CMAR is developing exposure models to assist aquaculture operators in choosing infrastructure to withstand extreme weather events and to select sites less likely to be affected by a high wave and current action.
CMAR captures a range of wave and current data from around the province to validate exposure models with funding from the Atlantic
The Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) is a global platform with a focus on aquatic animal tracking, data management and partnerships. OTN and its partners use telemetry technology and electronic tags to track species, examine interspecies interactions and understand habitat usage and migration patterns.
OTN collects and manages
CMAR commissioned an economic impact assessment of the aquaculture industry in Nova Scotia. The report describes the benefits of the aquaculture industry on the Nova Scotia economy, its potential for future expansion, and some of the challenges the industry might face.
You can view the executive summary here. The full report contains
In collaboration with CMAR and the Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture (NSDFA), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) initiated an acoustical telemetry research project to better understand potential interactions between finfish aquaculture, lobster and crab.
Over eighty acoustic receivers were deployed in a bottom-grid around a fallowed Atlantic salmon aquaculture site in Liverpool Bay, NS