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The SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE STRATEGY 2014 was developed from the feedback of informed stakeholders like you. The Provincial Government looks forward to helping the Newfoundland and Labrador aquaculture industry achieve new levels of success in the years to come.

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE STRATEGY 2014 You spoke. We listened.

Honourable Vaughn GranterMinister of Fisheries and Aquaculture

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The Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association represents aquaculturists and the service sector in the prov-ince. Its fundamental purpose is to assist the aquaculture industry to achieve its full wealth creation potential. It is the voice for the industry by ensuring that Federal / Provincial legislation, policy, and services match the needs of the industry. It delivers programs and services to its members to attain excellence in safety, quality, environmental sustainability, and profitability. For more information on NAIA membership benefits, please contact us!

A Message From The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister Of Fisheries And Oceans 4

A Message From The Honourable Vaughn Granter, Minister Of Fisheries And Aquaculture 5

From the Desk of the Executive Director 6Greetings from Ruth Salmon, Executive Director, Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) 8

Coast of Bays Coastal Planning Committee Calendar Art Contest 9

Cleaner Fish Mission to the United Kingdom and Norway 10

Northern Harvest is First Salmon Company to Obtain 4-Star BAP Status 12

A Closer Look at Student Research 13Better Breeds and Feeds May Be in the DNA 14Cold Harvest 2015 - 22nd Annual Conference and Trade Show 16

2015 Student Poster Presentations 18Keynote Speaker Profiles 19Important Information For Conference Delegates 20Cooking with Chef Steve Watson - Central Dairies 22Couturier on Culture 23Atlantic Canada Aquaculture Technology and Trade Mission to Chile 24

Aquaculture Worker Profile 27Message from Cyr Couturier President, Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association 29

Good Luck Miranda and NAIA Makes Donation to RMH 30

The Cold Harvester is a partnership between Transconti-nental Print and the Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association. The Cold Harvester, which serves the New-foundland and Labrador aquaculture industry, is published three times per year. For information on submitting an ar-ticle or advertising, please contact the NAIA office at:

11 Austin Street, Suite 209, St. John’s, NL A1B 4C1Ph: 709-754-2854 Fax: 709-754-2981

P.O. Box 27, St. Alban’s, NL, A0H 2E0 Ph: 709-538-3454 Fax: 709-538-3464

NAIA Board of Directors 2014-2015

President / At-Large RepresentativeCyr Couturier – Marine Institute of MUN

Vice-President / Blue Mussel RepresentativeLaura Halfyard – Sunrise Fish Farms

Secretary / Salmonid RepresentativeJennifer Caines – Northern Harvest Sea Farms

Treasurer / At-Large RepresentativeDanny Boyce – Dr. Joe Brown Aquatic ResearchBuilding, Memorial University

Director / Salmonid RepresentativeRoss Butler – Cold Ocean Salmon

Director / Blue Mussel RepresentativeJuan Roberts – Badger Bay Mussel Farms

Director / Alternate Species RepresentativeFrank Powell – Kelly Cove Salmon

Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association Staff

Mark Lane Executive Director

[email protected]

Darrell GreenResearch and Development Coordinator

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Katie Collins Office Coordinator

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Roberta CollierBusiness Development Officer

St. Alban’s Office [email protected]

Nancy FudgeProject Coordinator

St. Alban’s [email protected]

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Kevin Hiscock Business Development Manager(709) 631-0667

Katja Moehl Graphic Design www.km-designs.ca

Roberta Collier Copy Editor and Design Assistant [email protected]


Greetings to all of you who are attending Cold Harvest 2015, the annual Con-ference and Trade Show hosted by the Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry

Association.

The aquaculture industry in Newfoundland and Labrador is changing rapidly, and growing steadily. According to the most recent statistics, the industry in your province is now worth close to $200 million a year, and supports more than 1,000 jobs in rural areas. That kind of success is happening in aquaculture on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Canada.

Our Government understands the importance of aquaculture. That’s why, last spring, we announced $54 million over five years to continue Canada’s Sustain-able Aquaculture Program, which focuses on scientific research and regulatory en-hancements.

As part of this process, we are finalizing new Aquaculture Activities Regula-tions that, once in place, will clarify various federal acts dealing with the industry, eliminate overlap and duplication issues, and reflect the unique circumstances of aquaculture.

Canada is recognized internationally as one of the best places in the world for sustainable aquaculture. It benefits from the world’s longest coastline and freshwater system, optimal growing conditions for key commercial aquaculture species, and proximity to major markets. We also have highly skilled managers and employees – people like the members of your Associa-tion – who are well equipped to bring the industry future success.

With free-trade agreements with South Korea and the European Union, this industry will indeed face unique growth op-portunities. We are committed to working collaboratively with all our partners to ensure the success and sustainability of Canada’s aquaculture sector.

Our Government continues to work hard to generate opportunities for all Canadian fisheries and aquaculture sectors.

Best wishes for your annual meeting.

Sincerely,

The Honourable Gail Shea, P.C., M.P. Minister of Fisheries and Oceans

A MESSAGE FROM THE HONOURABLE GAIL SHEA MINISTER OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS

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It is my pleasure as Minister of Fish-eries and Aquaculture to bring greetings to the provincial aquaculture industry through the first edition of the Cold Harvester Magazine for 2015.

The past year featured a number of highlights. Our province continues to be a world leader in aquaculture, with many operators achieving Best Aquacul-ture Practices certifications. I commend those operators for their leadership and drive, as your efforts set a higher bar for future activity.

In keeping with the theme of con-tinuous improvement, I want to note the launch of the Newfoundland and Lab-rador Sustainable Aquaculture Strategy 2014 last Decem-ber. Developed from an extensive consultation process, this strategy will guide future policy and investment decisions to further the success of the industry. This updated strategy focuses on achieving gains in three areas: enhancing sus-tainable management practices, growing capacity within the industry, and promoting research and development. The in-put of aquaculture operators throughout the province was vital to the development of the Newfoundland and Labrador Sustainable Aquaculture Strategy 2014, and on behalf of the Provincial Government, I thank you for your participation.

With a new strategy in place, we are in an excellent position to build on the success of an industry that is already a key driver of economic activity in rural areas throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. This government is dedicated to fostering long-term prosperity, and supporting the success of key industries like aquaculture is central to achieving our vision for the future. Globally, the demand for farmed seafood is constant-ly increasing, and working together, we will take full advantage.

As you commence operations for 2015, I wish each of you success through-out the year. I look forward to meeting

with industry representatives to discuss your views and pri-orities in the coming months, and to continuing this govern-ment’s ongoing collaboration with industry.

Sincerely,

Vaughn Granter, MHAHumber WestMinister

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Mark Lane, Executive Director, Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association

From the Desk of the Executive Director …It's great to be back

It’s been nearly 12 years since I last worked in Aquacul-ture. Now working once again in the industry, I feel like I

never left. It’s great to be back!

My first few weeks on the job have been very demanding and challenging. I like nothing more than a challenge and look forward to the days and years ahead; working with our members to achieve the full wealth creation potential of a sustainable aquaculture industry.

Since starting my new position as Executive Director of NAIA on December 1st I have had the opportunity to speak with many of our members. Thank you for taking the time from your busy schedules to discuss the issues that matter most to the industry.

Some of the priorities that I’ve heard thus far:Waste Management – There is a necessity for a well-de-

fined provincial Waste Management Strategy and Contin-gency Plan for both the finfish and shellfish sectors. There has been a significant amount of research completed regard-ing this issue and now it is time to implement a comprehen-sive plan that is effective and efficient.

Marine Atlantic – Having to incur a $500 prioritization fee administered by Marine Atlantic upon making a reserva-tion to export fresh seafood product from this province is imposing unnecessary expenses to both sectors in this prov-

inces aquaculture industry. We need to make representation to Marine Atlantic and both levels of government to elimi-nate this unnecessary fee.

WHSCC – There is a continued concern that NL contin-ues to have the highest assessment rates of any province in the country. In 2011, rates were 42% higher than the Cana-dian average when the incident rate was one of the lowest in the country. We need to work with WHSCC to review cur-rent rates for the aquaculture industry to make it more re-flective of our industry in a national context.

Infrastructure - Continued investment into bio-secure processing facilities, waste management, wharves, cellular and broadband coverage, roads, including the Trans Canada Highway, will assist continued growth of the industry and its capability to respond to increasing market demand.

Sustainable Aquaculture Strategy 2014 - In Decem-ber 2014, the Government of Newfoundland and Labra-dor released the much anticipated provincial Sustainable Aquaculture Strategy. The NAIA will work closely with the provincial government to successfully implement the recom-mendations outlined in the strategy over the next five years.

National Aquaculture Act/AAR - Our industry requires a modern approach to managing aquaculture nation-wide that addresses sustainability, environmental protection and

One of Mark's first roles as NAIA ED was to meet with NAIA executive and staff and the Honourable Vaughn Granter, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture and staff to discuss priorities for the aquaculture industry in our Province.


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economic development issues. We will continue to work with the Federal Government on the implementation of the Aquaculture Activities Regulations and as well as the even-tual development of a National Aquaculture Act.

Labour – Industry foresees a potential labour shortage in the not so distant future. We need to be proactive to assist in the recruitment and retention of qualified people to work in this growing industry.

CFIA Compensation Program – These funds are de-signed to help offset the negative financial impact to all farm-ers (aquaculture and agriculture) as a result of stock loss due to unforeseen circumstances. The compensation is intended to cover the investment in the stock up to the point of the cull, and not the full market value. We need to lobby the fed-eral government to ensure that this compensation remains accessible to the aquaculture industry.

In addition to the priorities outlined above there are many others that I have heard and just to name a few: CETA, site bonds, Navigation Protection Act, and site coding/marking, all need to be further identified and will be addressed as we proceed together.

As Executive Director I am also developing organization-al priorities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the NAIA to ensure long term sustainability of the organization in a volatile economy so that we can continue to respond ef-fectively to our members priorities.

Some of the organizational priorities include:

• NAIA Strategic Plan – Vision 2020• Member Recruitment and Retention• Increase Awareness of Membership Benefits• Diversification of Revenue• Increased Industry Profile and Communications• Continued Partnership with the Provincial and Federal

GovernmentsAs the Executive Director of NAIA I am very excited to

once again be a part of this industry. There is much work ahead but I am confident that by working together we can make significant progress in 2015.

I encourage you to contact me at any time about items that matter most to you. Your membership is greatly appre-ciated and I am proud to be able to work on your behalf to ensure a sustainable aquaculture industry in Newfoundland and Labrador.

To learn more about Mark visit his online biography at www.marklane.ca

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Greetings from Ruth SalmonExecutive Director, Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA)

The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) welcomes all industry members and friends to Cold

Harvest 2015. With the important conference theme of “Culturing Diversity”, we are encouraged to celebrate the wide range of healthy, high quality farmed seafood prod-ucts that are produced right here in Newfoundland and Labrador.

With a membership that reaches coast to coast to coast, comprised of finfish, shellfish and aquatic plant farmers, feed companies and suppliers, as well as provin-cial aquaculture associations, CAIA is an organization

that, by its very nature, represents diversity. As a pas-sionate advocate for the quality of over twenty farmed species, CAIA is proud to represent the farmed seafood sector in Canada, and encourage its sustainable growth and development.

To encourage this growth, CAIA works in a collabora-tive nature with federal government departments, politi-cians and other stakeholders to strengthen and improve the legal and regulatory certainty for aquaculture devel-opment in Canada. Through a proactive and comprehen-sive engagement strategy, the public policy foundation for a new Aquaculture Act is taking shape - and support and understanding for the value of our industry contin-ues to grow across partisan lines.

Over the past year, we have repeated our messages to the Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, the Stand-ing Committee on Agriculture and the Standing Com-mittee on Trade. Aquaculture also played a central role at the 2014 Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers meeting in Calgary—which was a first for this industry. It was encouraging to see both the federal and provincial Ministers agree that Canada should become a leader in responsible aquaculture management.

On behalf of the CAIA Board of Directors, I congratu-late NAIA for its leadership role as the positive voice for aquaculture development and diversity in Newfoundland and Labrador, and wish all participants a productive and engaging experience at this year’s conference.

Ruth SalmonExecutive DirectorCanadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance


Coast of Bays Coastal Planning Committee Calendar Art Contest

On behalf of the Coast of Bays Coastal Planning Com-mittee, we are pleased to announce that our Aquatic

Invasive Species and Marine Debris Awareness Calendar Art Contest that was held in the fall was a great success!

Eighty-seven art posters were received from four K – 6 schools in the Coast of Bays region: St. Peters All Grade (McCallum), St. Josephs Elementary (Harbour Breton), Bay d’Espoir Academy, and Se’t A’Newey School (Conne River). All submissions were great but fourteen were chosen to be highlighted in the twelve-month calendar that has been de-signed and will be distributed in the next few weeks. The entries were chosen based on creativity and the overall key message. Congratulations to the following winners:• Front Cover – Alissa Benoit, Grade 5, Se’T A’Newey

School, Conne River• Colton Sheppard, Grade 3, St. Joseph’s Elementary, Har-

bour Breton• A’ntile John, Grade 5, Se’T A’Newey School, Conne River• Damien Hibbs, Grade 4, Se’T A’Newey School, Conne

River• Jacob Organ, Grade 6, Bay D’Espoir Academy, Milltown• Brayden Strowbridge, Grade 5, St. Joseph’s Elementary,

Harbour Breton• Brianne Wolfrey, Grade 5, Se’T A’Newey School, Conne

River• Chloe Fudge, Grade 6, Bay D’Espoir Academy, Milltown

• Hannah Harris, Grade 5, St. Joseph’s Elementary, Har-bour Breton

• Simone McDonald, Grade 5, St. Peter’s All Grade, Mc-Callum

• Shawna Rae Farrell, Grade 6, Bay D’Espoir Academy, Milltown

• Tanaya Hickey, Grade 5, St. Joseph’s Elementary, Har-bour Breton

• Mackenzie Young, Grade 3, Bay D’Espoir Academy, Milltown

• Back Cover – Evan Stoodley, Grade 5, St. Joseph’s Ele-mentary, Harbour Breton

All winners, schools and classes that participated re-ceived a free calendar as well as each class entry was entered to win a prize basket and the lucky winner was the Grade 3 Class of Bay D’Espoir Academy. Congratulations to all of the students who entered and special thanks to the teachers and assistants who helped promote the contest!!

Marine Debris is a general term for garbage in the ocean and along shorelines and beaches. It is a concern all over the world and the plastics that wash up on our beaches can not only be a hazard to our population, but can be ingested by the many mammals in our waters.

Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) is a major threat to Can-ada’s fisheries and aquaculture industries, which are two of the top employment generators in the Coast of Bays area. Early detection and rapid response is the key to controlling aquatic invasive species. Awareness of the 3R’s of AIS will go a long way in protecting our marine environment and re-sources. Recognize marine invasive species, Report its loca-tion and know what to do to prevent the spread and Remove the invader. For AIS sightings please call 1-855-862-1815.

The Coast of Bays Coastal Planning Committee brings together representatives from various regional stakeholder groups such as fisheries, aquaculture, tourism, recre-ational boaters and cabin owners, harbour authorities, aboriginal groups, and gov-ernment.

Winners of the basket draw for the calendar art contest: Grade 3, Bay d'Espoir Academy.


Cleaner Fish Mission to the United Kingdom and Norway

By: Danny Boyce, Dr. Keng Pee Ang and Mr. Sheldon George.

Dr. Keng Pee Ang (VP R&D Cooke Aquaculture Inc.), Mr. Sheldon George (NL Salt Water Manager

– Cooke Aquaculture Inc.) and Mr. Danny Boyce (JBARB Facility and Business Manager, Ocean Sciences, MUN, NL) recently visited hatcheries, research institutions and cage sites in Scotland, Ireland and Norway.

The purpose of the mission was to gain further knowl-edge in the area of cleaner fish production and research techniques, cage site application and management tools, and to speak to fish health personnel and farmers on the benefits and challenges of using cleaner fish in their salmon sea cage sites.

Mr. Sheldon George, chatting with site manager on best practices.

Under-water cameras showing wrasse and salmon interactions. Also showing feed bag with 90 mm sausage type feed for wrasse to eat.

Wireless feeding system on land managing the feeding to 4 separate farm sites with Aqua Master Comfort 320 Feed Barges in Norway.


Hatchery- Ballan Wrasse broodstock tanks with artificial laminaria.

Dr. Keng Pee Ang observes the cleaner fish hides (4 m * 4m square hide with 8 ropes for ~20 meter deep hide attachments) used in Norway.

Aqua Master Comfort 320 Feed Barge.

We visited the Machrihanish Ballan Wrasse Hatchery, Marine Environmental Research Laborator, Otterferry Seafish Ltd, Marine Harvest in Scotland, National Uni-versity of Galway- Carna Research Institution and Marine Harvest in Ireland and Nova Seas Tommalaks in Norway.

The trip proved very productive and worthwhile. Thanks to Mr. Richard Prickett of RSP Services Ltd., UK, Mr. Stian Amble, Nova Sea Norway and Dr. Richard Fitzgerald of the National University of Galway for their valuable assistance.

A few notes of importance:• There is a dedicated industrial focus for cleaner fish re-

search and production in the UK and Norway. http://www.eco-fish.org/

• It was demonstrated that the use of cleaner fish (wrasse and lumpfish) on these farm sites has reduced the num-ber of sealice at the farm level.

• They have dedicated personnel for on-site farm man-agement of the cleaner fish and specific boats for the delivery of cleaner fish to sites.

Group Photo at MRI CARNA Research Laboratory in Ireland: Danny Boyce (Memorial University of NL), Mr. Kevin Murphy (Marine Har-vest), Dr. Richard Fitzgerald (NUIG), Dr. Keng Pee Ang and Mr. Shel-don George (Cooke Aquaculture Inc.)

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Northern Harvest is First Salmon Company to Obtain 4-Star BAP StatusNorthern Harvest Sea Farms • Northern Harvest Hatchery

Canada’s Northern Harvest Sea Farms Group is the world’s first salmon company to achieve four-star Best

Aquaculture Practices (BAP) status, denoting the company’s salmon processing plants, farm sites, hatcheries and feed mills are all BAP certified, the Global Aquaculture Alliance announced in December.

A four-star certification was achieved when Northern Harvest Smolt Limited in Stephenville, Newfoundland, earned BAP certification. It’s the first salmon hatchery to earn BAP certification since new BAP hatchery standards for finfish, crustaceans and mollusks were completed in Sep-tember. (Previously, BAP hatchery standards existed only for shrimp.)

“Congratulations to the management of Northern Har-vest on attaining hatchery, feed mill, farm and processing plant certification to the BAP standards. It’s the first com-pany to achieve BAP four-star status for salmon, and this is a tribute to the company’s leadership,” said GAA Executive Director Wally Stevens.

Larry Ingalls, company president, said the achievement is a direct reflection of the commitment that Northern Harvest management and employees have toward sustainability. “Our employees and their families live in the same areas where we operate,” he said. “We eat the products we produce and we are all committed to ensuring the long term viability of our operations as well as environmental sustainability. We have proven once again that being a small, family-owned opera-

tion does not mean we cannot be a global industry leader.”

Northern Harvest Sea Farms’ processing plant, marine sites, and Skretting Canada feed mill in Bayside, New Bruns-wick, had previously attained BAP certification in October 2012. Additionally, Northern Harvest’s Bar Island site was Atlantic Canada’s first BAP-certified salmon farm. Certi-fication of Northern Harvest Smolt Limited hatchery now distinguishes Northern Harvest Sea Farms as world’s only four-star BAP certified salmon aquaculture company.

About Northern HarvestFounded in 1985 by the Ingalls family, Northern Harvest

produces the finest marine farmed salmon in Atlantic Cana-da and is one of North America’s largest aquaculture compa-nies, with salmon production levels in excess of 15,000 tons annually. Northern Harvest sells exclusively fresh never fro-zen salmon in the U.S. and Canadian markets.

About BAPA division of the Global Aquaculture Alliance, Best

Aquaculture Practices is an international certification pro-gram based on achievable, science-based and continuously improved performance standards for the entire aquaculture supply chain -- farms, hatcheries, processing plants and feed mills -- that assure healthful foods produced through envi-ronmentally and socially responsible means. BAP certifica-tion is based on independent audits that evaluate compliance with the BAP standards developed by the Global Aquacul-ture Alliance.


Functional genomic analysis of the impact of dietary camelina (Camelina sativa) meal on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) distal intestine gene expression and physiologyBy: Tyler D. Brown M.Sc. (Biology) candidate in Dr. Matthew Rise’s lab at the Ocean Sciences Centre of Memorial University

Due to the increasing demands of the

global consumer fish mar-ket, there is a need for in-creased aquaculture pro-duction and the fish oils (FO) and fish meals (FM) that are needed to manu-facture aquaculture feeds. To meet these demands, more sustainable plant-based alternatives are be-ing researched, and one vi-able candidate is Camelina sativa because of its high oil and crude protein con-tent. Atlantic salmon, however, are carnivorous, and inclusion of plant meals in their feeds tends to induce inflammation in the distal intestine. This may lead to subsequent re-duction in nutrient ab-sorption and a decrease in growth performance. At-lantic salmon were fed one of four diets [FM control, 8%, 16% or 24% camelina meal (CM)] in a 16-week feeding trial. Functional genomic analyses utilizing

microarray technology and real-time quantitative poly-merase chain reaction (QPCR) were paired with histopa-thology to determine the effect of dietary inclusion of graded levels of CM on the distal intestine of Atlantic salmon. QPCR assays developed for this study and the re-sults obtained will be used to assess other camelina-based dietary formulations to determine optimal CM inclusion levels that do not cause deleterious effects in the distal in-testine of Atlantic salmon.

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A Closer Look at Student Research

Each issue of the Cold-Harvester features synopses of student research projects being undertaken at the graduate level at Memorial University.


Better Breeds and Feeds May Be in the DNABy: Steve Armstrong, PhD, President & CEO of Genome Atlantic

Genome Atlantic continues to encourage aquaculture R&D that involves genomics. Every living thing has

a genome – it’s the complete collection of genetic material that dictates the form and function of cells. Genomics is a mix of biology, genetics and computer science that helps us interpret the code locked in each and every living cell.

In aquaculture, the potential for genomics to create real innovation is high. Three genomics-based projects in Atlantic Canada are poised to bring positive benefits to the sector through improved breeding programs and en-hanced feed formulas. Improved breeding can lead to fast-er growth, disease resistance and other desired traits. For feed developers, the goal is a broad and diverse ingredient list that offsets supply and cost fluctuations while deliver-ing optimal nutritional results.

Case in point, the $6.1M, four-year Camelina Project, funded by ACOA-AIF, is just wrapping up its research into the prospect of replacing some fish meal and oil with cam-elina meal and oil in aquaculture feeds. Camelina, a hardy member of the mustard family, is high in oil and protein and is currently used in the USA as a feed for poultry and other animals.

Early findings show that camelina oil-containing diets consistently produce fish with equivalent or superior quali-ties compared to those fed fish oil. Key results include:• Positive health and immune responses• Good nutritional yields, particularly in the critical

realm of omega 3s• Optimal marketable traits such as colour and texture

In contrast to other plant-based fish oil replacements, camelina oil’s unique biochemical composition is highly compatible with fish health, performance and product quality. In addition, the growth performance of fish fed camelina oil was just as strong as those fed fish oil.

Extensive lipid and fatty acid analysis suggests that fish that consume a diet with camelina oil produce the same nutritional benefits as fish that eat a diet containing fish oil in terms of the levels of saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. For example, one 75-gram serving of salmon raised on a diet that replaced 100% of the fish oil with camelina oil provides 304 mg of DHA and

EPA (the desirable long-chain fatty acids), which supplies more than the daily requirement for human consumption as recommended by the World Health Organization.

These initial results by researchers at Dalhousie and Memorial Universities are strong enough to warrant con-siderable attention to camelina as a feed ingredient, and as such, members of the Project have been working with CFIA to pursue its approval for fish feeds. (Camelina is, incidentally, approved for human consumption in Canada and is sold in many health food sections along with hemp, flax and other ‘healthful’ oils.) In addition, late in 2014, the Project team met with a representative group of aquacul-ture feed companies to explore further steps to move this product into the hands of producers.

Continuing on the topic of feeds, EWOS Innovation, the R&D arm of EWOS, the world-leading fish feed producer, is partnering with Memorial University to develop better tools to assess the impacts of different feeds on salmon health. It’s clear that the quality of feed can affect salm-on health and impact their ability to withstand infection, but currently there is no way to measure how effective it is apart from growth rates – if fish grow bigger, faster, then presumably the feed is effective.


The team will use genomics technologies to assess the effects of various diets on fish health at the molecular level. The highly-detailed information will help EWOS Inno-vation fine-tune feed formulas that include non-marine products such as land-based plants to maximize fish per-formance. The Project is also pursuing the development of ‘clinical feeds’ that can combat the diseases that are cur-rently impacting salmon farms. The $3.8M project was one of seven successful industry-academic partnerships funded in the Genome Canada Genomics Application Partner-ship Program (GAPP), with roughly one-third of the funds coming from Genome Canada.

It’s clear that the quality of feed can affect salmon health... but currently there is no way to measure how effective it is apart from growth rates.

And finally, Cooke Aquaculture Inc has partnered with the University of Guelph to improve the effectiveness of its breeding program by implementing genomic selection, which will help to improve flesh quality and increase resist-ance of their salmon to diseases and parasites.

Currently, commercial aquaculture companies in At-lantic Canada are restricted to the use of one strain of Canadian Atlantic salmon. However, salmon farmers on Canada’s West Coast and around the world have access to multiple strains of European Atlantic salmon.

The use of these genomics tools will help Cooke more accurately identify those fish that are naturally more ro-bust, leading to healthier fish that need less medication. It will be an important step in competing with global pro-ducers who are already employing these technologies with great results.

The $3.8M project was also part of the GAPP competi-tion, and is funded by Cooke Aquaculture, Genome Cana-da and NRC-IRAP.

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2015 EXHIBITOR PROFILESHoskin Scientific 4210 Morris Drive, Burlington, ON, L7L 5L6Tel: (905) 333-5510 • Fax: (905) 333-4976Email: [email protected], [email protected] www.hoskin.caExhibitors: Natalia Lecki & Scott Brown Hoskin Scientific Limited has been supplying testing and monitoring instru-ments since 1946. Although our range is broad, we focus on three main mar-kets including:• Environmental Monitoring• Geotechnical & Materials Testing• Test & Measurement InstrumentationThe Environmental Monitoring section – provides sales and service for water quality, flow and level and data acquisition equipment. We are the Canadian exclusive representatives for such products as YSI Instru-ments (meters and multipara meter sondes), Onset (Inexpensive data loggers for air, water and soil), and Turner Designs (wide sections of Flu-orometers for laboratory and field use), SonTek/YSI (Acoustic Doppler current meters and profilers), Sutron (Data Acquisition Loggers and Te-lemetry (GOES, Satellite, Radio) equipment) and Wildco (Oceanographic and Limnology sampling equipment) etc. Hoskin Scientific is the Na-tional Warranty Repair Centre for all YSI instruments. Hoskin services all of Canada with offices in Vancouver, Burlington and Montreal.

Workplace Health, Safety, and Compensation Commission 146-148 Forest Road, St. John’s, NL, A1A 3B8Tel: (709) 778-1005 • Fax: (709) 778- 1117 • Toll Free: (800) 563-9000Email: [email protected] • www.whscc.nl.ca Exhibitor: Marie RidgeleyServing approximately 13,000 injured workers and more than 19,000 employers, the Commission is an employer-funded, no fault insurance system that promotes safe and healthy workplaces, provides return-to-work programs and offers fair compensation to injured workers and their dependants.

Town of Grand Falls – Windsor 5 High Street, P.O. Box 439, Grand Falls - Windsor, NL, A2A 2J8Tel: (709) 489-0483 • Fax: (709) 489-0465Email: [email protected] • www.grandfallswindsor.comExhibitor: Gary HennesseyThe Town of Grand Falls-Windsor is the largest community in Central

Newfoundland, with a population of almost 14,000. It is the service centre for the entire region. The Town has had a long and prosperous relationship with the Aquaculture Industry and specifically, the South Coast of the province, for many years. Many of our local businesses service the industry in many ways. From motors to boats, to pumps, to trucks, those in the aquaculture sector have sought out our business community for whatever their needs are. Grand Falls-Windsor has benefitted greatly from this relationship and our shopping centres and restaurants are frequented by our friends from the South Coast weekly. Our town also meets the needs of the South Coast socially, medically, and in other ways. The Aquaculture Industry is an important part of the economy on the South Coast and here in Grand Falls-Windsor as well.

Grand Bank Development CorporationP.O. Box 430, Church St., Grand Bank, NL, A0H 1W0Tel: (709) 832-3235 • Fax: (709) 832-3225Email: [email protected] • www.gbdc.nf.caExhibitors: Conrad Collier & Judy Peach The Grand Bank Development Corporation has a mandate to stimulate the economy of the Town of Grand Bank through the attraction of new investment and businesses, expansion of existing operations and en-couraging export development by offering programs and services that are client driven. The Corporation can provide financial incentives in the form of low interest term loans, equity financing, bridge financing and loan guarantees with flexible repayment terms.

EMCO Waterworks18 Bruce Street, Mount Pearl, NL, A1N 4T4Tel: (709) 747-2626 • Fax: (709) 747-2623Email: [email protected]: Kirk Stokes & Clarence BrownEMCO Waterworks/Sandale is Canada’s largest supplier of Polyethylene in Canada. Our commitment to the Aquaculture Industry has contrib-uted to our strong growth in our economy.Our success is in the quality of our products and the knowledge and service of our 2200 plus employees. We realize that our customer’s suc-cess is our success; therefore, we strive to constantly supply the highest quality products at competitive prices with the best service and techni-cal support in the industry.

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Fisheries and Oceans Canada/Aquaculture Section P.O. Box 5667, St. John’s, NL, A1C 5X1Tel: (709) 772-4514 • Fax: (709) 772-5315Email: [email protected]: Sharon Kenny & Sebastien DonnetThe Aquaculture, Biotechnology and Aquatic Animal Health Section is within the Aquatic Resources Division of the Science Branch of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region. The section has a team of scientists, biologists, technicians and graduate students who conduct research on aquaculture and biotechnology related issues. The section is stationed at the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre located in St. John’s. Research conducted by the section is directed toward providing information and advice to the aquaculture industry in support of industry.

Department of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural DevelopmentP.O. Box 8700, St. John’s, NL, A1B 4J6Tel: (709) 729-6032 • Fax: (709) 729-5124Email: [email protected], [email protected]: Percy Farwell & Gail HoskinsThe Department of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development, is the lead agency within the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, for stimulating economic and business development throughout the province. Working in cooperation with key stakeholders, the department strives to increase productivity and competiveness, attract investment to the province, and create new opportunities for the people of the province. This collaborative approach supports the growth and diversification of strategic sectors, including tourism, culture, the fishery, oil and gas, ocean technology, aerospace and defense, aquaculture, agrifoods, en-vironmental industries, information and communications technology, life sciences, and advanced manufacturing.To find out more, please visit www.gov.nl.ca/btcrd

AKVA Group1495 Baikie Road, Campbell River, BC, V9W 0C2Ph: (250) 286-8802 • Fax: (250) 286-8805Email: [email protected] • www.akvagroup.comExhibitor: Keith RichfordYour Aquaculture Technology and Service Partner AKVA group is a leading technology and service partner to the aquacul-ture industry worldwide. AKVA group is a unique partner with the capa-bility to offer both cage farming and land based aquaculture operations with complete technical solutions and service.The company holds strong, well-known brand names and the product line range from feed barges, steel & plastic cages, feed systems, mono-filament nets, net cleaning, underwater lights, feed cameras, environ-mental sensors, production and process control software, workboats, recirculation systems to PE piping etc.Partnering with AKVA group allows customers to keep their focus on fine tuning operations to increase profitability, while sharing the tech-nical load with a reliable partner with the right people, the right tech-nology and the right knowledge to achieve excellence.

Atlantic Electronics Ltd.1164 Topsail Road, Mount Peyton, NL, A1N 2Y2Tel: (709) 368-8853 • Fax: (709) 368-6461 • Cell: (709) 682-7422Email: [email protected]: Ted McCarthy & Con DunphyWe sell and service all types of marine electronic equipment including:• Radars• GPS• Sounders• Electronic Chart Systems• Sonars

• Radio & Satellite Communica-tions

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temsWe have highly trained technical staff – factory trained and hold all industry class society certifications, etc. ISO 9001:2008

Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland P.O. Box 4920, St. John’s, NL, A1C 5R3Tel: (709) 778-0609 • Fax: (709) 778-0535 • Toll Free: 1 (800) 563-5799Email: [email protected] • www.mi.mun.caExhibitors: Cyr Couturier & Tracy GranterThe Marine Institute (MI) is Canada’s most comprehensive centre for ed-ucation, training, applied research and industrial support for the ocean industries. For the aquaculture industry, the Marine Institute’s offers a range of education programs from on-site short technical courses, to the Technical Certificate in Aquaculture, the Advanced Diploma in Sus-tainable Aquaculture and the new Master of Technology (Aquaculture) (www.mi.mun.ca/programs). Our Centre for Aquaculture and Seafood Development also provides a complete range of services for seafood processing and aquaculture industries in the areas of applied research, product and process development, technology transfer, advisory ser-vices and education and training (www.mi.mun.ca/casd). The Marine Institute’s new Community Based Education Delivery Unit (CBED) offers industrial response training in communities across Newfoundland and Labrador and in other areas of Canada. The unit’s main office is located in St. John’s with regional offices located in Lewisporte and Iqaluit, Nunavut. CBED supports key training priorities by organizing, facilitat-ing, and leading training in aquaculture, environmental, fish harvesting and food processing sectors (www.mi.mun.ca/cbed)

Spartan Industrial Marine1140 Topsail Road, Mount Pearl, NL, A1N 5E8Tel: (709) 722-4221 • Fax: (709) 722-9736 Email: [email protected] McGettigan Boulevard Marystown, NL, A0E 2MOTel: (709) 279-1014 • Fax: (709) 279-1006 Email: [email protected]: Trevor Jamieson & Greg WebberIndustrial, Commercial and Recreational Marine Products, Services and SolutionsWhether you are hard at work offshore or relaxing in local waters—Spartan Industrial Marine is your source for high quality marine prod-





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ucts and services. We offer a wide range of solutions to those with in-dustrial, commercial and recreational marine interests. • High quality marine products and services • Full line of safety equipment • Industrial products For over 45 years, Spartan Industrial Marine, has been Canada’s larg-est manufacturer and supplier of commercial fishing, marine safety and industrial products and services. Over the years we have maintained an ongoing commitment to be the most experienced industrial marine product and service supplier while consistently exceeding customer ex-pectations. Today that tradition continues as we pay close attention to our custom-ers’ needs and provide high quality marine products for the largest ocean vessels and the smallest personal watercraft.

Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture P.O. Box 8700, St. John’s, NL, A1B 4J6Tel: (709) 729-1735 • Fax: (709) 729-1882Email: [email protected]: Rhonda Brennan & Steve Moyse The Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Government of New-foundland and Labrador, offers a full-suite of services to support the sustainable development of the province’s aquaculture industry. As the primary contact for the province’s aquaculture industry, the Aquacul-ture Branch: • Works with industry at every stage of development, from identifica-

tion of new sites to expansion of existing operations;• Fosters sustainable industry development through the Aquaculture

Working Capital Equity Program and the Aquaculture Loan Guarantee Program;

• Supports sustainable resource management through infrastructure and capacity building;

• Collaborates with industry and other stakeholders to identify develop-ment priorities and establish strategic objectives for the aquaculture industry;

• Conducts environmental and biological monitoring of the finfish and shellfish sectors; and

• Provides a comprehensive aquatic animal health program for the pro-vincial aquaculture industry.

Come by our booth to speak to one of our friendly staff members!

Future Nets & Supplies Ltd.48 Armstrong Loop Rd, Pennfield, NB, E5H 1W7Tel: (506) 755-6728 • Fax: (506) 755-9195Email: [email protected] • www.futurenets.netExhibitors: Clarence Blanchard & Terry DrostFuture Nets & Supplies Ltd. has been supplying the Eastern North American aquaculture industry with custom built nets straps, netting, mooring equipment, marine hardware and geomaterials since 1989. FN also supplies environmentally approved net washing and disinfection services along with net repairs and mobile crane services. Future Nets & Supplies is focused 100% satisfaction with quality workmanship, com-petitive pricing and on time delivery. Future Nets & Supplies Ltd. also has a working relationship with Steve Robert of MPI Terminator & RONC Net Cleaning systems.

Entreprises Shippagan 2262 Boulevard J.D. Gauthier, Shippagan Ltee, NB, E8S 1R1Tel: (506) 336-2213 • Fax: (506) 336-8777Email: [email protected], [email protected]: Jonathan Gagne & Byron PettenYour One Stop Wholesale DistributorEntreprises Shippagan Ltd has established itself as one of the major whole-sale distributors to the commercial fishing, aquaculture, and marine indus-tries in Canada. From its inception in 1977, as a supplier to local fishermen, it has continued to grow thanks to the support from clients in fishing com-munities from the western shores of British Columbia to the eastern shores of Newfoundland and Labrador. Established in 2000, Sea Alex Inc special-izes in products geared to the aquaculture industry’s unique needs. Provid-ing and manufacturing products used for the growing, and cultivating of oysters, mussels, scallops, finfish, and other aquacultural species. In 2009, they expanded on this, and introduced the Sea Alex Buoy brand to the in-dustry. These HDPE plastic buoys are defined by their superior quality, and exclusive customization features. In 2002, a third company, International Seafood & Bait Ltd was created to meet the demand for high quality bait products in the commercial fishing industry. It has since expanded its mar-ket and product lines to become a world class wholesale supplier of food grade fish, crab, lobster and herring roe. In 2013, the Entreprises Shippagan Ltd group of companies were pleased to announce their acquisition of Ver-non d’Eon Lobster Plugs Ltd. Since 1975, Vernon d’Eon has been a retailer and wholesaler of commercial fishing supplies. Originally a manufacturer of lobster plugs, this company has diversified and expanded over the years and it now operates seven stores in Nova Scotia and one in Prince Edward Island.

2015 STUDENT POSTER PRESENTATIONSLocated in the Trade Show Area

1) Title: Monitoring non-indigenous tunicate species in Newfoundland, Canada: A first step towards understanding their impact. Authors: McKenzie, C.H., Wells, T., Matheson, K., Reid, V., Lowen, J.B., Green, D., Deibel, D.

2) Title: The Ecology and Development of Invasive, Ciona Intestinalis in Newfoundland Waters Authors: Reid, V., MacKenzie, C.H., Couturier, C., Matheson. K., Wells, T.

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Keynote Speaker: Dr. Rohana Subasinghe, FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture DepartmentPresentation Title: Meeting Global Demand for Aquatic Food: The Role of Aquaculture.

(Skype Presentation)

Dr. Subasinghe is currently the Chief of the Aquaculture Branch of the FAO Fish-eries and Aquaculture Department. He is specialized in aquaculture development and aquatic animal health management. Since his graduation in 1980 from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, he has worked in all parts of the world, with most experience in Asia. He joined FAO in 1994 and took responsibility for implementing many projects on aquaculture and aquatic

animal health at national, regional and international levels worldwide. Among others, at FAO, he is also responsible for analyses of trends in

aquaculture development globally. A former teacher at the University of Colombo and the Universiti Putra Malaysia, Rohana earned his PhD from Stirling University. He has been responsible for developing the in-ternationally approved FAO aquaculture certification guidelines and the evaluation framework for the assessment of conformity of certification schemes with those guidelines. He serves as the Technical Secretary to the Sub-Committee on Aquaculture of the Committee on Fisheries of the FAO, the only global inter-governmental forum on aquaculture. Rohana’s latest endeavour is to develop a global partnership for aqua-culture development, particularly addressing the need for a concerted effort to ensure future aquaculture development will become increas-ingly socially acceptable, environmentally sustainable, and responsibly managed.

Keynote Speaker: Rodrigo Infante Varas, Editec Groupo EditorialPresentation Title: Current Status of the Principal Aquaculture Sectors in Chile: Salmon & Mussels.

Rodrigo is an agronomist with a major in animal husbandry from the Universidad Católica de Chile. He holds certificates in management, environmental impact assessment, enterprise management and lead-ership. He entered the salmon farming industry first in 1988 in Chile as a research associate with the Canadian firm of Hatfield Consultants. He joined the Chilean salmon association in 1990 as the Marketing Manag-er and in 1993 became General Manager until 2009. During this period the Chilean salmon industry grew to the second largest in the world with production of 450 thousand tonnes, and export value in excess of $2.5 billion USD. While with the Association, a couple of generic salmon promotion campaigns were undertaken, first with US and Canada in 1994, and later with Canada in 2004 in the form of Salmon of the Ameri-cas. This latter campaign was initiated to promote salmon consump-

tion in North America while providing fact-based information to consumers to dispel eNGO attacks. Rodrigo left the association in 2009 and went into consulting, developing environmental monitoring programs for the industry, environmental impact assessments and most recently working with a publishing group on technical aspects of mining, aqua-culture, forestry, and fisheries. He has been a member of several industry Boards including Innova, Salmon Chile, Salmon of the Ameri-cas, and the WWF Salmon Dialogues Steering Committee.

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Cold Harvest 201522nd Annual Conference and Trade Show

Hotel Gander, Gander, NL, Canada • Feb. 10th - 12th

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COMPLIMENTARY DELEGATE LUNCHEONThursday, Feb. 12th, 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (Registration required)

Featuring Baked Lasagna, Caesar Salad and Garlic Toast

Keynote: Rodrigo Infante Varas Title: Chilean Perspective on Marketing and Generic Promotional Activities of Farmed Seafood.


Special Thanks to our Cold Harvest 2015 Committee!Brooks Pilgrim – Fisheries & Oceans Canada, Chris Hendry – Fisheries & Oceans Canada, Sean MacNeill – Canadian Centre for Fisheries

Innovation, Gail Hoskins – Department of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development, Danny Boyce – Ocean Sciences Centre, Melissa Burke – Fisheries & Aquaculture, Janelle Arsenault – SIMCorp Marine Environmental, Rhonda Brennan - Fisheries & Aquaculture, Cyr Couturier

– Marine Institute of MUN, and NAIA Staff: Mark Lane, Miranda Pryor, Darrell Green, Roberta Collier, Katie Collins, and Nancy Fudge.

Important Information For Conference DelegatesNAIA REGISTRATION DESK Tuesday, Feb. 10: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Wednesday, Feb. 11: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm AND 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Thursday, Feb. 12: 8:30 am – 12:00 pm

OPENING RECEPTIONJoin us to enjoy Chef Watson's delicious seafood dishes including his famous SaMuTra he will be preparing on-site! (Atlantic salmon, stuffed with blue mussels and trout). (Salon AB) Prize Giveaway!

TRADE SHOW EXHIBITSA list of exhibitors and sponsors is included in the Cold Harvester maga-zine and insert. All nutrition breaks and the Joe Brown Silent Auction will take place in the Trade Show area in Salon AB. Please show your support by visiting this area during the breaks. Exhibit spaces must be completely cleared by 3:30 pm on Thurs., Feb. 12 to prepare for the Aquaculture Banquet.

NAIA’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING will take place on Wed., Feb. 11 at 12:30 pm in Salon C. All NAIA members are encouraged to attend - lunch will be provided. Please RSVP at the registration desk.

JOE BROWN SILENT AUCTION FUNDRAISER NAIA staff and volunteers will also be organizing the annual Joe Brown silent auction in the trade show area and funds raised will be donated to aquaculture student scholarships, bursaries,

travel awards, etc. Anyone wishing to donate an auction item can drop it off at the registration desk. All items are sincerely appreciated. This year the auction will be held in the Tradeshow Area from Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 7:00 pm until Thursday at 8:00 pm (Conference Banquet) Payments & pick up will be at the hospitality area following the ban-quet. A separate silent auction will also be held during the Blue Mussel and Beer Pairing event which will be held at Hotel Gander on Wednesday, Feb. 11th from 8 – 10 p.m.

SOCIAL EVENT Sponsored in part by Quidi Vidi Brewing Company and Spar-tan Industrial Marine, join us on Wed. Feb. 11 for a NL Mussel & Beer Pairing with Certified Cicerone and Chef Watson. This year the Cold Harvest charity is Easter Seals and 10% pro-ceeds of this event will be donated. Tickets $20 + HST must

be purchased in advance – available at registration.

TWONIE FOR TOQUESToques will be sold at registration with all proceeds being do-nated to Easter Seals. Be sure to get yours while supplies last!

AQUACULTURE BANQUET (Salon CD) will take place on Thurs., Feb. 12 with the reception begin-ning in the upstairs lobby at 6:30 pm and doors open at 7 pm. Tickets must be purchased at the registration desk in advance. Be sure to come early for your last chance to bid on our lovely Joe Brown silent auction items for a great cause.

STUDENT BANQUET TICKETSThis year marks ten years since the passing of our friend Dr. Joe Brown and in his honor, students will be provided a complimentary banquet ticket, sponsored by Dr. Joe Brown Aquatic Research Building, Depart-ment of Ocean Sciences - Memorial University of Newfoundland. (Must be reserved in advance) In Memory of Dr. Joe Brown - 10th Anniversary (Died September 4, 2005). A man with a smile, remembered with a smile.

AQUACULTURIST OF THE YEARThis award honors individuals for outstanding contribution to NAIA and/or the development of the aquaculture sector in the Province. NAIA would like to congratulate last year’s winner: Ms. Jennifer Woodland! Look forward to the new winner which will be announced during the Banquet on Thurs., Feb. 12.

NAME BADGES All delegates are encouraged to always wear their name badges as this will serve as their entrance ticket to all events. As an incentive to GO GREEN, NAIA will be collecting them at registration following the sessions on Thur., Feb. 12 for anyone wishing to have them recycled! Each name tag received will be entered to win a prize!

HOSPITALITY SUITELocated in Salon C is for conference delegates only and will be opened Tues. evening from 9:00 pm – 12:00 am, Wed. evening following the beer thief event at 10:00 p.m. and Thurs. evening following the banquet until 12 am.

SPEAKERSOral presenters are asked to meet the session chair no less than 15 min-utes prior to the start of the session.

MEDIA ROOMA room can be made available for media related activities, please see registration desk if required.

CHANGES IN PROGRAM: NAIA reserves the right to adjust or change any aspect of the Conference Program in whole or in part if deemed necessary.

SEE CONFERENCE INSERT FOR THE COLD HARVEST 2015 PROGRAM AND HIGHLIGHTS


Our Mission To diversify the economy of the Town of Grand Bank through the attraction of new investment and business-es, expansion of existing operations and encouraging export development by offering programs and services that are client driven.

Financial Assistance The Grand Bank Development Corporation (GBDC) has an investment fund to assist existing and potential clients to start a new business or expand an existing business. Financial assistance is offered at low interest rates and flexible repayment terms in the form of:

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We also offer facilitation and coordination services to clients to ensure quick and easy access to government programs and services, permits and other necessary requirements. Our Regional Women in Business Network Coordinator works with women entrepreneurs who wish to start or join the mentoring networks around the Burin Peninsula.

For more information, contact us at:Buffett Building, 2nd Floor3 Church StreetP.O. Box 430Grand Bank, NL A0E 1W0

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Ingredients:• 750g fresh mussels • 1 tbsp groundnut oil• 100g ready diced onions• Handful of fresh coriander, leaves picked, stalks finely

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• 40g Thai taste red chili paste• 165ml coconut milk • Juice of 1 lime• 1 red chilli, deseeded and sliced into strips• Crusty bread to serve

Method: Rinse the fresh mussels in cold water. Discard any cracked or open mussels that don’t close when tapped with the back of a knife. Heat the oil in a large skillet over a medium heat and fry the onions for 5 minutes until softened. Add the Thai chilli paste and corian-der stalks and fry for a further minute. Pour in the coconut milk and simmer gently for 2 minutes. Add the mussels to the skillet and gently mix in the co-conut milk. Cover and cook for 2-4 minutes until all the shells have opened (discard any closed ones). Remove the lid, squeeze over the lime juice, then scatter over the coriander leaves and chilli.

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Cooking with Chef Steve Watson - Central DairiesThai Chili Organic Blue Mussels

Chef Steve Watson first came to Canada from London, England in 1977 to study North American cooking. Before arriving in Canada the native of Scunthorpe, England after

serving as an apprentice in May Fair London then working in Scotland, Belgium, France and Germany. His first culinary foray in Canada began at the Digby Pines Hotel in Nova Scotia where he received landed immigrant status. From there, Chef Watson continued to work and teach his passion. He taught culinary arts at the Cambrian college in Sudbury, Ontario before joining the Canadian Pacific Hotels chain in 1988. His association with Ca-nadian Pacific Hotels began at the Algonquin Hotel at St Andrews by the sea in New Bruns-wick. However, by years-end Steve had moved again. In what was potentially his last move Steve accepted a position with the Hotel Newfoundland in St. John’s. Twenty years has passed since Steve first came to Newfoundland. He is currently a sales representative and executive chef for Central Dairies. He is a devoted family man, a dedicated employee, and a prominent member of the local community. He epitomizes the definition of a volunteer, and spends countless hours giving back to the people of a province he now calls home.

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Shellfish and finfish farming requires a great deal of skilled labour, as well as technical competency to farm in a prof-

itable, efficient, and responsible fashion. Farmers must have skills and knowledge in food safety, operation of hydraulics and various motorized equipment, navigation, boat safety, environmental monitoring, fish or shellfish feeding, commu-nications, fish health, financial management, etc. They must even have some basic understanding of market dynamics and demands to be able to produce the best product at the right time for demanding customers.

Not all employees on the farm, from the entry level worker to the farm manager, require the same skills sets, but there is considerable overlap. A recent competency profiling exer-cise by the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC) for finfish farm and hatchery producers identified well over 100 competencies and skill requirements for every level of farm employee. These were validated by farm operators from across Canada. All this to say that aquaculture, even at its least skilled level, does require, in fact, a great deal of com-petencies. Companies that hire employees that lack several of the essential skills for good farming, often spend inordinate amounts of time and money training employees on the job, often to lose them to other producers once they are trained up, especially if the commensurate compensation is higher for the other farmer. Those that hire workers, without the basic skill sets, spend a lot of time being inefficient, less productive, resulting in higher costs of production, and reducing competi-tiveness. So, a farmer really has no choice but to train and educate his employees if he / she wish to remain competitive and profitable in the longer term.

The competency profiling just completed by CAHRC can

be used as a tool by farmers in developing job descriptions and in evaluating the skill sets needed to be efficient and effective. The profiles can be used in recruitment campaigns by farm managers. Additionally, the information will be helpful in developing training modules by companies, or institutes that specialize in training.

The Conference Board of Canada is currently conducting a Labour Market Information study for commodities including aquaculture to update the LMI study conducted about 6 years ago. Without prejudging the outcome, I am confident it will show there is a chronic shortage of skilled labour in aquacul-ture, perhaps in specific regions or aspects of farming. Given the demographics of our country, the outmigration from rural areas, and urbanization trends, the prospects for greater la-bour shortages are even more real. Recruitment and retention strategies will be crucial for companies to attract the skilled labour needed to operate efficiently. CAHRC is working with CAIA and NAIA to try and provide solutions to addressing the expected shortages.

Couturier on CultureA Commentary on the Importance of Competency Profiling, Skills Assessment and Labour Market Information for Continued Productivity in the Aquaculture Sector

Cyr Couturier

Cyr Couturier is a research scientist at the Marine Institute of Memorial University with 35 years of experience in applied R and D, training and education in aquaculture. He is a Board and Executive member of several aquaculture & development associations (NAIA, AAC, CAIA, RDÉE TNL, CAHRC, etc.) and he has worked in aquaculture development in over 18 countries. The views expressed herein are his own. Contact: [email protected]

MHA Tracey PerryDistrict of Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune

P.O. Box 429, 101 Main Street

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Tel: (709) 538-3112

Toll Free: 1-888-538-3112

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SURVEY: HAVE YOUR SAY!Help find solutions for farm labour shortages! The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC) has launched a Labour Market Information (LMI) research survey to examine Canada’s agricultural workforce from every commodity and region. Your help is needed to de-termine how much farm work is done by family members and how much is done by employees. What work is done by domestic and or foreign workers? Is there a growing reliance on hiring employees to support farm operations? What labour challenges are facing producers today? To participate in the survey, to view the results, or more information, please visit: http://www.cahrc-ccrha.ca/node/2166



Atlantic Canada Aquaculture Technology and Trade Mission to ChileOctober 19th – 25th, 2014

As a part of a NAIA-led mission, from October 19th – 25th, 2014, eleven representatives from Atlantic Canada including NAIA, PEI Aquaculture

Alliance, Entreprises Shippagan, Cooke Aquaculture, Atlantic Canada Oppor-Atlantic salmon pieces ready to ship to the Japanese market.

Karl Tee at the Salmones trout site at Caleta Bay. Q and A at the Orizon mussel site tour.

Jonathan Gagné comparing the rope and gear used at the mussel site in Caleta Bay. The group at the Marine Harvest freshwater facility.


tunities Agency, Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association, and Memorial’s Department of Ocean Sciences Cen-tre, travelled to Puerto Montt, Chile to take part in Atlantic Canada Aqua-culture Technology and Trade Mis-sion to Chile. The mission was led by consultant Andy Walsh of Sapphire Sea Farms, Rodrigo Infante Varas - Group Editec Editorial and Vincen-to I. Pinto L. Asesorias. This mission provided the group with excellent op-portunities to participate in business meetings, industry briefings and site tours of aquaculture sites, processing facilities, research centers and they also attended the Aqua Sur Confer-ence and Trade Show and various net-working events.

The group left for Puerto Montt on Sunday, October 18th and after a day and half of travel, they participated in tours at the following locations: Ma-rine Harvest fresh water hatchery - Rio Blanco, Ventisqueros salmon process-ing plant - Chinquihue, Aquainnovo facilities at Lenda, Orizon mussel pro-cessing plant - Chinquihue, Orizon mussel farm site in Huenquillahue, and also Salmones Caleta Bay trout farm - Centro Baquillo, Cochamo. They attended Aquasur 2014 mid-week and a closing reception was also held at Puro Turo, Puerto Varas. The group were kept quite busy during the week and were very pleased at the level of hospitality provided by their Chil-ean hosts.

Known as the largest southern hemisphere international aquaculture exhibition, and held every second year, with approximately 300 exhibi-tors, Aqua Sur sees approximately 20,000 producers, suppliers, research-ers, and educational institutions.

Visiting the Aquainnova research facility in Lenca.

Some of the Atlantic Canada delegates at AquaSur Trade Show.

Atlantic Canada group at AquaSur 2014.


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AQ U AC U LT U R E W O R K E R P R O F I L ELouis Hunt

Employer: Strickland's Diving Job Title: Occupational Scuba Diver

St. Albans, NL

Location of Employment:

Our office is lo-cated at the dive shop in St. Albans but regular dives take place through-out the Coast of Bays Region. (Pools Cove, Wreck Cove, Harbour Breton, Rencontre East, Bay d’Espoir, etc.)

Are you from NL and have you always lived in NL?

Yes, I was born in Gaultois, NL, and

moved to St. Albans a little more than 20 years ago.

What is your education background? I completed the basic scuba diving program in the early 90’s

then upgraded and completed the Occupational Scuba Diving program in 2006.

How long have you worked in the aquaculture industry? I began working as a site worker with Hardy Cove Farms in

1994, then began basic scuba diving shortly thereafter. I then worked as a scuba diver for Nova Fish Farms, then SCB Fisher-ies until Strickland’s Diving was formed by Mike Strickland in 2000. Immediately we began diving for other aquaculture companies in the region and I’ve been working with them on a full time basis ever since.

Do you enjoy your job?Yes, I really enjoy scuba diving and working in the aquacul-

ture industry.

What does your job entail? My job requires daily dives on various aquaculture farm

sites throughout the region but with the region being so large, travelling from point A to B also takes quite a bit of time. We also participate in maintenance dives, mort retrieval, boat and net inspections and much more.

What is most enjoyable or rewarding part of your job? The most enjoyable part of my job is working outdoors every

day and being able to return home each night to my family in St. Albans, NL. My extended family in Gaultois is also only an hour away by boat.

What is the most interesting thing you have ever experienced while diving?

A few years ago we were very surprised to see a large beluga whale in Fortune Bay area.

What is the most challenging part of your job?The most challenging part of the job is the winter weather

and the bad road conditions we face while travelling to and from the dive locations.

Any other comments? I love my job and although occupational scuba diving may

provide a great living, it may not be for everyone. My philoso-phy is: “When you love what you do on a daily basis, you never have to work a day in your life.”


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Message from Cyr CouturierPresident, Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association

By Cyr Couturier

Well it’s 2015 already. Out with the old, and in with the new, as the saying goes. This is my simple way of

musing on the past year and looking forward to the new year with much anticipation.

First, I would like to welcome Mark Lane, our new Execu-tive Director. By the time you read this, I am sure Mark will have been in contact with most if not all members to discuss their issues and concerns. Please make an effort to meet him at our conference and AGM and discuss your priorities, if he has not contacted you by then. We all look forward to work-ing with Mark to further advance our industry in our beauti-ful Province.

Second, in spite of some challenges for both finfish and shellfish producers in 2014 it was a remarkable year in so many ways. On the down side, production of finfish and shellfish was down considerably, some of it planned, based on stock-ing plans by producers in 2012 and 2013, while both finfish and shellfish producers lost product and markets in 2014 from our unusually long and cold “winter from hell”. By now you will have seen the statistics on production volumes so you will know what I am talking about.

On the positive side in 2014, the finfish sector saw imple-mentation of production management zones, a new process-ing plant opened, the industry led on international eco-cer-tifications, new clean wharves were operational, etc. On the shellfish side, we saw more farms and plants than ever obtain

organic and BAP certifications, to once again lead the coun-try in this domain. Our marketing efforts to grow the organic segment of the market and expand sales overseas seem to be countering the losses to some extent that were experienced during the cold winter last year. We also saw the much an-ticipated provincial “Aquaculture Strategy” released late in 2014, and at first glance it appears to respond to our needs for responsible, continued growth for the aquaculture indus-try over the next 5 years, in partnership with the government. The Province also released a long awaited study on the socio-economic benefits of our industry early in 2015 and I suspect you will be interested by the outcome of this work, to be pre-sented at our conference in mid-February.

There are some challenges ahead in order to achieve our goal to be a global leader in aquaculture. We are currently the second largest producing province of farmed aquatic products in Canada, according to Statistics Canada (2013 data), but there is no reason we cannot double or triple our production with a balanced and measured approach, as long as we have adequate infrastructure and human resources to support this responsible growth. The world demands our healthy, nutri-tious and delicious products and there no reason why we can-not continue to provide an ever increasing amount to satisfy this demand. Your Association, the NAIA, is here to help you achieve these goals. Aquatic farming is an honorable profes-sion, providing safe, healthy, delicious food.


Good Luck Miranda!

NAIA held its an-nual Christmas

social at its St. John’s of-fice on December 11th and had an opportuni-ty to present Miranda Pryor, NAIA’s former Executive Director with a farewell gift. On behalf of the NAIA Board of Directors and

staff, we would like to thank her for her dedication and commitment she provided in the eight years she worked with NAIA representing the aquaculture in-dustry in Newfoundland and Labrador. We sincerely hope that our paths cross in the future and wish her good luck.

NAIA Makes Donation to Ronald McDonald House

In October, NAIA held a booth at the Agrifoods Show at the Jack Byrne Arena in Torbay, NL and with Chef Mat-

thew Pike’s assistance, they provided complimentary sam-ples of Atlantic salmon and blue mussels throughout the weekend. During this time, staff accepted donations in a coin container on behalf of Ronald McDonald House. NA-IA’s President, Cyr Couturier recently had the opportunity to make a presentation of $305 to Melissa Crummey, De-velopment Associate with Ronald McDonald House. Spe-cial thanks to anyone who donated to this worthwhile cause!

G R O U P

Gray Aqua Group Ltd. would like to congratulate the Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association on their 22th Annual Cold Harvest Conference and Tradeshow. Your hard work, dedication and commitment to the industry throughout the years is certainly recognized and appreciated.

Gray Aqua Group Ltd. is a family owned and operated business which has been involved in sustainable seafood production for over 20 years. We have developed farming practices that are great for the �sh, coastal communities and the environment. We look forward to seeing the growth of the Newfoundland and Labrador aquaculture industry and are proud to be a part of it.

"We don't just grow salmon, we grow your salmon"

Gray Aqua Group Ltd.88 Main Street

P.O. Box 220, St. Alban's, NL A0H 2E0Phone: (709) 538-3881 • Fax: (709) 538-3992

Aquaculture SpecialistsProviding solutions to your technical challenges

1.800.563.0844 • [email protected] • www.rpc.ca

• Fish health services and diagnostics (eg: microbiology, virology, PCR, ATPase, facility inspection)

• Genotyping, family assignment & biomarker discovery

• Chemical analysis for feed, fish tissue and finished product (eg: trace metals, mercury, pesticides, dioxins, PCB, nutritional analysis)

• Custom R&D, product development & assessment (e.g. vaccine, probiotics, photomanipulation, assay development)

• Therapeutant dosing/residual analysis

• Process development and testing

Learn more about RPC.View our Impact Movie:

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The Aquaculturist

of the Year award

honours individuals

for outstanding

contribution to

NAIA and/or the

development of the

aquaculture sector

in Newfoundland

and Labrador.

Award Eligibility Any former or

current individual

from industry,

the supply sector,

academics or

government

agency that has

made a signi� cant

contribution to

NAIA and/or the

NL aquaculture

industry over a

prolonged period

of time is eligible

to be nominated

to receive the

Aquaculturist of the

Year Award.

The 2015 winner

will awarded at

the banquet on

Feb 12th. Good

Luck to this year’s

Nominees!

20132014 2012 2011

2010 2009 2008 2007

2006 2005 2004 2003

Jennifer WoodlandHarbour Breton, NL

Jennifer made a signi� cant impact on the south coast of the province by contributing to the industry’s overall development and helped establish and provide signi� cant leadership to address a variety of issues such as bay management, � sh health and environmental monitoring.

Vernon WatkinsMilltown, NL

Vernon Watkins is a pioneer in the NL aquaculture industry, � rst starting in the mid-1980s with trout farming in Bay d’Espoir as a means to enhance local employ-ment in one of the most econom-ically depressed regions of our Province.

Joan StricklandSt. Alban’s, NL

Since the early 1990’s, Joan has faced many challenges & has helped manage the reins from SCB Fisheries to North Atlantic Sea Farms to Natures Sea Farms, and eventually to Northern Harvest Sea Farms.

Clyde CollierSt. Alban’s, NL

Clyde has worked in the salmon-oid sector for over 25 years. He has worked at all levels of the industry including production and policy at federal and provincial levels.

Geo� BallBotwood, NL

As one of the � rst commercial scale mussel farmers in NL, Geo� began a small mussel farming operation along with his sawmill business, B& B Forest Products Ltd.

Boyd PackMilltown, NL

Boyd has been involved with the industry for well over 30 years, with his � rst introduction to aqua-culture in the early 1980s in the Coast of Bays Region.

Cyr CouturierSt. John’s, NL

As lecturer and researcher at the Marine Institute, Cyr is well known both locally as well as abroad for his involvement in aquaculture development.

Jennifer & Doug Caines

Pool’s Cove, NLThey started Shell Fish Farms in Pool’s Cove in 1984. With over 30 years in the business, they now manage and work on site with Northern Harvest Sea Farms.

Juan RobertsTriton, NL

Juan has been farming mussels for over 20 years in Green Bay, NL. His passion and dedication to the business are not easily surpassed.

Job HalfyardLa Scie, NL

After 30 years of teaching and the role of principal, Job started a vari-ety of businesses in his home town including several mussel farms in the Green Bay and Connaigre Bay areas.

Pat DabinettSt. John’s, NL

Pat has more than 25 years of expe-rience in Research, Development, & Commercialization of the shell-� sh industry in New-foundland & Labrador

Jonathan MoirSt. John’s, NL

Jonathan Moir was involved with the development of a � edgling cod-aquaculture culture grow-out program using commercial � sh-er-men, aided by the Sea Forest Plantation company in St. John’s, NL.

Newfoundland Aquaculture

Industry Association

Aquaculturist of the YearAward Recipients

Congratulations

To read more about past Aquaculturist of the Year recipients, please visit: http://naia.ca/about-naia/aquaculturist-of-the-year/


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