Assessing the environmental impact of a novel solid-wall containment salmon aquaculture project

The intern will conduct a bio-physical audit of Agrimarines new salmon farming technology in China
and British Columbia. By collecting data about the farming operations, he will be able to account for
all the materials and energy used to build and run the farms. This includes things like building
materials, feed and amount of energy needed to run the farm day-to-day. This inventory will then be
used to build a model, called life cycle assessment, which can assess the average environmental
impacts associated with producing one tonne of salmon. The model will also be able to identify those
parts of the farming operation which contribute the most to environmental impact so that the
owner/operators can take steps to improve those parts of the system. By reducing these impacts, the
system can be made more sustainable. In addition parts of the system that are running inefficiently can…

Faculty Supervisor:

Peter Tyedmers

Student:

Partner:

AgriMarine Industries Inc

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Dalhousie University

Program: