Healthy Salmon Farming Industry
CANADA - British Columbia's (BC) farmed salmon are second only to east coast lobster in value when it comes to provincial seafood exports from across the country,...

Seafood Industry Year In Review For 2009
CANADA - The annual Seafood Industry Year in Review publication was released today by the Honourable Clyde Jackman, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture. The report...

Researching Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture
CANADA - Thierry Chopin from the University of New Brunswick in Saint John has been awarded $5 million over the next five year to explore integrated multi-trophic...

Ministers Agree Fishing and Aquaculture Policies
CANADA - Federal, provincial and territorial fisheries and aquaculture Ministers concluded the annual meeting of the Atlantic Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture...

Aquaculture Funding Creates Jobs in Atlantic Canada
CANADA - Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), has applauded the success of the Aquaculture Innovation and Market Access Program (AIMAP).

Province Invests in Rural Aquaculture Company
CANADA - A state-of-the-art, aquaculture company in Centre Burlington, near Windsor, is expanding into new markets across Canada and the Northeastern United States...

2008 Aquaculture And Fish Health Reports
CANADA - The British Columbian government has released its 2008 Fish Health Report and Aquaculture Inspection Report.

Govt Supports Aquaculture Development
CANADA - In an interview with The Coaster, Tracey Perry, Member of the House Assembly...

Meeting with Newfoundland Fish Harvesters
CANADA - The Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association (NAIA) and the Fish, Food and Allied Workers (FFAW) recently held a meeting with the fishermen of the...

Aquaculture Projects In BC Receive Federal Funding
CANADA - Four British Columbian aquaculture businesses will receive more than $271,000 in federal funding to help with innovative ideas to improve their operations,...

Closed Fish Farms Controlled By Government
CANADA - In the new year, the federal government will assume control over all sea-based aquaculture operations, including fish farms.

SFU Tackles Sockeye Collapse
CANADA - Some fish farms should be shut down to try to open up safer routes for migrating sockeye salmon, a group of fishery scientists has recommended.

Shellfish Catch Off Nova Scotia Plummets
CANADA - The quantity of shellfish caught off Nova Scotia dropped by more than half between 2003 and 2006 as water quality deteriorated, a new report says.

Canada Moving Forward With Aquaculture
CANADA - According to a recent announcement by the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), aquaculture is an important segment of the marine sector e...

No Funding For Closed-Containment Pilot Project
CANADA - Marine Harvest Canada (MHC) says neither Ottawa nor Victoria have come through with funding for a closed-containment pilot project, but both the federal...

Alaska Catches 162 Million Salmon in 2009
CANADA - Commercial fishermen in Alaska harvested 161.7 million salmon in 2009, the 11th largest harvest on record, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and...

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.