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The NBSGA Mission The New Brunswick Salmon Growers Association (NBSGA) is an industry-funded association working on behalf of the salmon farming industry in New Brunswick
The NBSGA Mission:
to promote a sustainable salmon farming industry in New Brunswick with responsible management and environment practices producing a safe product in a competitive global marketplace
to provide liaison with both levels of government in the development of sound and feasible policies
to provide membership service
to support regional, national and international industry associations
to provide liaison with community organizations
to provide liaison and support for local conservation organizations
to maximize opportunities to promote the benefits of the industry
The NBSGA actively supports our wider community by participating in communication, research and management initiatives with other stakeholders. This includes the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance, Aquaculture Association of Canada, National Fish Health Working Group, International Salmon Farmers Association, and North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization. Closer to home, the NGSGA is engaged locally with organizations such as the Bay of Fundy Marine Resource Planning, Inner Bay of Fundy Salmon Recovery Team, Musquash Marine Protected Area Steering committee and various harbour wharves steering committees, etc.
Read the NBSGA 2008 Year in Review: READ MORE Limekiln Service Center The NBSGA owns and operates a Service Centre at Limekiln Bay, located near St. George in the heart of the mainland salmon farming area of southwest New Brunswick. Built in 1992, the Service Centre provides a link between land and marine-based activities for the aquaculture sector, as well as for other user groups. Users of the Service Centre include:
• Farming operations
• Feed suppliers
• Smolt suppliers
• Suppliers of nets and other equipment
• Provincial and federal government aquaculture, fisheries, and environment staff
• RCMP and the military personnel
• Commercial fishers and rockweed harvesters
• Recreational fishers and boaters
• Community members at large
The Service Centre plays a key role in local Bay Management Areas and fish health management. Over the past five years, the salmon aquaculture industry has invested considerable time addressing fish health management. One of the key concerns identified by the industry is boat traffic through different bay areas containing cage sites. The Service Centre was designed to meet the handling methodologies of its users and to handle vessels up to 100 feet long. It is one of the few wharves in the area that can accommodate vessels of significant size to ground out for cleaning and repairs. The Service Centre has two launch ramps that are capable of handling load on/load off vessels carrying trucks/trailers with smolt entry and harvest fish. There is also a newly constructed facility for disposing of waste oil.
Office Location and Contact Information 226 Limekiln Road
Letang, NB E5C 2A8
PHONE: 506-755-3526
FAX: 506-755-6237
EMAIL: info@nbsga.com
Our hours are 9am to 5 pm Monday to Friday
Healthy Salmon Program To ensure that therapeutant use on fish farms complies with the requirements of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, New Brunswick salmon farmers have developed the Healthy Salmon Program. This program requires that salmon farmers keep well-documented records of the purchase, handling and use of all therapeutants. When harvested salmon arrive at a processing plant, these records assure the processor that, if the salmon had received antibiotic treatment, the proper use and withdrawal time of the antibiotic was strictly followed. A coordinator of The Healthy Salmon Program also conducts farm audits which include an assessment of: on-farm fish health management practices; therapeutant handling, storage and use; the recording system used for tracking treatments and withdrawal times.
Board of Directors The governance of the NBSGA is led by a board of directors elected from the membership. The 2009/2010 Board of Directors is:
Clarence Blanchard
Future Nets & Supplies Ltd.
Chris Bridger
Aquaculture Engineering Group
Glen Brown
Admiral Fish Farms
Larry Ingalls (Vice Chair)
Northern Harvest Sea Farms
Nell Halse (Chair)
Cooke Aquaculture
Bob Sweeney (Secretary)
Sweeney International Management Inc.
Tom Taylor
Northeast Nutrition Inc.
Trevor W. Stanley
Skretting North America NBSGA Staff The NBSGA’s day-to-day operations are managed by an Executive Director and staff:
Pamela Parker - Executive Director
Sybil Smith - Director of Operations
Betty House - Research and Development Coordinator
Doni McGee - Executive Assistant
Jim Hanley - Wharf Manager
Ayesha Hosain - Healthy Salmon Auditor (contract position)
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