Randy Angus

Director, Integrated Resource Management

Mi’kmaq Confederacy of Prince Edward Island

Why Aquaculture?

"In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations."

Iroquois Confederacy Maxim

Some examples of existing FN Aquaculture in Atlantic Canada

Newfoundland - Atlantic salmon

Cape Breton - trout, oysters, mussels

Mainland N.S. – oysters, Arctic char

Throughout NB – oysters, Arctic char, sturgeon

Waycobah First Nation Aquaculture Harvest Festival

Forging Partnerships (Cold Water Fisheries)

trout, oysters, mussels

Eskasoni Eskasoni

Millbrook

Lennox Island

Salmon and Trout For biodiversity

For enhancement

For education

For life skills

For employment

For profit AB

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BIODIVESITY

ENHANCEMENT

HATCHERY

Cultured species (room for expansion)

Arctic char

Soft Shell Clams

Bay Scallops

Mussels

Oysters

Halibut

Marine Plants

Sea Urchins

Sea Scallops

Sturgeon

Additional opportunities

Aquaponics Aquaponics is the combination of aquaculture

and hydroponics.

In aquaponics, you grow fish and plants together in one integrated, soilless system.

The fish waste provides a food source for the plants and the plants provide a natural filter for the water the fish live in.

Marketing Advantage

•In some markets First Nation products will command a premium price •First Nations can increase sales by purchasing from non-native companies/ individual growers •First Nations can have products packed in their label •LVHQ Low volume : High quality

Advantages Branding: Aboriginal Branding is story telling, and

aboriginal cultures have always respected the power of story.

There’s a connection between culture and markets that needs to be built.

Authenticity…. Differentiation

Redstone (Abegweit FN)

New challenges/opportunities Climate change is expected to alter

oceanographic conditions in the next decades, and also affect marine biodiversity, notably by affecting the distribution of marine species.

• Invasive species. Tunicates, green crab • Sea cage potential

• Extended growing seasons

Changes in sea surface temperature (SST) between the 1960s (average 1950-1969) and 2000s (1988-2007 (Rayner et al. 2006; source: Met. Office Hadley Centre;

Climate Change

Additional Challenges Education/skills training

Capacity

Recognizing Opportunity

Environment

Value added marketing

Innovation

Vertical Integration

Diversity of species and markets

Essential Skills Training

Success of essential skills training in PEI

For it matters not how small the beginning may seem to be: what is once well done, is done forever.

Henry David Thoreau

Wela’lin Thank you