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1. Randy Angus
Director, Integrated Resource Management
Mi’kmaq Confederacy of Prince Edward Island

2. Why Aquaculture?
"In our every deliberation,
we must consider the impact of our
decisions on the next seven
generations."
Iroquois Confederacy Maxim

3. 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

4. Waycobah First Nation
 Aquaculture Harvest Festival
trout, oysters, mussels
Forging Partnerships
(Cold Water Fisheries)

5. Eskasoni Eskasoni

6. Millbrook

7. Lennox Island

8. Salmon and Trout
 For biodiversity
 For enhancement
 For education
 For life skills
 For employment
 For profit
ABEGWEIT
BIODIVESITY
ENHANCEMENT
HATCHERY

10. Cultured species (room for
expansion)
Arctic char

11. Soft Shell Clams
Bay Scallops

12. Mussels

13. Oysters

14. Halibut

15. Marine Plants

16. Sea Urchins

17. Sea Scallops

18. Sturgeon

19. Additional opportunities

20. 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.

21. 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

22. 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)

23. 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

24. 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;

25. Climate Change

26. Additional Challenges
 Education/skills training
 Capacity
 Recognizing Opportunity
 Environment
 Value added marketing
 Innovation
 Vertical Integration
 Diversity of species and markets

28. Essential Skills
Training

30. Success of essential skills training
in PEI

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

32. Wela’lin
Thank you