Our Documents
‘Friends’ have been collecting raw data and conducting research to build our knowledge about salmon fish farming and the Bay. Our research includes scientific papers that have been accepted for publication by notable science journels. Plain language version of these scientific papers are listed first:
Scientific Papers - Plain Language Versions
‘Friends’ science papers published in journals are not typically 'free' for anyone to access. We are pleased to provide 'plain language' versions (shorter, easier to digest versions) of our papers below:
Impact of Finfish Aquaculture on Lobster Catches
Sea-cage Aquaculture Impacts Market and Berried Lobster (Homarus americanus) (Plain Language, PDF)
- Authors: I. Milewski, R. H. Loucks, B. Fisher, R. E. Smith, J. S. P. McCain, H. K. Lotze
- Journal: Marine Ecology Progress Series (https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v598/p85-97/)
Impact of Finfish Aquaculture on Eelgrass
Potential Impacts of Finfish Aquaculture on Eelgrass (Zostera marina) beds and Possible Monitoring Metrics for Management: A Case Study in Atlantic Canada (Plain Language, PDF) and (Full Published Paper, PDF)
- Authors: Nakia Cullain, Reba McIver, Allison L. Schmidt, Inka Milewski, Heike K. Lotze
- Journal: PeerJ - the Journal of Life and Environmental Sciences (https://peerj.com)
Nitrogen Loading and Farfield Effects
Estimating Nitrogen Loading and far-field dispersal from background sources and coastal finfish aquaculture: A simple framework and case study in Atlantic Canada (Plain Language, PDF)
- Authors: R. McIver, Inke Milewski, R. Loucks, R. Smith
- Journal: Elsevier, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (https://www.elsevier.com)
Copper In Sediment and Sea Surface Microlayer
Copper in the sediment and sea surface microlayer near a fallowed, open-net fish farm (Plain Language, PDF)
- Authors: Ronald H. Loucks, Ruth E. Smith, Clyde V. Fisher, E. Brian Fisher
- Journal: Marine Pollution Bulletin (https://www.elsevier.com)
Other Research Documents
Documents are listed chronologically … latest 
documents at the bottom)
- Unacceptable HADDs at Port Mouton Bay (PDF)
- Current Measurements Study - Port Mouton Bay (PDF)
- Traditional Ecological Knowledge (PDF)
- Far-field Effects of Aquaculture Site 0835 Spectacle Island (PDF)
- Seabed Particle Trajectories in Port Mouton Bay (PDF)
- Environmental Monitoring Report (PDF)
- Report on Current Meter Record off Port Mouton Island (PDF)
- Seabed Drifters - Carter's and Summerville Beaches (PDF)
- Decision Support System for Proposed Aquaculture Site #1251 (PDF)
- Herring Roe Fishery at Port Mouton (PDF)
- Survey of Port Mouton Bay Fishers
- Diver Observations in Port Mouton Bay : Comparison of Seabed Conditions at Existing and Proposed Aquaculture Sites (PDF)
- Have Lobster Catches in Port Mouton Increased in Recent Years? (PDF)
- Seabed Drifters - October Update (PDF)
- Overview Report (PDF)
- Petition Opposing Second Fish Farm (PDF)
- Cumulative Effects of Two Aquaculture Sites in Port Mouton Bay (Revised) (PDF)
- Cumulative Effects - Response to DFO (PDF)
- Port Mouton Bay Summer 2008 Currents - Re: Settling, Diluting or Dispersing Fish Farm Wastes (PDF)
- Oceanographic View of Spectacle Island Finfish Site, Port Mouton Bay (PDF)
- Report on Application of Siting Criteria for Finfish Aquaculture in Port Mouton Bay - B. T. Hargrave (PDF) and Brief Summary of Hargrave Report
- Trace Metals in Sediments of Port Mouton Bay (Sampling 2009 and 2010) Updated Report (PDF)
- Trace Metals in Sea-Surface Microlayer (Sampling 2010 and 2011) (PDF)
- Study Of Geochemical and Faunal Sediments in Port Mouton Bay (Sampling 2009 and 2010)
- Spectacle Island Fish Farm Sulphide Report (Data from 2002 to 2012 inclusive) (PDF)
- Port Mouton Bay Lobster Trap Survey - May 2013 (Data from 2007 to 2013 inclusive) (PDF)
- Eel Grass Survey Report - 2011 to 2013 (PDF)
- Widespread Waste from Finfish Aquaculture in PMB Presentation Feb 25, 2014 (PDF)
- NS Environmental Monitoring Program 2014 Results - Spectacle Island FishFarm (PDF)
- Organic Carbon Sediment Accumulation and Nitrogen Excretion from Open Net-Pen Rainbow Trout at Port Mouton Bay (PDF)
- Carters Beach, Project Update, Spring 2018 (PDF)
- Press Release: Study Finds Lobster Catch Rates Impacted by Fish Farm (PDF)
- Port Mouton Bay Asset 'Story' Map | Press Release: Community Launches On-line Asset Map (PDF)