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Wharfside In This IssueKofi Annan Recognizes Potential for Aquaculture in Sustainable Food Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Robot Buddies Lighten the Box Stacking Load at Processing Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

First Ever Island Vacation Leads to “dream job” for Ontario Native. . . . . . . . . . 3

Congratulations on being Brainsafe Trained! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Positive Aquaculture Awareness 16th Annual BC Aquaculture Slo-Pitch Tournament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Thank you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Plankton Season in Quatsino Sound . . . . . . . 4

Get Yer Passes! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

New Quatsino Marina Open For Biz . . . . . . . 5

Thank you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Missing Friends, Not the Rain . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Salmon Barbeques - Thank you for your support! . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Celebrating our Successes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

July 2012

CANADA

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Aquaculture has a strong potential to contribute

to reducing hunger in the world said Kofi

Annan, twice Secretary General of the United

Nations, when addressing AquaVision 2012

delegates in Norway last month. He asked the

major aquaculture companies represented at

the conference to look beyond their bottom

line and share knowledge and partner with the

small fish farmers in

developing countries. If

the industry leaders do

that it will accelerate the

reduction in hunger and

lead to sustainable food

production. He added

that aquaculture also

needs the facilitation of

governments and support of society because we

are struggling today to feed seven billion people.

In 2050 it will be nine billion.

The farming of fish is about more than

producing food, it is good protein that provides

excellent nutrition and generates a means

of earning an income, leading to economic

development. In particular, women are often

involved in small scale enterprises and when

that happens their children benefit from better

nutrition. We often talk about food security

but forget the word nutrition. Hunger and

poor nutrition damage health and inhibit

development and growth, which leads to

continuing failure.

Kofi Annan congratulated the industry for

its focus on improving sustainability, with

initiatives such as the Aquaculture Stewardship

Council, then asked for more attention to

the potential long term impacts of climate

change to increase productivity in conditions

to come, in the developing countries as well as

the developed world.

Reviewing the industry’s

current approach to

improving productivity

and sustainability

he commented; “I do

not ask you to change

direction, but I ask you

to accelerate progress.

We need to work together if we are to overcome

world hunger.”

(file from AquaVision 2012 Management Brief – Issue 3)

Kofi Annan Recognizes Potential for Aquaculture in Sustainable Food Production

Kofi Annan Secretary General of the United Nations

Did you Know?Butterflies taste with their feet.

Trivia time!Which was the tenth province

to join Confederation?

Answer on Page 4

“I do not ask you to change direction,

but I ask you to accelerate progress.”

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“Sir Stack a Lot,” the state of the art box

stacking robot at the Port Hardy Processing

(PHPP) on northern Vancouver Island, will

have a friend to share the work with by the

end of summer 2012.

In September 2010 PHPP installed an

automated robot to organize, handle and

stack the boxes of market ready salmon and

ice onto pallets in preparation for shipment.

The first robot was so successful in reducing

the amount of back and shoulder injuries

commonly associated with box stacking, that

a second, identical one was announced in

the spring by Dave Pashley, PHPP Processing

Director and Plant Manager.

This second robot, who name has yet to be

chosen, gives PHPP the capacity to reduce

manually stacking of boxes by approximately

85%, a huge step forward for the company’s

health and safety program. The expectation

is for further reduction and the potential

elimination of all injuries related to box

stacking, one of the most physically

demanding jobs in the plant.

“These robots are common in Norway but

not in Canada,” said Blaine Tremblay, PHPP

Health and Safety Manager. “Sir Stack a Lot”

was a first not only for our company but for

Canada’s aquaculture industry. MHC remains

the only company operating this hi-tech

piece of equipment, added Blaine.

Employees at PHPP manually lift boxes filled

with salmon and ice that routinely weigh

upwards of 75 lbs and stack them as low as

4 inches off the ground and more than 6 feet

high. Between 5,000 and 6,000 boxes are

moved daily. “Sir Stack a Lot” has reduced our

manual handling for this job by 45% on any

given day and also sharply reduced injuries.”

The process starts with the programming

of the robot for each of the eight pallet

locations it can reach. As each box enters the

robot zone, it is scanned via bar code reader

and communicates to the robot what size

range of fish the box contains. Based on this

information, the robot knows which pallet to

place the box on.

As the robot stacks the boxes it keeps

track of each one and how it’s placed in

preparation for the next box. It’s essential

to keep the boxes stable and as a result, “Sir

Stack a Lot” follows a chimney block stacking

pattern and knows where exactly each box

must be placed to maintain this specific

stacking pattern.

The robot gripper picks up each styrofoam

box off a conveyor with the correct amount

of grip strength to lift, rotate and stack while

ensuring that it doesn’t break the styrofoam

boxes and still placing it within millimeters

of the other boxes. Once the pallet is full, the

robot lifts up an empty pallet and holds it

above the completed stack while it waits for

a trained operator to remove the stack and

restart the process.

The staff maintenance electrician at PHPP is

fully trained in updating the robot’s software

and hardware components. However, should

the need arise, today’s technology allows for

access from Iceland via the Internet for any

necessary trouble shooting. Maintenance on

Sir Stack a Lot and his soon to arrive friend is

limited to replacing cylinders in the grippers.

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By Gina Forsyth

Robot Buddies Lighten the Box Stacking Load at Processing Plant

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First Ever Island Vacation Leads to “dream job” for Ontario Native

Congratulations on being Brainsafe Trained!

By Gina Forsyth

The Quatsino region on northwest Vancouver Island is fortunate to have Nicky Barchuk’s positive energy

and keen interest in the industry. As a Farm Technician 2 at Monday Rocks, she feeds fish and samples for plankton, along with the position’s many other responsibilities.

Nicky grew up outside Guelph, Ontario. After high school, she earned her certificate

in drilling and blasting from Sir Sandford Fleming College in Lindsay in 2006.

When it was holiday time, Nicky headed to Vancouver Island and Campbell River, both for the first time. “I loved it here and quickly decided to move last spring”. Through word of mouth, Nicky heard about the salmon aquaculture industry and immediately applied, excited about employment with such a strong focus on outdoor work. “I was ecstatic to be hired,” Nicky added, “It’s my dream job.”

Adding to the sheer pleasure of Nicky’s farm work was her involvement in the Vancouver

Aquarium’s BC Cetacean Sightings Network. All Marine Harvest sites and vessels have been part of it since last year. In recognition of her dedication, Nicky was named one of the Top 25 Whale Observers in BC for 2011. “I travel to every farm in the Quatsino region and collect the whale sighting data from their log books. We record the date, time, behavior and location of each whale and the weather.” She also takes pictures and encourages everyone in her region to as well.

Even on days off, Nicky’s never far from the water. She loves to beach-comb and “to say I fish a lot would be an understatement”.

Positive Aquaculture Awareness

16th Annual BC Aquaculture Slo-Pitch Tournament

Date: Saturday, July 7th, 2012 & Sunday, July 8th, 2012

Location: Willow Point Park, Campbell River

Come out and cheer on your Marine Harvest teams!

Submitted by

Dean Dobrinsky,

HR Director

In the fall of 2011, we sent four of our coworkers; Kristian Fletcher

(Fletch), Glen Molland, Joy Stowe and Blaine Tremblay to be trained as BRAINSAFE Master Facilitators. After 9 months, 34 training sessions from Klemtu to Port Hardy to Campbell River, 490+ employees and 56 contractors are now Brainsafe trained.

Many thanks go out to these four Master Facilitators who showed their commitment and caring to our safety by providing a level of training that has been second to none.

EXCEPTIONAL JOB WELL DONE! Thanks also to Kristi Super who provided great support by organizing the facilities and logistics.

This is just the beginning of this project; as CEO Alf-Helge Aarskog stated recently, “At Marine Harvest we have now reached an important and critical phase of our safety journey. The new competence and knowledge needs to be embedded in structures and activities, and to be built in properly in all our thinking.”

Our next steps for Brainsafe will be to introduce ways to “embed” Brainsafe into our culture. One key step will be to take the feedback from all sessions to create a Red Zone list that all worksites will review and provide corrective actions.

Nicky Barchuk

10th ANNUAL AQUACULTURE GOLF TOURNAMENT

GLACIER GREENS GOLF COURSE SEPTEMBER 11Th, 2010

1:00PM SHOT GUN START 6:30 PM DINNER

TEXAS SCRAMBLE FORMAT COST: $100.00/PERSON

TO BOOK YOUR TEAM OF FOUR CONTACTDAVE ASHCROFT AT: dave.ashcroft@marineharvest.com

Golf Carts are to be reserved by each team by calling Glacier Greens Pro Shop @ (250) 339-6515 and are at a first come, first served basis

SUPPORT POSITIVE AQUACULTURE AWARENESS

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A reminder to all staff that MHC is a proud sponsor of Saratoga Speedway. We have 6 season passes are available for each event (excluding Monster Trucks).

For full schedule visit www.saratogaspeedway.bc.ca.

Contact Stephaney at Stephaney.VanAcken@marineharvest.com

to reserve season passes, or visit her at the Campbell River office front desk.

Plankton Season in Quatsino Sound

Get Yer Passes!

To Marine Harvest;

Kitasoo Community School would like to thank you for your participation in Ocean’s Day 2012! The students were very happy to see people come to help the clean-up, the example your participation has set for the students and the community, and to learn from the displays at the barge. The staff could not have done it without your generous support and participation.

We look forward to seeing you at future community and school events in Klemtu.

Sincerely,

Staff and students at Kitasoo Community School

Just like spring flowers blooming at Butchart Gardens, so do the plankton at Quatsino Sound! Summer plankton blooms are common in the Pacific Ocean and are caused by the seasons warming ocean waters and hot sun. Salmon farmers prepare their farms each spring to mitigate any harm that plankton may have on their fish. New polyester vinyl plankton tarps arrived to

Quatsino in May and were quickly deployed. Combined with bubbling plankton-free water from depth, each net pen can be protected from harmful plankton.

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Hello MHC. It’s been almost five months now since leaving the Island and I thought I would send back a photo of what I’ve been up to. Many people asked why I was leaving and I always found it difficult to explain as I had a

great job, for great company, in a great town. This picture with the kids is my answer. I’m enjoying my new work and Summerlanders are being very friendly to us. April and Alice are excited to move into our new home. I want to thank everyone who supported me for 10 years on the Island especially the crew at Sayward North and the Freshwater Team. Keep em’ Belly Down! (And don’t forget to buy your Freshwater Fishing Licenses!)

Craig Schelter can be reached at Craig.Schelter@gofishbc.com

The Quatsino First Nation celebrated the grand opening of a new marina at Quatsino Harbour on Saturday June 23rd. Marine Harvest staff, including Dave Guhl, Nicky Barchuk and Eric Rogers were invited to celebrate the event.

Chief Tom Nelson opened the ceremonies under clear skies and Marine Harvest treated over 150 people to a tasty salmon barbeque.

The new marina is a welcome addition to boaters in Quatsino and will serve

the sportfishers, commercial fishers and fish farmers with supplies and fuel in Quatsino Sound.

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New Quatsino Marina Open For Biz

Missing Friends, Not the Rain

Chef Ben (on left, joined by Quatsino Economic Development Director Dale Blackburn and Dave Guhl) did an excellent job barbequing Marine Harvest Sterling salmon for the Quatsino crowd.

Thank You!“Dear Marine Harvest, thank you so much for the contributions you made to the grand opening. The fish was absolutely delicious and enjoyed by all. The barbeque came in handy and we appreciate you lending it to us.

Most of all – thank you for Dave, Nicky and Eric – they are awesome people and contributed so much to the success of the event. They did everything from canopy setup, balloon decorations, cooking the fish and cleanup. Believe me, the cleanup was a HUGE job and they hung in there to the very end. We enjoyed their company as well – very, very nice people!!”

Irene Paterson, General Manager Quatsino First Nation Economic Development Corporation

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Chef Joe Johnson and volunteers Anna, Emily and Ben serve up a delicious salmon burger to a happy customer at the Canadian Cancer Society’s ‘Relay for Life’ fundraiser in

Courtenay held in June.

Jacob Koomen (at back) and the Dobrinsky family (Sarah, Chloe and Dean) were just a few of the MHC staff who came out to support the Campbell River Head

Injury Society’s salmon barbeque fundraiser last month.

Please stop by, enjoy a salmon burger and help support the following charities and societies at the following events in 2012:

March 17 Vanier Park, Courtenay Y.A.N.A / St Joseph’s Hospital Foundation

April 14 Spirit Square, Campbell River John Howard Society

May 26 Port Hardy Cancer Society - Relay for Life

May 30 Spirit Square, Campbell River Head Injury Society

June 23 Vanier Park, Courtenay Cancer Society - Relay for Life

June 30 Dick Murphy Park, Campbell River Dragon Boat Society

July 1 Robert Ostler Park, Campbell River BC Firefighters Burn Fund

July 14 Centennial Pool, Campbell River Salmon Kings Swim Society

July 28 Coastline Mazda, Campbell River Hospice Society

August 18 OrcaFest, Port McNeill Harvest Food Bank

September 9 Nunn’s Creek Park, Campbell River SPCA - Paws for a Cause

Done!Done!Done!Done!Done!Done!

Salmon Barbeques - Thank you for your support!

Celebrating our Successes

Andre Marthinsen manned the BBQ with a view (aka “bar-be-view”)

Marine Harvest’s Campbell River staff gathered at Young Pass site in June to celebrate their successful results, share information and enjoy a yummy barbeque. To accommodate both crew shifts, staff met over two days.