Peter J. Nicholson Email & Phone Number

Nova Scotia, Canada

Millbrook, Nova Scotia, Canada

Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

Acoustic Bait Technologies (ABT) is a proud First Nations start-up company, located in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. We are developing an alternative bait system for the lobster fishery by pursuing the use of recorded acoustic lobster sounds (signals) to modify the behaviour of lobsters to attract them into lobster traps. Ultimately, we plan on producing a commercial acoustic bait device, (the “Acoustic Bait Box”), consisting of a waterproof casing and transmitter equipped with a power source and digital playback circuitry to project recordings underwater while mounted on the inside of a lobster trap. Our research is a collaborative partnership between ABT, Dr. David Barclay (Oceanography, Dalhousie University; expertise in underwater acoustics), and Dr. Russell Wyeth (Biology, St. Francis Xavier University; expertise in lobster behaviour). We have worked with a variety of federal, provincial and academic funding organizations (i.e. Nova Scotia Business Inc., Ocean Frontier Institute, Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Ocean Startup Challenge - Canada's Ocean Supercluster and MITACS) to advance our research. ABT works closely with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) in our scientific research programs and licensing and is now preparing to utilize DFO’s “Atlantic Fisheries Fund” to support our continuing research this summer and fall. If you would like to learn more about ABT please watch our 8-minute ABT video which can be found in Contact Information (under Website Link). Since video production, Dr. David Barclay (Dalhousie University - Oceanography) has been added to our team and we have advanced our research, collected and analyzed much more data and furthered our understanding of the sounds lobsters make and how they communicate in their natural habitat. Our research is continuing and we are looking forward to developing the technology which will attract lobsters into a trap using acoustic bait.

Doha, Qatar

- Responsible for the corporate communications strategy, planning process and managing all communications to promote, enhance and protect the Qatargas brand and reputation as the world’s premier LNG company.- Adviser to the senior leadership team on internal and external communications and the management of all day-to-day activities including budgeting, planning and staff development. Managed stakeholder relations and engagement with partners Shell, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips and Total.

Doha, Qatar

- Responsible for creating and managing a world-class communications department with global reach for the world’s largest LNG shipping company (a fleet of seventy ships transporting one-third of the world's LNG production to 24 countries).- Managed all internal and external communications, media relations and developed, designed and delivered long-term plans and strategies to promote the company to local and global audiences to create investment attraction and business development opportunities.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

- Responsible for building the image and culture of a new visionary energy company focused on the future of energy and environmental sustainability for Abu Dhabi. - Developed and promoted the brand and reputation for the multi-billion dollar, multi-faceted development of advanced energies and sustainable technologies and managed stakeholder engagement with partners Shell, BP, Total, Occidental, JODCO and ADNOC.

Halifax, Nova Scotia

- Designed and delivered long-term business and communications strategies to promote Nova Scotia’s energy sector and create investment attraction and business development opportunities.

Halifax, Nova Scotia - St. John'S Newfoundland

- Responsible for leading Bristol's public relations team and providing a wide range of strategic communication and marketing services to a diverse client base.

St. John'S, Newfoundland

- Responsible for all public, government and community affairs of the PASSB joint venture.

Halifax, Nova Scotia

- Responsible for public affairs and community consultation for Chevron’s Georges Bank Project.