The Network
From the Eastern Shore to the Digby Neck, there are Bay Protectors all across Nova Scotia.
Who are we?
We are the people of Nova Scotia. Across the province, groups and individuals opposed to open net-pen salmon feedlots have joined forces to form the Healthy Bays Network. We are a community-driven alliance, comprised mostly of volunteers, working together to guard our coastlines and build a better future.
Our members
We're strongest when we're together. See our founding membership groups below, and get in touch with a Healthy Bays Network contact near you for more on what's happening in your own backyard bays.
OUR MEMBERS
APES was formed in February 2012 when communities on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia became aware of and concerned about proposed applications to establish open net-pen finfish farms in our harbours.
Wendy Watson-Smith: wendy.watsonsmith@gmail.com
The Ecology Action Centre is Atlantic Canada's oldest and largest member-based environmental non-profit, taking leadership on critical issues from biodiversity to climate change and environmental justice.
Simon Ryder-Burbidge: sryderburbidge@ecologyaction.ca
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Twin Bays Coalition is a group of volunteers dedicated to protecting Nova Scotia's shorelines from open net fish farming and promoting sustainable fish farming practices.
Geoff Le Boutillier: twinbayscoalition@gmail.com
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The Council of Canadians brings people together through collective action and grassroots organizing to challenge corporate power and advocate for people, the planet and our democracy.
Marilyn Keddy: mfkeddy30@gmail.com
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The St. Margaret's Bay Stewardship Association protects and enhances the bay's natural environment, heritage, and its community.
Richard Howell: howellrichardk@gmail.com
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Nature Nova Scotia is a federation of natural history societies and other nature groups in Nova Scotia. They are a Canadian charity and registered society in Nova Scotia, working to support networking, research, education, and advocacy initiatives for nature.
Wendy Watson-Smith: wendy.watsonsmith@gmail.com
The Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) is a world-leading science and advocacy organization dedicated to conserving and restoring wild Atlantic salmon.
Kris Hunter: khunter@asf.ca
The Nova Scotia Salmon Association is a leading volunteer non-profit organization promoting the wise management and conservation of our wild Atlantic salmon and trout stocks.
The Protect Liverpool Bay (PLB) Association is a group of citizens advocating to keep our oceans free from the destructive impacts of open net-pen fin-fish farms in Liverpool Bay and all of Nova Scotia.
Brian Muldoon: protectliverpoolbay.ns@gmail.com
The St. Mary’s Bay Protectors (SMBP) is a group of community organizations, citizens, fishers, lobster fishers & business owners concerned about the economic prosperity, social well-being and environmental sustainability of our coastal resources.
Gwen Wilson: gwenwilson@mac.com