1. AquaSpace Case Study Nova Scotia Bays, Canada: Issues and Tools
The research leading to these results has been undertaken as part of the AquaSpace project (Ecosystem Approach to making Space for Aquaculture, and has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation under grant agreement n°
Horizon 2020

2. Nova Scotia Bays
Where?

3. Indicators of coastal connectivity – SW Nova Scotia
Spatial connectivity, dispersal patterns (antibiotics, waste…), risk assessment for diseases: ISA, sea lice transmission (advection)
Bay management
Transfer time (d).- average time needed to go from one element to another
TT(d)
5km
Instantaneous calculations, which open the possibility of spatial optimization (MSP)
Indicators of coastal connectivity – SW Nova Scotia

4. Farm, reference, and vessel instrumentation and sampling
pens
CTD
Turbidimeter
Fluorometer
Oxymeter
Currentmeter

5. Habitat mapping Landscape metrics: Class Type Area (ha) % Landscape
# Patches
Mean area (ha)
Largest patch (%) 1
Permeable sand
887.6 29
30.6 2
Silt and mud
432.9 40
10.8 3
Mixed soft/hard
174.6 68
2.6
3.8292 4
Hard bottom/rock
147.7
8.9877 57
0.9134 5
N/A
0.2
0.0146
Total: -
1643.0
100
195
ACCESS2015

6. ‘Ammonia’ close to island – chronic release, t = 5 hours
2 km

7. MSP Scenarios Apply ZOIs, identify overlap
Interaction intensity is variable, and can go both ways
No overlap (or no effect):
Beach/eelgrass
Beach/lobster
Lobster/eelgrass

8. Initial Focus Changes in Atmosphere Ocean Interactions
Sustainable Aquaculture
Marine Safety
Ocean Data Analytics
Shifting Ecosystems
Sustainable Fisheries

9. Marine Institute Galway AWI GEOMAR
International Partners
LabexMER
IMR
Marine Institute Galway
AWI
GEOMAR

10. OFI Module M
Case study area

11. OFI Module K
Ocean sensors

12. data driven sustainable farming
realtimeaquaculture.com
Continuous Monitoring
Wireless Sensors
Central Hub
data driven sustainable farming