Commercial Scale Long-Term Mussel Live Holding Facility

Summary:
In 2004 Allen's Fisheries Limited (AFL), with assistance from the Centre for Aquaculture and Seafood Development (CASD), constructed a live holding system for mussels. The main benefit of this system was that it allowed the company to hold product prior to processing. This ensured that the company could supply market requirements for a full 12 months. Other benefits of this system included regaining yield lost as a result of drainage during harvesting and shipping, improved capability to handle variations in market demands and reduction in labour costs.

Recipient: Allen’s Fisheries Ltd.

Total Project Cost: $920,380
           
DFO-AIMAP Contribution: $305,000

Other Financial Support:

• Recipient: Allen’s Fisheries Ltd. - http://www.allensfisheries.com/index.html
• Federal Government: NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) - http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/ibp/irap.html
• Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation (CCFI) - http://www.ccfi.ca

For more information please contact the AIMAP regional coordinator
Newfoundland Region: Chris.Hendry@dfo-mpo.gc.ca