Investment Encouraged in Those Who Farm
CANADA - A University of Manitoba plant science professor is urging society to re-invest more of the money saved from reduced food costs in ensuring the stability...

Aquaculture Has Potential to Feed Growing Population
CANADA - Aquaculture's potential to feed a growing human population was highlighted at global food security conference.

Locals Face up to Great Lakes Trout Farmers
CANADA - Both local people and fish farmers aim to help the environment as a battle brews over plans to expand the industry in the Great Lakes.

Atlantic Aquaculture Needs Science-Based Investment
NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA - Atlantic Canadians must invest more in science and technology - particularly regarding breeding and genomics, a Genomics Atlantic expert...

BC Salmon Farmers Assoc Has Cause to Celebrate
CANADA - With record pink returns in various rivers along the British Columbia (BC) coast, the BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA) had more than its 25th anniversary...

Farmed Fish and Canada's Other Opportunity
CANADA - The seafood industry is rife with news; recent reports, new data and information, and we see more opportunity arising in the aquaculture fields especia...

Canadian Govt Takes Action to Improve Food Safety
CANADA - The Government of Canada is making significant investments to strengthen Canada's food safety system.

Salmon Virus Outbreak Offers Opportunity
CANADA - The virus that has hit fish farms in Chile could become a bonus for British Columbia's salmon farmers - if they can take advantage.

ISA in Chile Boosts Salmon Prices in Canada
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Salmon prices are rising as the result of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) hitting supplies from Chile.

Liberal MP Calls for Action on Aquaculture
CANADA - Liberal MP Gerry Byrne says no-one should be surprised by a decline in this year's shrimp fishery.

Low Interest Loans for P.E.I Lobster Industry
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA - The provincial government of Prince Edward Island is renewing and expanding a low interest loan programme for fishers, says Fisheries,...

New Investment in Quebec Aquaculture
CANADA - Entrepreneurs involved in Quebec's aquaculture sector are receiving additional federal funding to help them innovate their operations, boost their productivity...

Return of the Shrimp Fishery in NL
CANADA - Fishermen in Newfoundland and Labrador are back on the water after their union and the province’s seafood processors came to a tentative agreement on the...

Campaigner Attacks Salmon Farm Plans
CANADA - Anti salmon farm campaigner, Alexandra Morton has launced a new attack on the industry following the siting of a new farm on the coast of British Colum...

Fisheries Minister Invests in Science and Jobs
QUEBEC, CANADA - The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today announced funding of over $4.3 million over the next two years to modernize...

Shrimp Shutdown Leaks Out to Rural Areas
CANADA - The shutdown of the shrimp industry in Newfoundland and Labrador is bound to wreak havoc on towns that depend on the fishery, workers and municipal leaders...

Canadian Shrimp Processors Close to Poor Demand
CANADA - Seafood processors in Newfoundland and Labrador shut down shrimp operations on Tuesday, blaming the high Canadian dollar and poor demand for processed ...

Clearwater Reports $57 Million Loan
CANADA - Clearwater has announced that an agreement has been reached with a term financing syndicate for a $57 million, three-year term loan representing an...

Call for Help to Save Lobster Industry
CANADA - Fisheries organisations throughout Atlantic Canada have issued a joint call for provincial and federal fisheries ministers to convene an emergency meeting...

Why Stock Trout in Your Pond?
ALBERTA, CANADA - Ever wonder about the benefits versus the hardships of having a fishpond stocked with trout. First, let’s look at the economics, says...

Canada Cuts Funds from Fisheries Research Centre
CANADA - Funding is about to be axed for an organization that for two decades has matched up researchers with the fishing industry to create new products and st...

Atlantic Canada's Mussel Industry Brought Together
CANADA - Atlantic Canada's mussel industry will be brought together by a series of new initiatives.

Changing Public Attitudes to Aquaculture
CANADA - A two-day event organised to create an aquaculture strategy in New Brunswick brought together those involved in the province's aquaculture industry with...

Farmed Salmon Industry Looking Healthy in BC
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Market prospects for farmed salmon raised in British Columbia remain strong as shortages in supply continue and the industry is well positioned...

Ocean Smart Begins Expansion Process
CANADA - Ocean Smart Inc. has announced that it has engaged European-based International Investment Consulting Company S.A. to provide strategic public relations,...