Government of Canada and Province of Nova Scotia fund improvements to infrastructure, innovation and science partnerships in the fish and seafood sector

Backgrounder

Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia are pleased to announce a total contribution of $36,838,064 for 142 projects through the Atlantic Fisheries Fund.

The funding supports productivity, product quality and sustainability through improvements to infrastructure, innovation and science partnerships in the fish and seafood sector of Nova Scotia.

Harvesting
Recipient Location Project description AFF pillar Total project costs AFF contribution
3292181 Nova Scotia Limited Barrington Installation of live wells and water monitoring system on fishing Vessel. Infrastructure $120,231 $45,000
3292181 Nova Scotia Limited Barrington Install innovative equipment on an inshore scallop boat. Innovation $169,824 $99,900
A.N. Bayers Enterprises Inc. Lawrencetown Vessel-based investments to improve handling and holding conditions for live lobster. Infrastructure $6,400 $7,768
Allen G. Kennedy Louisbourg Purchase and install a live well and equipment to improve the quality of harvested product on a newly constructed vessel. Infrastructure $37,820 $16,760
Apaqtaukewaq Fisheries Co-op Ltd. St. Peters Installation of a refrigerated sea water (RSW) system to improve quality of snow crab. Infrastructure $386,650 $289,915
Atlantic Evolution Inc. Middle West Pubnico Installation of a refrigerated sea water system to improve herring quality. Infrastructure $138,000 $99,900
Atlantic Halibut Council Manotick Seven research projects designed to enhance the understanding of the Atlantic Halibut resource. Science partnerships $3,277,375 $2,621,900
B.A.M Fisheries Limited Hubbards Automated longline baiting system. Infrastructure $185,265 $99,900
Barbara Jean Fisheries Limited Port Joli Investments to improve the holding and handling conditions for live lobster on new fishing vessel. Infrastructure $69,760 $20,000
Ben & Em Fisheries Limited Neil’s Harbour Seafloor mapping on the Cape Breton coastline. Infrastructure $19,354 $15,311
Big Stick Fisheries Ltd. Greenfield Investments to improve the holding conditions for live lobster on new fishing vessel. Infrastructure $47,205 $20,000
Blair Pettipas Fisheries Limited Cheticamp Purchase and install a refrigerated sea water system to improve the quality of harvested product. Infrastructure $123,450 $98,760
Boiling Point Fisheries Limited Digby Acquire equipment to improve the quality of harvested lobster. Infrastructure $94,894 $73,684
Broad Adventures Limited Westport Adoption of new method for harvesting Swordfish with rod and reel and deep drop buoy systems. Infrastructure $187,835 $93,918
Brogans Seafood Limited Florence Purchase and install a live well and equipment to improve the quality of harvested product on the vessel Dustin & Kieara. Infrastructure $28,860 $14,430
C. I. Fisheries Limited Arcadia Install and procure automated trawl monitoring equipment system for a commercial fishing vessel operating in the Atlantic shrimp fishery. Infrastructure $124,934 $99,900
Captains Choice Lobster Limited Lower West Pubnico Tank House Upgrade. Infrastructure $95,000 $71,250
Cathy Erlene Fisheries Limited Dingwall Purchase and install an echosounder, computer system and insulated containers on its fishing vessel. Infrastructure $14,819 $11,855
Ceilidh Fishermen Co-op Limited Port Hood Adoption of enterprise resource planning and inventory management modules Infrastructure $134,458 $99,900
Charlesville Fisheries Limited Lower East Pubnico Stabillizer Fins on Phyllis Marie no. 1. Infrastructure $130,000 $99,900
Charlesville Fisheries Limited Lower East Pubnico Acquisition and installation of an advanced trawl monitoring system for a fishing vessel. Infrastructure $76,358 $61,087
Clearwater Seafoods Limited Partnership Bedford Research and development to improve the productivity and sustainability of hydraulic dredging operations for offshore clams. Innovation $243,215 $99,900
Coldwater Lobster Association Yarmouth Conduct sea trials of new lobster gear innovations, specifically for different types of rope, to reduce entanglements of the North Atlantic Right Whale (NARW) in lobster fishing gear in LFA 34. Innovation $193,192 $108,589
Coldwater Lobster Association Yarmouth Alternative bait research project for the commercial lobster sector. Science partnerships $245,192 $196,154
Dusty and Satan Fisheries Limited Shag Harbour Installing a boom on the vessel Two Daughters 2016 and installing two hydro pumps. Infrastructure $19,205 $13,360
Dylan John Morley Blackrock Upgrading  handling, holding & electronic equipment. Infrastructure $17,594 $13,834
Eastern Eagle Fisheries Limited George’s River Purchase and install equipment to improve onboard efficiencies on a newly contracted vessel. Infrastructure $153,145 $43,148
Eastern Shore Fishermen’s Protective Association Musquodoboit Harbour Acquire and install four new echosounders to conduct the herring acoustic survey in a designated fishing area. Science partnerships $314,590 $220,213
Essemar Industries Limited Moser River Enhanced environment and catch sustainability and protection. Infrastructure $95,673 $75,795
Fairhaven Holdings Limited Chester Acquire and install trawl monitoring equipment technology for cod by-catch reduction. Infrastructure $122,567 $60,000
Fallen Angel Fisheries Limited Lower East Pubnico Installation of a refrigeration system with an ice retention system, that will cool the fish hold and hold the ice. Infrastructure $34,385 $27,508
Finest Hour Fisheries Limited Lower East Pubnico Install an electric refrigeration system to improve the quality of the catch. Infrastructure $41,000 $32,800
Finest Kind Fisheries Ltd. Upper Wedgeport Adoption of new method for harvesting swordfish with rod and reel and deep drop buoy systems. Infrastructure $187,835 $93,918
Fricker Fisheries Inc. Neil’s Harbour Installation of a seafloor mapping system on the fishing vessel "High Roller". Infrastructure $24,210 $19,708
Glen McDougall Coxheath Purchase and install an echosounder, computer system, insulated fish boxes water quality monitoring, sorting table and canopy extension on its fishing vessel. Infrastructure $66,891 $43,869
Grandpa Vernie Fisheries Limited Arichat Purchase and install a live well system for lobsters and a canopy/roof extension on a new vessel build. Infrastructure $60,168 $20,000
Herbert Lawrence Fricker Sydney Purchase and install seafloor mapping system and equipment to improve the quality of harvested product. Infrastructure $26,959 $21,379
Inshore Fisheries Limited Middle West Pubnico, Yarmouth County Acquire and install an advanced trawl system for a fishing vessel. Infrastructure $76,358 $57,269
James Robert Stewart Heatherton Purchase and install a live well and equipment to improve the quality of harvested product on an existing vessel. Infrastructure $6,896 $3,448
James Russell McEvoy Dingwall Installation of 3D chart plotter, hardness key and transducer and sounder. Infrastructure $12,920 $10,336
Jenny May Fisheries Limited West Pubnico Purchase and install multibeam sonar, software and motion reference sensor. Infrastructure $96,500 $77,200
John Budge Ingonish Update fishing equipment. Infrastructure $15,868 $12,555
Justin Snow Tangier Purchase and installation of seafloor mapping system. Infrastructure $8,887 $7,109
Kate Fisheries Limited Clark’s Harbour, Shelburne County Installation of a refrigerated sea water system to improve quality of swordfish and tuna. Infrastructure $80,500 $40,250
L C Grover Fisheries Ltd. Dingwall Purchase and install seafloor mapping system and equipment to improve the quality of harvested product. Infrastructure $18,283 $14,486
Little Hope Management Committee Port Mouton, Queens County Upgrade existing echosounders and acquire two new echosounders to conduct the herring biomass surveying program in a designated fishing area for 2021. Science partnerships $351,610 $246,127
M.B. Fisheries Limited Antigonish Purchase and install live wells, pump, generator and water quality monitoring to improve the quality of harvested product on an existing vessel. Infrastructure $37,790 $18,895
Mersey Seafoods Limited Liverpool Purchase and installation of an echo sensor system. Infrastructure $124,697 $93,523
Mosher Fisheries Ltd. Digby Installation of live wells to improve the quality of scallop and reduce mortality. Infrastructure $167,195 $99,900
Nature Boy Fisheries Ltd. Glace Bay Purchase and install an echosounder, computer system, insulated fish boxes, aerator pump and water quality monitoring on its fishing vessel. Infrastructure $20,765 $16,234
Never Enough Fisheries Limited Shelburne Installation of live wells to improve the quality of lobsters and reduce mortality. Infrastructure $128,200 $81,000
North Bay Fishermen’s Co-operative Association Limited Ballantyne’s Cove Development of a customized dockside and payroll management system. Infrastructure $127,445 $99,900
Ocean Ridge Fisheries Limited Digby Incorporated flow meters / temperature meters and automated value system. Infrastructure $94,893 $73,683
Oyster Cove Fisheries Ltd. Albert Bridge Purchase and install equipment to improve the quality of harvested product and onboard efficiencies on the vessel Sabrina & Girls. Infrastructure $17,641 $13,827
Robert Courtney Dingwall Acquire equipment to improve the efficiency of halibut fishing and holding conditions of lobster. Infrastructure $22,745 $18,135
Robert Nuttall Enterprises Ltd. Advocate Harbour Installation of new equipment. Infrastructure $75,290 $45,000
S.P.D. Fisheries Limited Middle West Pubnico Install a multibeam sonar and seafloor mapping system on vessel. Infrastructure $103,150 $82,680
Sea & Eh Fisheries Ltd. Big Bras d’Or Purchase and install insulated boxes and equipment to improve the quality of harvested product on the vessel Young Scud. Infrastructure $5,000 $2,500
Seaman’s Toy Fisheries (2008) Limited Martin’s Point Procure and install Notus system for by-catch reduction. Infrastructure $115,167 $92,134
Seaman’s Toy Fisheries (2008) Limited Martin’s Point Purchase and trial of trawl system. Infrastructure $123,815 $99,052
Silver Roe Seafoods Limited Pubnico Acquisition and installation of a customized and automated bait bag filling and chopper system. Infrastructure $ 118,000 $ 94,900
SMD Fisheries Ltd. Lower West Pubnico Purchase and install multibeam seafloor mapping technology. Infrastructure $100,450 $80,360
St. Francis Xavier University Antigonish Conduct research to develop standardized methods for assessing bait performance. Science partnerships $413,127 $317,525
Terrance Riles Sydney Purchase and install seafloor mapping system and equipment to improve the quality of harvested product. Infrastructure $12,585 $9,849
Toby & Trent Fisheries Limited Barrington Installation of a refrigeration system in the lazerette to improve quality of the catch on an existing vessel.    Infrastructure $34,500 $27,600
Travis Holman Musquodoboit Harbour Acquire equipment to improve the quality of harvested lobster. Infrastructure $110,960 $88,604
Travis Holman Musquodoboit Harbour Purchase and installation of an auto baiter system on an existing vessel.  Infrastructure $87,500 $70,000
Turpentine Seiners Limited Wedgeport Installation of seine monitoring system. Infrastructure $43,345 $31,524
W Camus Fisheries Ltd. Petite Etang Installation of a refrigerated sea water system to improve quality of lobster, crab and ground fish.  Infrastructure $56,980 $45,552
W. T. Grover Fisheries Limited Larry’s River Procure and install sensors for shrimp detection and bottom contact detection Infrastructure $124,125 $99,300
W.T.B. Fisheries Ltd. Petite Etang Purchase and install a live well and handling equipment to improve the quality of harvested product (lobster and crab) on newly constructed vessel. Infrastructure $52,518 $20,000
West Point Fisheries Limited Yarmouth County Installing bridge hardware and pc, hydrophones underneath the vessel and sensors within trawl gear. Infrastructure $80,858 $64,686
Multi-sector initiatives
Recipient Location Project description AFF pillar Total project costs AFF contribution
Deep Vision Inc. Dartmouth To develop and test a pre-commercial system for the automatic detection, tracking and geotagging of all species of whales from an aircraft. Innovation $182,777 $94,895
Perennia Food and Agriculture Corporation Kentville Delivery of the Nova Scotia Seafood Innovation and Technology Adoption Program (NS-ITAP) that aims to increase productivity, competitiveness, quality and sustainability of the fish and seafood sector in Nova Scotia through innovation and infrastructure related projects. Infrastructure $5,792,600 $4,194,080
Aquaculture
Recipient Location Project description AFF pillar Total project costs AFF contribution
Acadian Seaplants Limited Dartmouth Quality enhancement project for cultivated seaweed food products Infrastructure $783,966 $99,900
Acadian Seaplants Limited Dartmouth The purpose of the project is the cultivation of the red seaweed Palmaria palmata (Dulse), followed by the isolation and grow out of productive cultivars for cultivation in subsequent seasons. Innovation $40,588 $20,294
Aw Shucks Oyster Ltd. Mabou Acquire new aluminum cages for oyster production. Infrastructure $38,800 $31,040
Bill & Stanley Oyster Company Ltd. Vernon Bridge Purchase and install a tray pack lidding machine to package leak proof retail packs for oysters. Infrastructure $162,000 $99,900
Bill & Stanley Oyster Company Ltd. Vernon Bridge Procure and install equipment to upgrade and automate processing facility and expand growing operations. Infrastructure $369,533 $277,150
Breton Oysters Ltd. Sydney Purchase and install a tumbling system capable of efficiently tumbling, washing, grading and sorting oysters. Infrastructure $17,500 $12,250
Dalhousie University Halifax Big Data and Precision Fish Farming in Nova Scotia. Science partnerships $1,314,000 $1,051,200
Dalhousie University Halifax To ensure oyster seed security for the aquaculture sector, the project will develop reliable methods based on known hatchery techniques and expanding on these by introducing experimental methods looking at microalgae as diets, larval culture temperatures, monitoring and developing remote setting methods, comparing those to hatchery sets and impacts of different broodstock sources. Science partnerships $376,435 $286,915
Dartek Transport Limited Merigomish Retrofits to enhance aquaculture finfish health and maintain market competitiveness. Infrastructure $416,875 $333,500
DEon Oyster Company Ltd. Yarmouth New & innovative floating oyster growing technology. Infrastructure $124,995 $99,900
DEon Oyster Company Ltd. Yarmouth Purchase of pods that allow market ready product to be stored while allowing a form of biofouling control. Infrastructure $141,810 $99,267
Dockport Ltd. Antigonish Development of BOBR - A revolutionary new oyster aquaculture technology Innovation $152,474 $92,074
Dockport Ltd. Antigonish Commercialize a mechanized system for oyster aquaculture Innovation $154,058 $99,900
Havre Boucher Seafoods Inc. Hubley Purchase suspended aquaculture growing equipment. Infrastructure $489,869 $391,895
Havre Boucher Seafoods Inc. Hubley Purchase and install new mechanized equipment to handle, sort and grade oysters. Infrastructure $115,100 $92,080
Innovative Fishery Products Incorporated St. Bernard Growth studies to determine the carrying capacity of an approved shellfish site as well as a mooring and anchoring equipment analysis for a high energy site. Innovation $144,060 $99,900
LeBlanc Seeded Lines Lower West Pubnico Marine plant aquaculture hatchery expansion and equipment upgrade. Infrastructure $16,544 $11,581
Mike Mullen Smolt Inc. Weymouth Construction of a new recirculating aquaculture system to raise Atlantic salmon smolt Infrastructure $2,101,804 $1,673,243
North River Fish Farm Limited Truro Acquire a fish pump and automatic grader to improve efficiencies. Infrastructure $104,343 $83,474
Perennia Food and Agriculture Corporation Kentville Development of aerial drones to meet water sample collection requirements of the Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program. Innovation $440,440 $333,694
Perennia Food and Agriculture Corporation Kentville A province-wide tool for aquaculture carrying capacity in Nova Scotia. Innovation $2,115,467 $1,692,373
ProNova Marine Products Limited Lower Woods Harbour Increase intake system capacity from 500 US gpm to 1500 US gpm to meet demand. Infrastructure $115,500 $92,400
Town Point Consulting Incorporated Antigonish Establish a novel land-based nursery for oyster seed to be used for aquaculture. Infrastructure $144,050 $99,900
WFN Fish Farm Limited Partnership Whycocomagh Acquisition of fillet machine. Infrastructure $1,446,041 $584,531
WFN Fish Farm Limited Partnership Whycocomagh This project will enable a commercially relevant comparison between two strains of rainbow trout which have potential for use as stock for marine aquaculture in Nova Scotia. Innovation $728,479 $386,141
Processing
Recipient Location Project description AFF pillar Total project costs AFF contribution
ABCO Industries Inc. Lunenburg Development of an automated sea cucumber gutting machine. Innovation $97,444 $69,333
Abriel Fisheries Company Tangier Upgrading salt fish quality management dryer system. Infrastructure $128,200 $89,740
Acadian Fish Processors Limited Lower West Pubnico Procure and install trawl system to improve the visibility of the net performance. Infrastructure $93,807 $75,046
Acadian Seaplants Limited Dartmouth To understand extrinsic and extrinsic factors affecting marine plant quality deterioration in order to extend its shelf-life from 24 to 60 months. Innovation $71,961 $38,971
Alecster Fisheries Limited Lower West Pubnico Construction of a 12,150 square foot two story wooden framed structure to be used as a lobster holding facility. Infrastructure $230,100 $99,863
Birch Street Seafoods Limited Digby Acquire a condensing unit and a vac pack machine for a seafood processing company located in Digby NS. Infrastructure $39,977 $27,984
C & K Seafoods Inc. Meteghan River Installation of electric smokers to replace traditional smokehouse method. Infrastructure $44,559 $31,192
C.V.Goreham & Sons Seiners Co., Ltd. Clark’s Harbour Instillation of water monitoring and crate conveyors. Infrastructure $26,000 $20,800
Coastal Fog Fisheries Pubnico Adoption of equipment needed to improve the water conditions for live lobster holding in an existing land-based facility. Infrastructure $70,000 $49,000
D.B. Kenney Fisheries (2014) Ltd. Westport Blast freezer to be able to freeze and produce value added scallops. Infrastructure $146,954 $99,900
Fathom Fish & Seafood Inc. Halifax Development and implementation of Nova Scotia Haddock Improvement Plan Infrastructure $163,509 $99,900
Gerret Enterprises Incorporated Barrington Passage Updating current pen & paper inventory management system to a state-of-the-art system. Infrastructure $141,950 $99,900
Gerret Enterprises Incorporated Barrington Passage Installation of a granular ice making machine. Infrastructure $218,500 $54,625
Granville Gates & Sons Limited Blandford Replace obsolete cartoner Infrastructure $132,485 $95,000
Granville Gates & Sons Limited Blandford Purchase and install equipment for new, high value salmon products Infrastructure $169,321 $99,900
Granville Gates & Sons Limited Blandford Purchase and install conveyors, grader and software and case sealer in a seafood processing/packaging facility specializing in planked salmon. Infrastructure $173,132 $99,900
Hailmar Investments Limited Lockeport Product line expansion. Infrastructure $120,653 $95,000
Jacko Lobsters Limited Wedgeport Refrigeration and water monitoring added to holding tank and the room to be insulated. Infrastructure $92,393 $73,914
Kenney & Ross, Limited Port Saxon Acquisition of raw material conveying system Infrastructure $114,930 $86,198
Kenney & Ross, Limited Port Saxon Installation of filtration equipment. Infrastructure $86,900 $60,830
Kenney & Ross, Limited Port Saxon Installation of an inline viscometer with associated controller and software. Infrastructure $59,266 $41,486
L.J. Robicheau & Son Fisheries Limited Middleton Acquire a state-of-the-art vacuum sealer to diversify product offerings. Infrastructure $162,000 $99,900
Maria Nicole Fisheries Limited Shag Harbour Upgrade existing refrigeration and water monitoring system on lobster holding facility. Infrastructure $99,000 $79,200
North Nova Seafoods Limited Pictou Automated claw and claw arm shell separation device. Infrastructure $309,206 $99,900
Nova Scotia Seafood Alliance Yarmouth Third party funding in support of future funding requests for innovative, technical and infrastructure investments to member companies. Infrastructure $9,000,000 $6,300,000
Ocean Pride Fisheries Limited Lower Wedgeport Purchase and installation of dried sea cucumber grading equipment. Infrastructure $72,000 $50,400
Pador Seafoods Limited Woods Harbour Holding system upgrade to provide cooler water, increased flow, and water monitoring equipment. Infrastructure $95,000 $76,000
Pecheries Cheticamp Fisheries Intl. (2016) Ltd. Cheticamp Purchase of industrial seafood storage containers. Infrastructure $245,080 $99,900
Petit De Grat Packers Limited Arichat Fabricate four crab dumpers that will help unload crab. Infrastructure $115,939 $86,954
SAWW Lobsters Incorporated Shag Harbour Adding refrigeration to the holding tanks. Infrastructure $93,000 $74,400
Scotia Harvest Inc. Seabrook Acquire and install refurbished processing equipment for processing groundfish (redfish and whitefish) to increase throughput and yield in the processing operations. Infrastructure $1,150,000 $575,000
Sea Star Seafoods Limited Clark’s Harbour Acquire enterprise resource planning (ERP) software program. Infrastructure $60,000 $45,000
SeaChange Biochemistry Inc. Dartmouth Increase marine plant extract production to meet market demand by doubling capacity in a pilot plant and by building a new production line capable of ten times production. Innovation $3,264,292 $1,500,000
Skaldyr Inc. Edwardsville Demonstration plant deployment for marine ingredients generation from seafood co-products. Innovation $4,157,587 $3,000,000
Synergy Seafoods Ltd. Comeauville Meteghan To provide a higher quality for our redfish fillets and whole gutted redfish. Infrastructure $93,750 $93,750
Tidal Organics Incorporated Yarmouth Purchase and installation of a fluid bed air cooler in its processing line. Infrastructure $125,000 $99,500
Twin Seafood Limited Shelburne Purchase and utilize 3,550 plastic trays. Infrastructure $111,000 $88,800
Victoria Co-operative Fisheries Limited Neil’s Harbour Adoption of new equipment to increase ice making capacity to maximize product quality and ensure food safety. Infrastructure $901,523 $99,900
Victoria Co-operative Fisheries Limited Neil’s Harbour Capital investment to improve and expand live lobster holding operations. Infrastructure $1,492,401 $1,119,301
West Head Lobster Limited Clark’s Harbour Replace current older refrigeration and add to second tank. Infrastructure $120,200 $96,160
WFN Fish Farm Limited Whycocomagh Creation and trial of an alternative bait sausage from steelhead trout trimmings and waste. Innovation $56,500 $42,375
WFN Fish Farm Limited Partnership Whycocomagh Purchase and installation of gut extraction system and continuous fish weighing for marine finfish aquaculture processing. Infrastructure $184,383 $138,287
Yarmouth Bar Fisheries Ltd. and Glooscap First Nation Overton Procure and install upgrades to a lobster processing facility to improve water quality conditions, inventory control and traceability, leading to an expansion in markets. Infrastructure $2,031,278 $1,625,022

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