Fisheries
Assessing climate change vulnerability of seafood-dependent communities in Nova Scotia
Climate change is increasing ocean temperatures and causing reductions in pH and oxygen. Additionally, sea levels are rising, increasing the risk of coastal erosion, flooding, and storm surge. The Centre for Marine Applied Research, in collaboration with the Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, and Perennia Food & Agriculture Inc, are launching a project
Interaction Between Open Net Pen Farming, Lobster and Crab
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,