Land­Based
Closed­Containment
Salmon
Aquaculture
Workshop
April
26­
April
27,
2010
Simon
Fraser
University
Vancouver
Campus
Harbour
Centre,
515
West
Hastings,
Room
7000,
Vancouver,
BC
Hosted
by
Centre
for
Coastal
Studies,
Faculty
of
Environment
and
Continuing
Studies
in
Science
Simon
Fraser
University
Sponsored
by
Blue
Planet
Links
Foundation
The
SOS
Marine
Conservation
Foundation
Tides
Canada
Willow
Grove
Foundation
Steering
Committee
Catherine
Emrick,
Tides
Canada
Patricia
Gallaugher,
Centre
for
Coastal
Studies,
Simon
Fraser
University
Craig
Orr,
Watershed
Watch
Salmon
Society
Andrew
Wright,
SOS
Marine
Conservation
Foundation
Workshop
Facilitator
Michael
Harstone,
Compass
Resource
Management
This
workshop
builds
on
the
2007
Speaking
for
the
Salmon
workshop
“Encouraging
Innovative
Solutions
for
Sustainable
Salmon
Aquaculture”
(proceedings
available
at:
[http://www.sfu.ca/cstudies/science/salmon.htm]),
and
is
hosted
by
the
Centre
for
Coastal
Studies
in
the
Faculty
of
Environment
at
Simon
Fraser
University
in
cooperation
with
The
SOS
Marine
Conservation
Foundation,
Tides
Canada
and
Watershed
Watch
Salmon
Society.
Invited
participants
represent
First
Nations,
government,
industry,
investors,
environmental
and
conservation
foundations
and
academia.
The
objective
of
the
workshop
is
to
share
perspectives
and
explore
the
viability
of
land‐based,
closed‐containment
salmon
aquaculture.
The
goals
are
to:
• examine
the
current
status
of
land‐based
closed‐containment
salmon
aquaculture,
• identify
potential
barriers
to
creating
this
new
growth
industry
in
BC,
and
• develop
an
action
plan
to
aid
in
moving
this
industry
forward.
The
format
of
the
workshop
includes
a
combination
of
presentations,
respondent
panels,
break‐out
group
discussions
and
facilitated
dialogue.
A
report,
summarizing
the
proceedings
will
be
available
electronically
on
the
website
noted
below.
A
G
E
N
D
A
MONDAY,
APRIL
26,
2010,
ROOM
7000
1:00
–
1:30
Welcome
and
Introduction
Catherine
Emrick,
Tides
Canada
1:30
–
2:30
Workshop
Overview
Workshop
Facilitator:
Michael
Harstone,
Compass
Resource
Management
Case
Studies
of
Land‐based,
Closed‐containment
Aquaculture
‐
Embryonic
to
Global
Scale
Small
scale
operational
experiences
Bruce
Swift,
Swift
Aquaculture
Modern
farm
design
John
Holder,
JLH
Consulting
Industrial
scale
Recirculating
Aquaculture
Systems
(RAS)
Gary
Myers,
AquaMaof
2:30
–
3:30
3:30
–
3:45
3:45
–
6:00
6:00
–
8:00
Global
perspectives
on
aquaculture
David
Guggenheim,
One
Ocean
One
Planet
Research
Presentation
Technologies
for
Viable
Salmon
Aquaculture:
Land‐Based,
Closed‐Containment,
Salmon
Aquaculture(LBCCSA)
Andrew
S.
Wright,
PhD.,
Technical
Advisor,
The
SOS
Marine
Conservation
Foundation
&
Co‐founder
of
the
Willow
Grove
Foundation
Break
Research
Presentation
Economic
Study
of
Closed‐Containment
Options
Eric
Gilbert,
David
Boulet
and
Dan
Stechey,
Fisheries
and
Oceans
Canada
Reception
Style
Dinner
(Segal
Centre,
Room
1400)
Reflections
and
Visions
Panel
Discussion
Andrew
S.
Wright,
The
SOS
Marine
Conservation
Foundation
Followed
by
Respondent
Panel
Brian
Riddell,
Pacific
Salmon
Foundation
TUESDAY,
APRIL
27,
2010,
ROOM
7000
8:00–8:30
Light
Refreshments
8:30–9:00
Overview
of
Day
One
Michael
Harstone,
Compass
Resource
Management
9:00–10:30
Aquaculture
Perspectives
Biological
Factors
Justin
Henry,
Target
Marine
Robert
Walker,
AgriMarine
Andrew
S.
Wright
for
Steve
Summerfelt,
Fresh
Water
Institute
Technical
Factors
Gene
Tuma,
Aqua
Developments
Economic
and
Marketing
Factors
Catherine
Stewart,
Living
Oceans
Society
Catherine
Emrick,
Tides
Canada
Rick
Thompson,
Overwaitea
Food
Group
Pam
Brain,
Brain
Communications
Regulatory
and
Environmental
Factors
Bill
Harrower,
BC
Ministry
of
Agriculture
and
Lands
David
Lane,
T
Buck
Suzuki
Foundation
10:30–10:45
Break
10:45–12:00
Group
Work
(2
groups
in
7000
and
2
groups
in
1400)
Participants
will
divide
into
four
working
groups
to
discuss
biological,
technical,
economic
and
marketing
and
regulatory
and
environmental
factors
12:00–1:00
Lunch
(Segal
Centre,
Room
1400)
1:00–3:00
Group
Plenary
(Room
7000)
Break
out
groups
report
back
followed
by
discussion
3:00–3:15
Break
3:15–4:30
Strategy
Session
LIST
OF
PARTICIPANTS
Name
Abend,
Robert
Aberley,
Doug
Albright,
Larry
Backman,
Clare
Berry,
Ruby
Boulet,
David
Brain,
Pam
Brauner,
Colin
Bridger,
Chris
Cannon,
Barb
Cody,
Dan
Cormack,
Michael
Emrick,
Catherine
Farrel,
Tony
Forster,
Ian
Gagne,
Alex
Gale,
Rupert
Gallaugher,
Patricia
Gilbert,
Eric
Gorrie,
Wayne
Guest,
Dean
Guggenheim,
David
Harrower,
Bill
Harstone,
Michael
Henderson,
John
Henry,
Justin
Hicks,
Brad
Hobson,
Eric
Holder,
John
Hughes,
Rob
Irvine,
Sean
Lane,
David
Lawrie,
John
Livesey,
Flora
Mack,
Ann
MacQuarrie,
Don
Malloway,
Ken
Milligan,
Barry
Minato,
Dave
Molnar,
Michelle
Myers,
Gary
Noyon,
Mark
Orr,
Craig
Patel,
Eric
Philcox,
Neil
Richards,
Jeff
Riddell,
Brian
Robinson,
Gary
Roth,
Myron
Shand,
Ian
Shepert,
Bill
Stechey,
Dan
Stewart,
Catherine
Swift,
Bruce
Thevarge,
Ralph
Thompson,
Ivan
Thompson,
Rick
Tuma,
Gene
Walker,
Rob
Watson,
Keith
Wright,
Andrew
Organization
Georgia,
USA
Namgis
First
Nation
Freshwater
Aquaculture
Assoc.
of
BC
Marine
Harvest
Canada
Georgia
Strait
Alliance
Fisheries
and
Oceans
Canada
Brain
Communications
University
of
British
Columbia
Canadian
Aquaculture
Industry
Alliance
Creative
Salmon
Fisheries
and
Oceans
Canada
Tides
Canada
University
of
British
Columbia
Fisheries
and
Oceans
Canada
BC
First
Nations
Fisheries
Council
Ritchie
Foundation
Simon
Fraser
University
Fisheries
and
Oceans
Canada
PR
Aqua
Marine
Harvest
Canada
One
Planet
One
Ocean
BC
Ministry
of
Agriculture
and
Lands
Compass
Resource
Management
BC
First
Nations
Fisheries
Council
Target
Marine
Canadian
Aquaculture
Industry
Alliance
The
SOS
Marine
Conservation
Foundation
JLH
Consulting
Lax
Kw'alaams
Band
Fisheries
and
Oceans
Canada
T
Buck
Suzuki
Environmental
Foundation
JLH
Holdings
Sustainable
Development
Technology
Canada
Toquaht
First
Nation
Coastline
Consultants
Inc.
BC
First
Nations
Fisheries
Council
Greig
Seafoods
BC
Salmon
Farmers
Association
David
Suzuki
Foundation
AquaMa
of
Technologies
Vancouver
Island
University
Watershed
Watch
Salmon
Society
The
SOS
Marine
Conservation
Foundation
Coast
Opportunity
Fund
University
of
British
Columbia
Pacific
Salmon
Foundation
BC
Ministry
of
Agriculture
and
Lands
Coastline
Consultants
Inc.
Lax
Kw'alaams
Band
Fisheries
and
Oceans
Canada
Living
Oceans
Society
Swift
Aquaculture
N'quatqua
First
Nation
Moore
Foundation
Overwaitea
Foods
Aqua
Developments
Agrimarine
Sustainable
Development
Technology
Canada
The
SOS
Marine
Conservation
Foundation