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).

Click here for videos on Closed Containment.

More print media coverage related to Closed Containment:

Atlantic Salmon Federation's announcement of pilot closed containment research project (June 23, 2011)
Bundling of news stories on AgriMarine ocean-based closed containment project (includes CTV News coverage July 6, 2011)
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". Video below.

Further reports on closed containment: