by Sue Scott: Taking the high road in the controversy over ocean net pen salmon aquaculture is pretty challenging, especially when the industry and government look askance at any investment in closed containment alternatives that would protect the environment.
With the industry intent on maximizing its bottom line and both industry and governments in denial of research detailing the impacts of these salmon farms on the environment, getting a rational dialogue going is difficult.
Despite this, the Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF), headquartered in New Brunswick with offices in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, Quebec, and Maine, is proving that Atlantic salmon can be grown sustainably and economically in freshwater closed containment facilities on land.
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Here in Shelburne we can wait and see if the new office of Aquaculture is going to look at closed containment fish farming or are they going to go down the old path of poopy open net fish farming.
Closed containment fish farming can become a really big business here in Shelburne, There is plenty of land. This doesn't have to one business hiring people to work. There could be several small operations. One person could own his own tank. He could have some photo voltaic panels to help with his electricity needs.
Our new Regional Development Council ( edcswn.ca ) might help get this going. Cooke's is not going to help create a new industry of small independent fish farmers, growing fish in their back yard fish tanks.
We need a company that will come to your land and build you a small fish farm operation. Advice and technical help would come from the new aquaculture office here in Shelburne.