Links
Recent Additions 
New Link Section On Sea Lice, and use of Pesticides by the Aquaculture Industry
Check out links dealing with pesticides and issues related to aquaculture management practices.
Pathways of Effects for Finfish and Shellfish Aquaculture - report published
In October 2009, a workshop was organized in Ottawa by the DFO Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) to examine environmental effects of aquaculture. The final report from the workshop will be used to develop a framework for regulation of the aquaculture sector in Canada.
Ron Loucks, representing Friends of Port Mouton Bay, participated in this workshop. Other attendees included representatives from government, industry, non-governmental organizations and First Nations.
- Summary Report - Pathways of Effects for Finfish and Shellfish Aquaculture, Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat, Science Advisory Report 2009/071
- Full 24 page report (PDF)
Book Reviews
- Environmental Effects of Marine Finfish Aquaculture, Part 1000 By Barry Hargrave
Alternatives to Open Cage Fish Farms
- Fish farming for the future
- Floating fish tanks get federal funding
- Middle Bay Sustainable Aquaculture Institute
- New Aquaculture Technology: Closing in on Solutions
- Salmon Aquaculture Solutions
Non-government Sites
- Conservation Council of New Brunswick
- David Suzuki Foundation : Aquaculture
- Ecology Action Centre : Marine Issues
- Living Oceans Society : What is Salmon Farming?
- Seaside Live : Marine Ecology and related issues
Provincial Sites
Nova Scotia
- Department Fisheries and Aquaculture - Aquaculture
- Aquaculture Application Review Process
- Aquaculture Licence and Lease Regulation
- Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act
- Aquaculture Licence and Lease Regulation
Other
- British Columbia Fisheries and Aquaculture Salmon Aquaculture - Comparison of Regulations (PDF)
- Federal and Provincial Legislation and Responsibilities in the Management of Marine Finfish Aquaculture Operations in New Brunswick
Federal Sites
- Pathways of Effects for Finfish and Shellfish Aquaculture, Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat, Science Advisory Report 2009/071
- DFO's Aquaculture Action Plan
- Fisheries Act
- Be Aware of the Fisheries Act (includes definition of a HADD)
Aquaculture Management (Pesticide Use)
- New Brunswick sea lice pesticide treatment generates opposition (March 7, 2010)
- The industrial model of aquaculture is unsustainable (February 24, 2010)
- Lobster death raises questions (CBC News) (Feburary 18, 2010)
Book Reviews
- Environmental Effects of Marine Finfish Aquaculture, Part 1000 By Barry Hargrave
General Interest
- Photo Gallery of Matthew Atlantic Dive Site (near Port Mouton island)
- Matthew Atlantic Information - Atlantic Coastal Community Profile