licensing of open pen salmon feedlots in HRM’s Eastern Shore Bays. They were joined by around 40 more anti-salmon farm protesters from across the province.


  


      

          

  
  



 

 
  

          

                              

              

    





  


        

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APES was formed in February 2012 when communities on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia became aware of and concerned about proposed applications to establish Open Pen Finfish Farms in our harbours. The communities came together and concluded that not only would this industry pollute our waters but would threaten our backbone industries of lobster fishing and tourism.


 
  


      

          

  
  





        

      Ocean-based salmon farming in Nova Scotia: public survey
    

    
  
  

    
Can everyone who cares about the health of our ocean please fill out this short survey. 


Thanks!


  


  
  





        

      Canada’s first Aquaculture Act enters new phase of consultation
    

    
  
  

    
Fisheries minister promises act will respect B.C.’s jurisdiction over land management


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      HND Newsletter
    

    
  
  

    
Hello Nova Scotia!


Cermaq Canada is thinking about expanding its salmon farming industry into Nova Scotia and wants to hear from you. December 2019 Update


  


  
  





        

      MORATORIUM
    

    
  
  

    


The Association for the Preservation of the Eastern Shore has joined more than 116 organizations from across Nova Scotia to ask for an immediate moratorium on new licenses for open pen finfish aquaculture licences in the province.


  


      

          

  
  





        

      The Dirty Dozen 
    

    
  
  

    
The Dirty Dozen
12 Devastating effects of open net fish farming.


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      Loch Duart bids farewell to Canada
    

    
  
  

    
Scottish Salmon farmer is looking to wind up its operations in Canada "as soon as practical".


The company saw its operation profit fall 28 percent in the financial year to March 31.
  


      

          

  
  





        

      Loch Duart – The (the really not very) Sustainable Salmon Company
    

    
  
  

    
Loch Duart pride themselves on being sustainable. How true is this claim? Don Staniford takes a closer look on the Scottish salmon company who once applied for open-pen leases on the Eastern Shore.


  


      

          

  
  





        

      Sea Lice Present in Locally Purchase Farmed Salmon
    

    
  
  

    
A letter from concerned community groups This is an open letter from community groups concerned about the recent findings of sea lice on farmed salmon by biologist Alexandra Morton:


  


      

          

  
  





        

      Sea Lice Chemicals Are Killing Lobsters
    

    
  
  

    

On Jan 21 2013 in Norway, the Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency (Klif) announced that Anti-lice agents used in fish farming can cause serious harm to the wider environment, according to a study published by the organization.


  


      

          

  
  





        

      Like Water and Oil
    

    
  
  

    



"Ocean based fish farming and organic don´t mix“, says the Center for Food Safety (CFS), a national, non-profit organization founded to protect human health and the environment.


  


      

          

  
  





        

      Open Net Pen versus Progressive Aquaculture
    

    
  
  

    
Shoreline contamination in Jordan Bay. Is a nearby open-net pen salmon farm responsible?


  


      

          

  
  





        

      Ocean  Planning
    

    
  
  

    
Thinking Regionally, Managing Locally


by Inka Milewski


  


      

          

  
  





        

      Residents, fish farm seek source of scummy substance in bay
    

    
  
  

    
Residents, fish farm seek source of scummy substance in bay
SHELBURNE — Gooey off-white sea scum has been washing up on the shoreline of Jordan Bay, and residents want to know where it comes from.


  


      

          

  
  





        

      Sea Lice ‘Out of Control’ at Loch Duart´s Salmon Farms
    

    
  
  

    
At eight active salmon farms run by Loch Duart Limited the average monthly lice count was between January and June 2013 at least twice the industry’s own threshold, in February, March and April even more than three times the industry’s threshold.


  


      

          

  
  





        

      Loch Duart recalls salmon over listeria detection
    

    
  
  

    
Listeria bacteria (Photo Credit: Bioni )


Loch Duart Artisan Smokehouse has made three recalls of its oak smoked salmon due to detection of Listeria monocytogenes, or listeria.


  


      

          

  
  





        

      Sea bottom still toxic in Shelburne, says marine scientist
    

    
  
  

    
One year after salmon were harvested and the lease surrendered, a study has found that the sea bottom under an open net pen fish farm at Sandy Point in Shelburne Harbour is still toxic and marine life still has not recovered. The former fish farm is the site of a multi-year study examining the recovery of the sea bottom.


  


      

          

  
  





        

      The false promise of fallowing
    

    
  
  

    
Inka Milewski, Science Advisor, Conservation Council of New Brunswick


DFO, provincial regulators and the aquaculture industry claim that fallowing (removing fish from a farm) for as little as two months to two year will allow the sediments to recover. Research shows that the return of marine life in the sediments takes much longer.


  


      

          

  
  





        

      Loch Duart – The Toxic Salmon Company
    

    
  
  

    
Loch Duart – The Toxic Salmon Company
Don Staniford who visited Loch Duart’s operations in Lochmaddy, Scotland, on 18 November 2012 notes:


“Loch Duart markets itself as 'The Sustainable Salmon Company' but data obtained from the Scottish Government reveal that Loch Duart's sites during 2012


suffered from Epitheliocistis (Chlamydia), Salmonid Alphavirus (Pancreas Disease) and Vibrio species (Winter Ulcer).”


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWpEgQLjPEA&feature=plcp


  


      

          

  
  





        

      Environmental Impact
    

    
  
  

    
Report on the Environmental Impact of farming of North Atlantic Salmon in Norway.


  


      

          

  
  





        

      Shelburne´s sea bottom is grossly polluted 
    

    
  
  

    
Biologist Inka Milewski of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick says aquaculture has left behind mats of bacteria.


CBC News Report


  


  
  



 

 
  

          

                

    

    





    

			
												      		      		      		      		        			

          				        			

      		      		      				      

						

 

    


 




 


 




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