Aquaculture development

BRC provides professional consulting services to new and existing shellfish aquaculture businesses as well as regional economic development initiatives. We use our multidisciplinary experience and industry background to provide cost effective solutions and assistance to real world business issues.

KEY BENEFITS:

• Extensive real experience with a variety of production techniques and species.
• Knowledge of the regulatory process of shellfish aquaculture in British Columbia.
• Proven track record with the industry, First Nations
• Experience working from individual company level to regional multi-stakeholder initiatives.
• Extensive multidisciplinary experience.

CAPABILITIES AND AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

BC Shellfish tenure applications and management plans

• Professionally prepared management plans BC Ministry of Agriculture. Fisheries and Food and Land and Water British Columbia Inc. requirements.
• Assistance with application procedures and process.

Production and Business Planning

• Advice on how to best develop sites to meet production and business goals based on biophysical limitations of sites and available culture technologies.
• Preparation of and assistance with business and production planning.
• Operational and management reviews.

Shell stock inventories

• Accurate shellfish inventories using sound statistical methods.
• Clam surveys for contaminated (depuration) fisheries applications

Tenure valuations

• Tenure and operational valuations using criteria and reporting meeting Farm Credit Corporation financing requirements.
• Valuations and due diligence efforts for purchasers.

Industry research initiatives

• Research reviews, planning and experimental design.
• Preparation of research proposals for funding assistance.
• Research assistance, project management, analysis and reporting.
• Implementation of production, quality and environmental monitoring programs.

Training

• Management and farm worker training and upgrading.
• Technology transfer
• New species, new and alternate production technologies.
• Quality management program preparation.
• Regulatory reporting and monitoring assistance.