Improvement of the Nursery and Grow-out Phases of the American Oyster Life Cycle

Summary:
Badger Bay Mussel Farms Ltd (BBMF) has an ongoing project with the Department of Fisheries and Ocean's Aquaculture Innovation and Market Access Program (DFO-AIMAP) to purchase nursery equipment needed to increase the productivity of the oyster venture and to decrease labour costs.  Funding was presented to BBMF to attain a Quick-tube grader, several different grow-out gear types at various sizes required for oyster maintenance and an Italian brush system used to automatically free gear of biofouling organisms.

Recipient: Badger Bay Mussel Farms Ltd.

Total Project Cost: $277,295
           
DFO-AIMAP Contribution: $35,000

Other Financial Support:

• Recipient: Badger Bay Mussel Farms Ltd
• 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