date:Jul 24, 2014
and animals co-exist.
The farm raises fish that are fed along with seaweeds and shellfish that are extractive - which means that they absorb nutrients from their environment. In this case, the Charlie Cove farm produces the kelps along with blue mussels and Atlantic salmon. This IMTA venture is a collaborative project between Cooke Aquaculture, the University of New Brunswick and Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
The UNB team, led by Dr Thierry Chopin, assists in managing the kelp portion of the I