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  "retrieved": "2026-10-16T08:35:14Z",
  "source": "Assay Systems register, https://assay-systems.com/register/",
  "access_notice": "On 15 November 2026, automated access to assay-systems.com closes. After that date, access is available only under a paid annual subscription contract. Contact: contact@assay-systems.com",
  "data": {
    "id": "ASY-CA-05XA5PU08U",
    "type": "grant",
    "country": "ca",
    "name": "Badger Bay Mussel Farms Ltd.: federal grants and contributions",
    "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/badger-bay-mussel-farms-ltd/",
    "summary": "34 federal grant and contribution agreements worth $6.1M with Badger Bay Mussel Farms Ltd., 2008–2026.",
    "figures": [
      {
        "label": "agreements",
        "value": 34,
        "unit": "count"
      },
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        "label": "value",
        "value": 6100000,
        "unit": "money",
        "currency": "CAD",
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        "display": "$6.1M"
      },
      {
        "label": "departments",
        "value": 3,
        "unit": "count"
      },
      {
        "label": "programs",
        "value": 9,
        "unit": "count"
      }
    ],
    "text": [
      "Expand an existing mussel farm",
      "Establish mussel sites and purchase equipment for harvesting",
      "The adoption, adaptation and development of nursery, hatchery and grow-out technologies and techniques for the development of Oyster aquaculture in the NL environment.",
      "Acquire new technology to support mussel production efficiencies",
      "Provide assistance to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19",
      "Reconfigure new aquaculture sites",
      "Badger Bay Mussel Farms plans to expand its Newfoundland Oyster Venture in Notre Dame Bay through continued development of the nursery stage with the evaluation of a newly developed floating upweller barge. Badger Bay is also creating a broodstock family-based plan to improve growth and performance throughout the life cycle.",
      "This project will focus on maximizing oyster growth, breeding and seed supply.",
      "Evaluation of Northern Newfoundland for Oyster Aquaculture",
      "Canada's Fisheries Fund will transform and drive innovation in the fish and seafood sector in Canada with a focus on developing the sector to better meet growing market demands for sustainably sourced, high-quality fish and seafood products.",
      "Canada's Fisheries Fund will transform and drive innovation in the fish and seafood sector in Canada with a focus on developing the sector to better meet growing market demands for sustainably sourced, high-quality fish and seafood products.",
      "Canada's Fisheries Fund will transform and drive innovation in the fish and seafood sector in Canada with a focus on developing the sector to better meet growing market demands for sustainably sourced, high-quality fish and seafood products.",
      "Contribution Program to support Atlantic Canada's fish and seafood sector",
      "Canada's Fisheries Fund will transform and drive innovation in the fish and seafood sector in Canada with a focus on developing the sector to better meet growing market demands for sustainably sourced, high-quality fish and seafood products.",
      "Hire a marketing manager",
      "Hire an aquaculture technician",
      "Enhance management capabilities to support growth and achieve operational efficiencies",
      "Engage expertise to enhance aquaculture operations",
      "Enhance management capabilities to support farm development and production",
      "Improve the quality and production level of algae for enhanced oyster larval growth and survival."
    ],
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      {
        "name": "grants and contributions register",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Coast of Bays–Central–Notre Dame",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/riding/10003-coast-of-bays-central-notre-dame/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/atlantic-canada-opportunities-agency/"
      },
      {
        "name": "National Research Council Canada",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/national-research-council-canada/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Fisheries and Oceans Canada",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/fisheries-and-oceans-canada/"
      }
    ],
    "assay_record": "ASY-CA-05XA5PU08U",
    "cite_as": "Assay Systems, \"Badger Bay Mussel Farms Ltd.: federal grants and contributions\", https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/badger-bay-mussel-farms-ltd/"
  }
}