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Editor's Note 
 
Salmon farmers and wild salmon activist groups remain at loggerheads over salmon farming in British Columbia waters, with the most recent one on the call for independent oversight and monitoring leading up to the ban of net-pens in 2029.
- Seyitan Moritiwon, Associate editor
 
This week 
 

NOAA scientists launch tool for Northeast oyster farmers to measure nitrogen removal

Scientists from the Northeast Fisheries Science Center and the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science have created an online tool for oyster growers in the Northeast United States to calculate how much nitrogen their farms remove from local waterways.


Kitasoo Xaixais Nation leader defends First Nations’ authority over salmon farms

Deputy chief councillor of Kitasoo Xaixais Nation, Isaiah Robinson, has written a response to wild salmon activist groups’ call for independent oversight and removal of ocean-based salmon farms.


California's Shellfish and Seaweed Aquaculture Program open for public input

A discussion draft of a proposed Shellfish and Seaweed Aquaculture Program (SSAP) in California for public input is available for review until Oct. 25. 


 
 
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Thierry Chopin: Father of IMTA

The world of aquaculture recently honoured a tireless advocate of seaweed culture and his life’s work. Thierry Chopin, professor of Marine Biology at the University of New Brunswick in Canada and a tireless advocate of seaweed aquaculture, passed away on July 18, 2024, on Prince Edward Island in Canada. He was 65. » Read More...
 
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Jennifer Woodland: Prioritizing the future of B.C. salmon farming

Jennifer Woodland serves as chair at B.C. Salmon Farmers’ Association. She shares an unedited update of what the B.C. salmon aquaculture looks like as it continues to navigate the uncertainties of the Canadian government’s transition plan to ban ocean net pens in British Columbia. » Read More...
 
 
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Brown Trout: Biology, Ecology and Management

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Oysters 
 

New oyster farm approved in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia Aquaculture Review Board (ARB) has approved a new oyster farm by Town Point Consulting in Antigonish Harbour. Town Point Consulting intends to grow up to three million oysters a year from three sites, covering a total area of 36 hectares. The first oyster seed will be going into the water in spring this year. » Read More...

Free tutorial on growing oysters

Everybody loves a freebie. How about learning how to grow oysters? A suite of 13 educational sessions on growing oysters in the Gulf of Mexico is online at https://oyster-culture.teachable.com/. » Read More...

 
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Events 
 

Milford Aquaculture Seminar

Jan. 13-15, 2025
Shelton, Connecticut
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Ontario Aquaculture Association Conference

Feb. 26-27, 2025
Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
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