FD & Associates

Undertake internet marketing projects and forex trades .

Principal

Chairman, Salmon Smolt New Zealand LTD

Manage the governance of Salmon Smolt NZ Ltd. with four other directors

In my time as Chairman we paid off all shareholder loans, paid our first rebate and first dividend.

Also completed the complete resurrection of the Winchmore Salmon site. Taking over the lease and using it for on-growing our Broodstock, and also extending our smolt grow out capacity.

Chairman

Salmon Smolt New Zealand Ltd.

Salmon Smolt NZ - Together with a small team led the negotiation for purchasing the Silverstream Hatchery from the National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA), and founded Salmon Smolt NZ Ltd. 

Salmon Smolt NZ Ltd. was set up to supply salmon smolt to the New Zealand salmon farming industry.

Founding Director

Director

Aquaculture New Zealand Ltd

Aquaculture New Zealand Ltd., was set up to support, and provide a voice for the promotion of aquaculture in New Zealand. More especially amongst Government circles.

 Founding Director

Director,

Isaac Salmon Farm Ltd

Had the responsibility of resurrecting the Isaac Salmon Farm Ltd's operation and the "Peacock Springs" brand.

General Manager

Southern Sockeye Salmon Ltd

Part of a team that founded Southern Sockeye Salmon Ltd., and developed the infrastructure for the farming of Sockeye Salmon and Chinook Salmon in nets in the Ohau Power Canal.

Founding director & shareholder

Managing Director

Min. Ag & Fish

Manage the staff involved with the various research projects at the station, and assist in some of the hands on activities.

Prepared a business plan for Salmon activities with the advent of user pays for Government Departments. 

In the first year of the user pays environment the Salmon team generated the most "profit" of any of the Ministry of Agriculture's divisions including Agricultural Research Division.

Scientist in Charge, Glenariffe Salmon Research Station

Min Ag & Fish

Dealt with mitigation measures for irrigation and hydroelectric development, fish screens and fish passes respectively, as well as appearing as an "expert" witness at Town and Country planning appeal hearings that dealt with the freshwater environment.

Also acted as a liaison with organisations that had interests in the freshwater resource.

Undertook research into the freshwater ecology of juvenile chinook salmon.

Assisted with the  early attempts to artificially rear chinook salmon using para pools at the Glenariffe Salmon Research Station, Upper Rakaia.

Freshwater Fisheries Scientist

New Zealand Electricity Department

Prepared environmental impact reports for the Power Development Divison of NZED. Including input into the Royal Commission for Nuclear Power Generation.

Also investigated the use of waste heat energy for horticulture and aquaculture

Environmental Scientist

The Isaac Murray Grey Stud

Managed the Murray Grey Cattle Stud for Sir Neil and Lady Isaac.

Farm Manager

There is no better exercise for the heart than to reach down and lift people up.

John Holmes

Taplio

Mike Field-Dodgson (Mike FD)'s Linkedin Analytics

Want to drive more opportunities from LinkedIn?

Taplio

.css-1jgreyo{background-image:linear-gradient(284deg, rgba(39,43,72,1) 0%, rgba(33,47,183,1) 100%);color:transparent;-webkit-background-clip:text;background-clip:text;}Mike Field-Dodgson (Mike FD)'s Linkedin Analytics

Want to drive more opportunities from LinkedIn?

Mike Field-Dodgson (Mike FD)'s Linkedin Analytics