General Information on Closed Containment for Salmon

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Media coverage of RAS Closed Containment for salmon in general:

Seafood Business; April 5, 2012 "Closed-containment salmon-farming project paying environmental, economic, culinary dividends"
Huffington Post; March 13, 2012; "Would you like some sea lice with your salmon"
The Atlantic Fisherman; March 12, 2012; "Salmon Aquaculture: closed containment or seaborne cages?"
TheFishSite; February 23, 2012; "Closed containment trial produces excellent salmon"
CBC News; February 19, 2012; "Eastern Shore group wants a moratorium on fish farms" [Nova Scotia - want closed containment]
Coastal Alliance For Aquaculture Reform; February 7, 2012; "CAAR seeks advances but urges closed containment"
Hatchery International ; September/October 2011; "Conservation groups partner -up to test recirc technology for freshwater-reared salmon"
Tides Canada's media release; September 2011; "Workshops show a future for sustainable salmon aquaculture in BC is taking shape"
Atlantic Salmon Federation's announcement of pilot closed containment research project (June 23, 2011)
SOS Marine Conservation Foundation President, Eric Hobson's letter to the editor regarding the opportunity provided by closed containment (July 2010).
Vancouver Sun; April 6, 2011; "Bringing fish farming into the modern age"
North Island Gazette; February 18, 2011; "Dr. Andrew Wright speaks on land based closed containment salmon farming"
The Common Sense Canadian; February 5, 2011; "Closed-containment salmon farming hilighted at Seafood Summit"
Vancouver Sun; November 24, 2010; "New federal report recommends closed-pen salmon farming pilot study"
Times Colonist; October 29, 2010; "The people have spoken: Put fish farm on land and in closed containment"
Courier Islander; October 1, 2010; "Closed-containment project takes step forward"
Vancouver Sun; September 14, 2010; "Land-based organic method of raising fish shuns pesticides and antibiotics"
Times Colonist; September 1, 2010; "There's no arguing the fact, land-based fish farms make a lot of money"
South Delta Leader (includes video); September 1, 2010; "Land-farmed salmon making a splash".
May 2010- media release related to Dr. Andrew S. Wright's Closed Containment Technology Report; news stories related to the release of the Technology Report

Updated - April 2012 - Bundling of news stories on AgriMarine ocean-based closed containment project

Reports related to closed containment generally:

The Royal Society of Canada Expert Panel; Sustaining Canada's Marine Biodiversity: Responding to the Challenges Posed by Climate Change, Fisheries, and Aquaculture; February 2012 - closed containment references on page 135 and 140.
SOS Marine Conservation Foundation commissioned reports by Dr. Andrew S. Wright:

Proceedings from Dr. Andrew Wright's presentation "Change to Land-Based, Closed-Containment Aquaculture" from the March 30-31, 2010 Simon Fraser University "Summit on Fraser River Sockeye Salmon: Understanding Stock Declines and Prospects for the Future" (see pages 125 to 130).
DFO Report (2010): "Feasibility Study of Closed-Containment Options for the British Columbia Aquaculture Industry"
Interprovincial Partnership for Sustainable Freshwater Aquaculture Development (2008); Canadian Model Aqua-Farm Initiative Technical and Operational Assessment for the Canadian Model Aqua-Farm
Reports/presentations from Tides Canada's Aquaculture Innovation Workshop

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Project Information: Jackie Hildering; 'Namgis Project Community Liaison; 250-230-7136.