| NORTHERN ONTARIO AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION |
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The Northern Ontario Aquaculture Association (NOAA) is a
not-for-profit organization that has become the voice for
Ontario's environmentally sustainable cage culture and
land-based fish farming industry.
We are located on beautiful Manitoulin Island in Northern
Ontario, where the majority of cage site operators are located.
Our members include cage culture operators, land-based farm
and hatchery operators, processors, feed manufacturers,
equipment and service suppliers, municipalities and other
interested stakeholders.
Aquaculture is a highly regulated industry, and the association
works closely with industry, universities, colleges, federal and
provincial ministries and other stakeholders to conduct leading
edge research, including the development of innovative and
green technologies and production practices.
The NOAA coordinates various activities such as farm site tours,
development of Best Management Practices, and public relations
and education. Recent highlights include the development of a
Strategy for Sustainable Aquaculture Development in Ontario,
which reflects a balanced and shared industry-government
commitment to sustainable development and provides a
blueprint for policy and practice in the coming decade.
Aquaculture Strategy 'Important Advance' for Ontario Fish
Farmers Northern Ontario Business Newspaper (Nov 4, 2009)
Growth Plan Released The Sudbury Star (Nov 3, 2009)
For other initiatives and partnerships, click here.
For the latest industry news and events, click here.
not-for-profit organization that has become the voice for
Ontario's environmentally sustainable cage culture and
land-based fish farming industry.
We are located on beautiful Manitoulin Island in Northern
Ontario, where the majority of cage site operators are located.
Our members include cage culture operators, land-based farm
and hatchery operators, processors, feed manufacturers,
equipment and service suppliers, municipalities and other
interested stakeholders.
Aquaculture is a highly regulated industry, and the association
works closely with industry, universities, colleges, federal and
provincial ministries and other stakeholders to conduct leading
edge research, including the development of innovative and
green technologies and production practices.
The NOAA coordinates various activities such as farm site tours,
development of Best Management Practices, and public relations
and education. Recent highlights include the development of a
Strategy for Sustainable Aquaculture Development in Ontario,
which reflects a balanced and shared industry-government
commitment to sustainable development and provides a
blueprint for policy and practice in the coming decade.
Aquaculture Strategy 'Important Advance' for Ontario Fish
Farmers Northern Ontario Business Newspaper (Nov 4, 2009)
Growth Plan Released The Sudbury Star (Nov 3, 2009)
For other initiatives and partnerships, click here.
For the latest industry news and events, click here.
| Board of Directors |
| President Mike Meeker Meeker's Aquaculture, Evansville, ON Secretary/Treasurer Dan Glofcheskie, North Wind Fisheries Ltd. Espanola, ON Director Dale Jordison Cold Water Fisheries Inc. Little Current, ON Director Jeff Mountjoy Martin Mills Inc. Elmira, ON Director Clarke Rieck Lyndon Fish Hatcheries Inc. New Dundee, ON |
| Employment Opportunities |
• Access to ongoing research
and development on issues
pertaining specifically to the
Northern Ontario aquaculture
industry
• A consolidated voice on behalf
of the aquaculture industry
• Increased and enhanced
public awareness through a
comprehensive communications
program
• Initiatives that improve
industry standards, such as the
development of Best
Management Practices
• Business information and
statistics of interest
• ... and more
and development on issues
pertaining specifically to the
Northern Ontario aquaculture
industry
• A consolidated voice on behalf
of the aquaculture industry
• Increased and enhanced
public awareness through a
comprehensive communications
program
• Initiatives that improve
industry standards, such as the
development of Best
Management Practices
• Business information and
statistics of interest
• ... and more
Benefits of Membership
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| Staff Karen Tracey Executive Director Todd Gordon Research & Development Co-ordinator Lori Thompson Executive Assistant |
More than 225 people are
employed within the
aquaculture sector in
Ontario, largely in rural
communities where
traditional opportunities for
sustainable economic
development are limited.
employed within the
aquaculture sector in
Ontario, largely in rural
communities where
traditional opportunities for
sustainable economic
development are limited.
There are a substantial
number of jobs in the
value-added sector. Our
members include two major
processing facilities in Little
Current and St. Thomas,
Ontario.
number of jobs in the
value-added sector. Our
members include two major
processing facilities in Little
Current and St. Thomas,
Ontario.
The aquaculture industry
provides employment in
numerous Northern Ontario
communities; these include
business services, cage
fabrication, maintenance
supplies and service, and
construction/building
materials.
provides employment in
numerous Northern Ontario
communities; these include
business services, cage
fabrication, maintenance
supplies and service, and
construction/building
materials.
In other communities there
are opportunities with fish
feed suppliers, fingerling
producers as well as netting
and rigging suppliers.
are opportunities with fish
feed suppliers, fingerling
producers as well as netting
and rigging suppliers.