Community Connections - Tourism Mixer

On June 23rd, NBSGA staff hosted a mixer for Charlotte County tour operators and visitor information centre representatives. The purpose of the evening was to share up-to-date information about the salmon farming industry in New Brunswick, focusing on the ways that we contribute to the economic and envir.... Full Story >>

Community Connections - AquaFair 2008/Aquaculture Canada 2008

AquaFair 2008 The NBSGA was pleased to be part of the exciting changes to AquaFair, including the Community Festival which was held in St. George on May 10th. Despite the windy and overcast weather, many people turned out for this event, which included a free BBQ, musical entertainment, kids act.... Full Story >>

Community Connections - NBSGA Aquaculture Tours

Once again, we are partnering with Quoddy Link Marine, offering 2 hour Aquaculture tours aboard the Island Link. We received many positive comments from the 2007 series of tours, and hope to have another successful summer.

2008 Tour Dates:
Saturday, August 23 and Saturday, Septemb.... Full Story >>

Congratulations to SIM Corp!

Bob Sweeney, and his company SIM Corp were recently awarded the 2008 Gulf of Maine Council Visionary Award for New Brunswick. This award recognizes innovation, creativity, and commitment to protecting the marine environment. The nomination for SIM Corp. was made by the Department of Environment. S.... Full Story >>

Public Relations Project

The NBSGA have been busy working with our consultants on the 2008 public relations activities, which include:

Fresh Facts – we are pleased to announce that we have completed the Fresh Facts piece, which clearly establishes that East Coast Atlantic Salmon are healthy and safe to eat, and tha.... Full Story >>

Review and Analysis of Environmental Performance Data for Salmon Farming Industry in Southwestern New Brunswick

This is a 2 year project, working with some of our farming members and the Oceanography team at St. Andrews Biological Station to address the following objectives: 1. Review existing Environmental Performance Program data from a broad spectrum of farms, over the past 5 years. 2. Explore the data for c.... Full Story >>

Investigating potential for development of a Marine Antifoulant Treatment from Marine Bacteria

This is another 2 year project in which we are partnering with RPC, Future Nets and Supplies, and Dr. Shawn Robinson at (SABS) to explore the potential of developing an antifouling treatment derived from local marine bacteria. The specific objectives of the project include:

1. Isolation,.... Full Story >>

NBSGA Offshore Project

As reported in earlier editions of “Wharf Talk”, the NBSGA is leading a project to measure engineering requirements and oceanographic conditions at existing marine sites, with a focus on high energy locations. Relationships between these data sets will be examined to support planning, operating and moni.... Full Story >>

SLICE Project

The project was developed in 2006, in response to the lowering of the maximum residue limit to 42ppb and increasing the withdrawal time to 68 days. One of the main components of the project has been extensive field testing. To date, over 750 samples have been analyzed for emamectin residues at the DAA .... Full Story >>

National Aquatic Animal Health Program (NAAHP)

Over the last several years, the NBSGA has been an active participant in the development of CFIA’s NAAHP. In 2007, our members and staff spent considerable time with Dr. Wayne Martin during his preparation of his report to CFIA regarding ISA, and hosted a meeting to enable CFIA to present this study to o.... Full Story >>