SOME RECENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT & TECHNICAL PROJECTS

 

Project Management Support

    • Design, development, equipment procurement and construction oversight for implementation of the Canadian Model Aqua-Farm initiative, a standardized intensive land-based freshwater recirculation facility for production of 130-mt of rainbow trout.  Veridis Aquatic Technologies Inc.
    • Provision of research and senior editor services in preparation of a discussion document entitled “Federal BC Aquaculture Regulation & Strategic Action Plan Initiative” in support of development of a federal aquaculture regulation for British Columbia.  Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
    • Coordination and facilitation of several separate (23) regional workshops across Canada to compile information pertaining to the development of five strategic action plans for aquaculture development (Atlantic Marine Finfish, Marine Shellfish,  Freshwater,  Pacific Marine Finfish,  Pacific Marine Shellfish).
    • Provision of research and senior editor services in preparation of a discussion document entitled “National Aquaculture Strategic Action Plan Initiative.  Strengthening Sustainable Aquaculture Development in Canada.”  Communications Branch, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Ottawa DFO/2009-1584.  27 p.
    • Preparation and facilitation of five regional workshops to discuss the merits of alternative species for aquaculture development.  Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
    • Development of a long-term action plan and submission of federal funding proposals for Aboriginal aquaculture development.   Aboriginal Aquaculture Association, BC
    • Development and management of a $20 Million, five-year asset reinvestment strategy for the Huntsman Marine Sciences Centre.  St. Andrews, NB
    • Sustainable Freshwater Aquaculture Development in Canada – Industry Action Plan.  Development and facilitation of five regional workshops and one national workshop to consolidate industry input for aquaculture research, development and commercialization initiatives.  Interprovincial Partnership for Sustainable Freshwater Aquaculture Development.
    • Canadian Experimental Aqua-Farm – Conceptualization Workshop.  Coordination and facilitation of a national planning workshop to develop a Canadian land-based model farm program for freshwater aquaculture.  Interprovincial Partnership for Sustainable Freshwater Aquaculture Development.
    • Waubetek Aboriginal Fisheries Initiative.  Planning of a regional exercise to develop a strategy to coordinate the efforts of 27 First Nations communities in pursuit of meaningful participation in commercial and recreational fisheries and aquaculture in the Great Lakes.  Waubetek Business Development Corporation.

       

      Business Analysis and Development

        • Identification of challenges and potential solutions regarding Access to Capital Requirements in the Canadian Aquaculture sector.  Canadian Seafood Value Chain Roundtable.
        • Coordination and management of a technical and financial review of various conceptual plans for closed-containment salmon aquaculture in British Columbia.  Fisheries & Oceans Canada.
        • Stechey, D., W.D. Robertson, G. Johnson and G. Durant (2010).  Technical and operational review of a 6 million smolt per year intensive recirculating salmon aquaculture facility.  Key factors include fish performance and productivity, fish health and biosecurity, efficiency of water reconditioning processes, and effluent treatment and discharge.  Sealand Aquaculture S.A., Chile.
        • Development of a New Species Model for Aquaculture Development.  Identification of research, development, and other critical requirements for commercialization of alternative culture species.  Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
        • A review of harvesting, handling, processing and marketing practices in Southern Ukraine’s commercial fishery.  Mykolayiv Oblast Fish Producers’ Association, Ukraine.
        • The Atlantic Mussel Farming Sector: Consolidating stakeholder perspectives regarding challenges and solutions to overcome internal competition and industry stagnation.  Seafood Value Chain Roundtable – Mussel Working Group.
        • Review of the Functional Areas with recommendations for business performance improvement and a vertically integrated trout and steelhead venture.  Cold Water Fisheries Ltd.
        • Sagamok Anishnawbek Aquaculture Initiative.  Site selection and business planning for a commercial trout cage aquaculture venture in Lake Huron.
        • Development of a Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture in Ontario.  Northern Ontario Aquaculture Association.
        • Preparation of a renewed strategic plan for the BC Aquaculture Research & Development Committee.  British Columbia Innovation Council.
        • Evaluation and procurement of recirculating aquaculture technologies for a lake trout enhancement facility.  North Hastings Community Fish Hatchery.
        • Canadian Aquaculture Business Risk Management – Phase 1:  A Review of Perils and Risk in Aquaculture and Scenarios for Risk Management Programming.  Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers – Aquaculture Task Group.
        • Canadian Aquaculture Business Risk Management – Phase 2:  Risk Management Programming Options.  Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers – Aquaculture Task Group.
        • The scope and potential of aquaculture as a means to diversify traditional agriculture operations.  Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
        • Development of Best Management Practices and Standard Operating Procedures for aquaculture in Ontario.  Northern Ontario Aquaculture Association.
        • Review of Technical Specifications and Five-Year Business Plan for a Recirculating Arctic Charr venture.  Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.  NS

           

          Research, Technology & Evaluation

          • Design of water re-use and effluent management systems for a commercial halibut venture.  MorningStar Halibut Inc.
          • Design of an intensive recirculation system for production of rainbow trout fingerlings.  B&B Freshwater Fish.
          • Upgrading of technologies, equipment and management to improve productivity at an intensive pompano hatchery.  Caribbean SeaFarms S.R.L.
          • Expansion of hatchery capacity through incorporation of water re-use technologies.  Atlantic Sea Smolt Ltd.
          • Evaluation of compensation for loss of operations at a commercial trout farm due to expropriation to accommodate an electric transmission line. Cedar Crest Trout Farm Ltd.
          • An Overview of Closed-Containment Systems and Technologies.  p. 57-110 in: Chadwick, M. et al. (2010).  Evaluation of Closed-containment Technologies for Saltwater Salmon Aquaculture.  NRC Research Press, Ottawa.  160 p.
          • Selection and breeding program for rainbow trout in Canada: Phase II. Aquaculture Collaborative Research and Development Program.
          • Performance Review & Development of a Renewed Operational Design and Strategy for a Commercial Arctic Charr farm.  Outlook Resources Ltd.
          • Evaluation of Emerging Technologies for Waste Management in Land-based and Open Water (Cage) Aquaculture. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
          • Technologies, strategies and options for waste reduction in freshwater net pen aquaculture.  Environment Canada and the Ontario Sustainable Aquaculture Working Group.
          • Wastewater management & best practices of the aquaculture sector.  Ontario Ministry of the Environment.
          • Development of a Guidance Framework for the Deposition of Organic Waste and Feed from Aquaculture Operations on Bottom Sediments.  Environment Canada.
          • Operating efficiencies and biosecurity in recirculating aquaculture – Improving the bottom line.  THINKnet Desarrollando personas, Chile.
          • Global and Canadian Trade in ornamental fishes – Sector profile and review of industry practices.  National Aquatic Animal Health Directorate, Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
          • Overview of the Canadian live baitfish industry.  National Aquatic Animal Health Directorate, Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
          • Shellfish aquaculture in Canada.  Identification of regional innovation priorities.  Fisheries & Oceans Canada.
          • Development of a New Species Model for Aquaculture Development.  Identification of research, development, and other critical requirements for commercialization of alternative culture species.  Aquaculture Management Directorate, Fisheries & Oceans Canada.
          • Research, Development and Commercialization Plan for Atlantic Cod Aquaculture – Application of the New Species Development Model.  Fisheries & Oceans Canada.
          • Pre-treatment of marine and freshwater supplies for a re-circulating salmon hatchery using ozone and UV.  Sealand Aquaculture SA, Chile.
          • Review of UV, ozone and foam fractionation systems at the CITA-Lenca Hatchery.  Aquainnova, Chile.

           

          Policy Development and Evaluation

            • Canadian Aquaculture Systems Inc. was the principal architect of Canada’s Federal Aquaculture Development Strategy.
            • Canadian Aquaculture:  Potential for Smart Regulation through Recognition of a National Code System – Can Best Management Practices Serve a Smart Regulatory Function?  Canadian Council of Fisheries & Aquaculture Ministers – Aquaculture Task Group
            • Review of proposed ISO standards for salmonid aquaculture cage system technologies.  Fisheries & Oceans Canada.
            • Canadian Aquaculture:  Review of Federal and Provincial Legislation and Regulation with Recommendations for a Renewed and Streamlined Regulatory Framework.  Canadian Council of Fisheries & Aquaculture Ministers – Aquaculture Task Group
            • National Aquatic Animal Health Policy Development in dealing with Compensation for Destroyed Animals Regulations. Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
            • Considerations for a National Aboriginal Aquaculture Program and Cost Implications for a National Aboriginal Aquaculture Development Strategy.  Fisheries and Oceans Canada
            • Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture – Policy, legislative & regulatory challenges & potential solutions.  Aquaculture Management Directorate – Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
            • Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program (CSSP):  Challenges, Risks & Solutions. Client:  Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Environment Canada.

               

              Human Resource Services and Negotiation Support

              • Facilitation of Board of Directors Orientation session for the Inter-Provincial Sustainable Freshwater Aquaculture Development (IPSFAD) group, a not-for-profit, national organization interested in the development of the freshwater aquaculture sector.  The orientation included a legal review of the fiduciary of Directors.
              • FITT Skills Program Lecture Series.  International Marketing and Skills for Sales Force Management.  New Brunswick Community College – St. Andrews Campus.
              • Introduction of a Balance Score Card system for performance evaluation. Huntsman Marine Science Centre.