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Closing in on environmentally sound aquaculture: A fresh look at the economics of closed-containment systems examines the economic rationale for shifting the environmentally unsustainable open-netcage aquaculture industry (implicated in disease transfer, pollution, harm to wild fish populations and a global net loss of fish used in feed) towards a more sustainable, closed-tank model. This report was a joint project of the David Suzuki Foundation, Conservation Strategy Fund, Friends of Clayoquot Sound and the Raincoast Conservation Society.
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Full report
Sustainable Shellfish – Recommendations for responsible aquaculture, by David Suzuki Foundation scientist Heather Deal, outlines some of the main ecological concerns with shellfish farming on the B.C. coast, including the impacts of cultivating alien species in B.C. waters, the effects of monocultures in areas of high biodiversity, the impacts of shellfish farming on other species, and the harmful effects which aquaculture-related human activities have on beaches and in the marine environment. Sustainable Shellfish also points to the need for more research and analysis as the industry expands, and concludes with a series of operational tips and recommendations for shellfish farmers and policy makers.
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Full report / Executive summary
B.C. Shellfish Aquaculture Code of Practice, Final Submission, July 3, 2002
