Seafarmers Conference 2018 Making Waves Presentations

Community Engagement Workshop – Wed Jan 24th, 2018

1. Community Engagement Services offered by the AANS

2. Business Benefits of Community Engagement: Sarah Warford

3. Introduction to Community Engagement Regulations: Bruce Hancock

4. What is Community Engagement + Next Steps: Ken Donnelly

Seafarmers Conference – Thursday, Jan 24th, 2019

1. Keynote Speaker: Jean-Paul Deveau

2. Using macroinvertebrates to evaluate ecosystem-level benthic effects of finish aquaculture in Coastal Nova Scotia: Stephen Finnis

3. Canadian Aquaculture Industry Update: Tim Kennedy

4. Nova Scotia Provincial Update: Bruce Hancock

5. Nova Scotia Aquaculture Economic Impact (CMAR Study): Dr. Mike Foster

6. Aquaculture Association of Nova Scotia Community Engagement “Scoping Project” update: Ken Donnelly

7. Luncheon Presentation – Opportunities for the aquaculture industry in a Challenging Economy: Don Mills

8. Replacing fish oil with microalgae oil in salmon feed: Minmin Wei

9. Aquaculture Industry – Expanding Opportunities in Aquaculture:

• Facilitator: Tim Kennedy
• Andrew Lively
• David Kelly
• Bryan Bosien
• Andre Mallet

10. Determining the effects of oxygen supplementation on cultured salmon using acoustic telemetry: Caitlin Stockwell

11. Nova Scotia First Nations – Expanding Opportunities in Aquaculture:

• Facilitator: Chief Terry Paul, Membertou First Nations
• Chief Carol Dee Potter, Bear River First Nation
• Chief Rod Googoo, We’koqma’q First Nation
• Tom Johnson, Eskasoni Fish and Wildlife Commission

R&D Session – Friday, Jan 26th, 2018

R&D Final Notes SFC 2018

1. AANS 2017 Priorities

2. Developing Methods for Adding Supplemental Oxygen to Marine Salmon Farms on the South Coast of NS: Jeff Nickerson

3. Development and Evaluation of Superchill Intrusion Control on an Estuarine Fish Farm: Robin Stuart

4. NSDFA Current R&D: Lewis Clancey

5. AANS 2018 Priorities

6. 2018 NSDFA R&D Priorities: Nathaniel Feindel

7. Atlantic Fisheries Fund Funding Opportunities: Brenda Bradford

8. IRAP Funding Opportunities: Don Douglas

9. NSERC Funding Opportunities: James Dean-Moore

10. NSDFA Funding Opportunities: Nathaniel Feindel

11. R&D Priorities Alignment, Next Step to Move Industry Forward Facilitated Discussion: Melissa Rommens

Cathy Enright Student Presentations

1. POTENTIAL SOURCES OF OVERWINTER MORTALITY OF POND-REARED UNDERYEARLING STRIPED BASS (Morone saxatilis): Kare Tonning

2. ASSESSMENT OF MAJOR FACTORS AFFECTING TRIPLOID INDUCTION USING HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN OYSTER (Crassostrea virginica): Ian Sewell (2018 Winner)

3. Operationalizing the Ecosystem Approach to Aquaculture: Jenny Weitzman