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We are working on obtaining images of all the aquaculture-related species. This is a work in progress. Images will be added as they become available. Thank you for your patience.

These photos are available for non-commercial use. Please see the copyright notice for more details, with a credit to Fisheries and Oceans Canada (unless otherwise credited). Some of these images have been generously provided by the BC Salmon Farmers Association, the New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture and Cooke Aquaculture. DFO thanks these organizations for the permission to use them in our Photo Gallery.

At the Hatchery

Freshwater hatchery operation	Evaluating broodstock at the hatchery
Egg picking	Hatchery egg-room
Salmon fry in trays	Salmon fry in trays (close-up)
General maintenance at the hatchery	Hatchery Operation – Juvenile trout are reared in freshwater "raceways" before being transferred to net cages in the lake.
Juvenile Atlantic salmon or "smolt"

On the Farm

Mussel Line	Taking water samples to look at the organic content of the water column around IMTA salmon sites
Hand harvesting an early crop of kelp from the IMTA site in the Bay of Fundy	Divers are used to take mussel samples from IMTA site every month of the year
Experimental spat collector for juvenile mussels at IMTA site	Juvenile mussels attached to a salmon net being changed. These are easily gathered by hand and put into IMTA culture.
IMTA mussels harvested from mussel rafts after an initial cleaning	Plate of freshly cooked mussels harvested from IMTA site
Experimental kelp raft growing Saccharina latissima	Harvesting salmon from an IMTA site
Mesh socking used to hold small juvenile mussels. The white cotton strands will disintegrate after a few weeks in the water	Sampling mussels for growth and survival at IMTA site
Commercial salmon farm on an IMTA site	Experimental mussel sock with protective cage to stop eider duck predation
Mussel socks hanging from raft on IMTA site	An IMTA site – salmon cages and mussel rafts side-by-side – with the CCG vessel Pandalus III in the background. The Pandalus provides regular support for DFO’s IMTA scientific research and is a common site in the Bay of Fundy.
Close-up of salmon farm site in B.C.	Close-up of a net-pen in B.C.
Aerial view of salmon farm (courtesy of the BC Salmon Farmers Association)	Salmon farm site in N.B.
Close-up of a farm site in N.B.	Rainbow trout cage site (freshwater)
Suspended "bag" system for finfish – a closed containment option being studied by Future Sea	Mussel long-lines
Long-lines for suspended mussel culture	Suspended shellfish culture
Mussel line	Juvenile mussels in sock
PEI mussel buoys	Commercial fisheries and aquaculture working side-by-side
Close-up of a predator net (bird netting)	Predator fence – protective barrier against seals and sea lions
Net-cage maintenance	On-site emergency drill; being prepared to respond quickly to minimize the escape of farmed finfish due to a tear in the net
Diver preparing for net-cage maintenance	Feed pellets
Automatic feed spreader	Automatic feeder
Side-view of a worker using the feed monitor	Foot sanitation baths are used before anyone enters the fish farm to reduce the risk of disease
Monitoring fish health on-site	Using underwater cameras, a feed monitor is used to ensure the fish are being fed enough and to reduce waste.
Vaccinating fish to reduce the risk of disease	Monitoring fish health (measuring water quality)
Fish health analysis (gram staining)	Monitoring Fish Health
Monitoring fish health	The water in tanks is completely filtered every 40 minutes through this filtration system.
This catwalk provides workers easy access to the larger tanks to carry out cleaning operations.	A bird's eye view of the 10 tanks at Nova Scotia Arctic Charr.
Mussel sock	Mussel Farm

Harvesting and Processing

Harvesting fish from net-pen	Harvesting salmon from net cages (courtesy: BC Salmon Farmers Association)
Harvesting fish using a brailer	Harvesting mussels
Mussel aquaculture – harvesting fresh seafood every month of the year	Harvesting mussels
Harvesting kelp from polyculture pilot project in Bay of Fundy, NB	Harvesting kelp from polyculture pilot project in Bay of Fundy, NB
Processing fish	Processing mussels for market
Processing Atlantic salmon for market	Processing fresh salmon fillets
Harvesting market-ready blue mussels

Faces of the Industry

Face of the Industry – many challenging career choices	Face of the Industry – economic development in Aboriginal communities
Face of the Industry – Veterinarian monitoring fish health	Face of the Industry – The majority of people working in the aquaculture industry live in rural, coastal and First Nations communities.
Face of the Industry – The majority of people working in the aquaculture industry are under the age of 40.	Processing Line: Kitasoo Seafood employees
Aquaculture – A professional career choice	Face of the Industry – Using science, technology and innovation to improve the aquaculture industry

Species for Aquaculture Production

Blue Mussel - Courtesy of Sean Macneill	Scallop
Sturgeon	Geoduck (pronounced gooey-duck)
Rainbow trout	Sea scallop
Manila clam	Oyster
Eastern (American) oyster	Atlantic cod
Oyster on the half-shell	Arctic char
Atlantic halibut	Clams
Sea urchin	Close-up of kelp
Abalone