Closed Containment

Catalyze a "Made in Canada" World Class Closed Containment Aquaculture Industry

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• Click here for information on the 'Namgis Land-Based Atlantic Salmon Recirculating Aquaculture System Pilot Project (in which SOS is a Project partner). Includes latest Project Backgrounder, CEAA screeening report and media coverage of the Project. 
• SOS commissioned reports by Dr. Andrew S. Wright:
  • "Salmon Aquaculture GHG Emissions - A Preliminary Comparison of Land-Based Closed Containment and Open Ocean Net-Pen Aquaculture" (Updated August 24, 2011)
  • "Technologies for Viable Salmon Aquaculture - An Examination of Land-Based Closed Containment Aquaculture" (May 2010).
• Tides Canada's media release; September 2011; "Workshops show a future for sustainable salmon aquaculture in BC is taking shape"
• Reports/presentations from Tides Canada's Aquaculture Innovation Workshops
• 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 
• 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). 
• SOS President, Eric Hobson's letter to the editor regarding the opportunity provided by closed containment (July 2010).