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The NBSGA Mission Statement The New Brunswick Salmon Growers Association is an industry-funded association that works on behalf of salmon farmers in New Brunswick
• to promote a sustainable salmon farming industry in New Brunswick, responsible management practices, safe food, safe environment and global competitiveness
• to provide membership service
• to provide liaison with both levels of government in the development of sound and feasible policies
• to support regional, national and international industry associations
• to provide liaison with community organizations
• to provide liaison and support for local conservation organizations
• to maximize opportunities to promote the benefits of the industry
Our 2007 Year in Review is available at the following link: READ MORE Limekiln Service Center The NBSGA owns and operates a Service Centre at Limekiln Bay, located near St. George in the heart of the mainland salmon farming area of southwest New Brunswick. Built in 1992, the Service Centre provides a link between land and marine-based activities for the aquaculture sector, as well as for other user groups. Users of the Service Centre include:
• Farming operations
• Feed supply
• Smolt supply
• Supply of nets and other equipment
• Provincial and federal government aquaculture, fisheries, and environment
• RCMP and the military
• Commercial fishers and rockweed harvesters
• Recreational fishers and boaters
• Community at large
The Service Centre plays a key role in local Bay Management Areas and fish health management. Over the past five years, the salmon aquaculture industry has invested considerable time addressing fish health management. One of the key concerns identified by the industry is boat traffic through different bay areas containing cage sites. The Service Centre was designed to meet the handling methodologies of its users and to handle vessels up to 100 feet long. It is one of the few wharves in the area that can accommodate vessels of significant size to ground out for cleaning and repairs. The Service Centre has two launch ramps that are capable of handling load on/load off vessels carrying trucks/trailers with smolt entry and harvest fish. There is also a newly constructed facility for disposing of waste oil.
Office Information PHYSICAL ADDRESS
107 Mount Pleasant Road
St. George, NB E5C 3K5
MAILING ADDRESS
PO Box 1054
St. George, NB E5C 3S9
PHONE: 506-755-3526
FAX: 506-755-6237
EMAIL: info@nbsga.com
Our hours are 9am to 5 pm Monday to Friday
Healthy Salmon Program To ensure that therapeutant use on fish farms complies with the requirements of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, New Brunswick salmon farmers have developed the Healthy Salmon Program. This program requires that salmon farmers keep well-documented records of the purchase, handling and use of all therapeutants. When harvested salmon arrive at a processing plant, these records assure the processor that, if the salmon had received antibiotic treatment, the proper use and withdrawal time of the antibiotic was strictly followed. A coordinator of The Healthy Salmon Program also conducts farm audits which include an assessment of: on-farm fish health management practices; therapeutant handling, storage and use; the recording system used for tracking treatments and withdrawal times.
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