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2008-09 Project Overviews

Final reports that are not present in the table are available on request to respective regional coordinators.

Project Code Title Recipient Total Project Cost  Total AIMAP Funding Project summary Final Report

INNOVATION

Newfoundland Region

AIMAP-2008-N1 Newfoundland Commercial Atlantic Cod Farm Demo Project Cold Ocean Salmon Inc. $7,500,000 $1,000,000    
AIMAP-2008-N4 Product Development, Commercialisation and Marketing of the World's First:  Blanched-IQF Ready to Eat Whole Mussels in Shell Newfoundland Organic Seafoods Inc. $145,460 $80,960 HTML / PDF  
AIMAP-2008-N5 Deep Water Mussel Aquaculture Development, Phase II Norlantic Processors Ltd. $455,139 $221,090 HTML / PDF  
AIMAP-2008-N8 Enhanced Hydraulic System LBA Enterprises Ltd. $23,985 $16,116 HTML / PDF  

Maritimes Region

AIMAP-2008-M1 Development of Improved Diagnostics for Renibacterium Salmoninarum -Causitive Agent of Bacterial Kidney Disease in Atlantic Salmon. Kelly Cove Salmon $61,100 $42,600 HTML / PDF  
AIMAP-2008-M2  Innovative Sustainable Solutions for Canadian Finfish Aquaculture Operations:  AEG Solutions for an Eco-friendly Aquaculture Future Aquaculture Engineering Group Inc. $3,262,406 $668,420 HTML / PDF  
AIMAP-2008-M4 Development of alternative renewable sources of essential fatty acids derived from marine bacteria for use in fish feed Cooke Aquaculture Inc. $146,000 $106,000 HTML / PDF  
AIMAP-2008-M5 Anti-Fouling Device Eel Lake Oyster Farm $11,156 $7,481 HTML / PDF  
AIMAP-2008-M6 To develop a technology to recover mussel seed from the synthetic mesh used to protect against predation from sea ducks Indian Point Marine Farms $84,280 $60,000 HTML / PDF  
AIMAP-2008-M7 Development and Assessment of Optimized Land-Based Tank Farming of Atlantic Halibut in Canada (video) Canaqua $1,615,141 $300,000 HTML / PDF  
AIMAP-2008-M8 A Proposal for the Development of Halibut Culture in the Lower Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick Canadian Halibut Inc. $732,837 $300,000    

Gulf Region

AIMAP-2008-G1 Production of oyster spat in a natural environment Phase I – Testing of collector cups 638131 NB Inc. $80,485 $58,000 HTML / PDF  
AIMAP-2008-G2 Integrating Brite-Boxes into a shellfish hatchery for the production of bay scallops  L’Étang Ruisseau Bar Ltée $740,000 $218,250 HTML / PDF  
AIMAP-2008-G3 Halibut PEI - Determining the feasibility of raising halibut fingerlings to market size using salt water wells and lobster facilities (video) Halibut PEI $327,300 $160,000 HTML / PDF  
AIMAP-2008-G4 Development and validation of a new system for control of marine biofouling on cultivation structures for oysters raised in suspension Vienneau Aquaculture Inc. $140,250 $81,237 HTML / PDF  
AIMAP-2008-G6 Multifunctional shellfish refining plant operating in a closed containment system and inventory management strategy for safety certification (video) La maison BeauSoleil Inc. $802,190 $310,231 HTML / PDF  
AIMAP-2008-G9 Determining an effective method to limit bird use of aquaculture structures as perching sites in New Brunswick Assiciation des conchyliculteurs Professionnels du Nouveau-Brunswick (ACPNB) $29,005 $19,862 HTML / PDF HTML

Quebec Region

AIMAP-2008-Q1 Improving productivity by mechanization and automation of mariculture operations Société de développement de l'Industrie maricole (SODIM) $348,750 $86,000 HTML / PDF  
AIMAP-2008-Q3 Development of a technique for taking inventory of stocks and a software tool for managing mussel farming operations and equipment Société de développement de l'Industrie maricole (SODIM) $118,444 $55,000 HTML / PDF  

Central and Arctic Region

AIMAP-2008-CA1 Manitoba – Canadian Model Aqua-Farm Initiative Interprovincial Partnership for Sustainable Freshwater Aquaculture Development inc. (IPSFAD) $1,185,501 $309,410    

Pacific Region

AIMAP-2008-P1 Red Rock Crab Predator Management Technique for Intertidal Shellfish Culture Below Sea Level Oyster Co. $61,375 $43,625    
AIMAP-2008-P2 The SEA-System Infrastructure Innovation Project - Modifying Steel Fish Cage Systems to Accommodate Integrated Multi-Trohpic Aquaculture Kyuquot SEAfoods Ltd. $377,000 $250,000 HTML / PDF  
AIMAP-2008-P4 Development of New Raft Technologies for the BC Shellfish Industry Vancouver Island University Centre for Shellfish Research $198,670 $120,000 HTML / PDF  
AIMAP-2008-P6 Implementation of new Cryopreservation technology BC Salmon Farmer’s Association $37,248 $24,000 HTML / PDF  
AIMAP-2008-P7 Coordination and Development of Three Priority Innovation Projects for Salmon Farming in BC  BC Centre for Aquatic Health Sciences $350,000 $250,000 HTML / PDF  
AIMAP-2008-P8 Production of Triploid Rainbow Trout Ova by BC Freshwater Finfish Farmers Using Hydrostatic Pressure Freshwater Aquaculture Association of British Columbia $60,500 $32,750 HTML / PDF  
Sub Total Innovation $17,279,081 $4,521,032  

MARKET ACCESS (NATIONAL)

AIMAP-2008-MA1 Establishment of the North American Mussel Council  Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) $71,500 $25,000 HTML / PDF  
AIMAP-2008-MA2 Initial Formation & Early Development of an Aquaculture Standards Working Group, known as the Canadian Aquaculture Standards Forum (CASF) Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) $139,819 $103,230 HTML / PDF  
    Sub Total Market Access $211,319 $128,230    
    Total $17,490,400 $4,649,262    

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