Calls for International Food Safety Standards
CANADA - A professor with the University of Manitoba is calling for international standards for the approval of health claims on food product labels, writes Bruce...

Inquiry Into Effect of Farming on Wild Fish
CANADA - British Columbia Salmon Farmers welcome the inquiry into the sockeye salmon returns.

Standards For Handling Aquatic Animal Pathogens
CANANDA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is seeking comments on the Containment Standards for Facilities Handling Aquatic Animal Pathogens.

Aquaculture Strategy 'Important Advance' for Ontario Fish Farmers
CANADA - The Northern Ontario fish farming industry are pushing for new legislation with the "Strategy for Sustainable Aquaculture Development in Ontario".

First Nations Call for Say in Salmon Regulation
CANADA - British Columbia's First Nations is calling for a say in the regulation of salmon farms in the province.

Ministers Determined to Maximise Aquatic Potential
CANADA - Federal, provincial and territorial fisheries and aquaculture ministers concluded the annual meeting of the Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture...

Seafood Processors Gain from Provincial Funding
NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA - The province's seafood industry is improving its competitiveness in the global marketplace with funding from the province.

Protest over Threat to Wild Salmon
CANADA - More than 700 protestors turned out at the weekend for a rally to protest over the threat to wild salmon stocks.

Nearly C$800,000 for Nova Scotia Aquaculture
NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA - The province has announced the recipients of nearly C$800,000 in aquaculture funding.

Federal Govt. Quietly Hands over Fish Farm Management
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Coastal fish farms are to be managed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada rather than the federal government.

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

Authorities Criticised over Salmon Returns
CANADA - An environmental organisation has accused the Britisah Columbian authorities of not doing enough to ensure the welfare of salmon returning to the province's...

PEI Minister Speaks out on Shellfish Harvesting Ban
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA - PEI's Minister of Fisheries has requested immediate testing of shellfish harvesting areas.

Shellfish Ban Frustrates PEI Fisheries Minister
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA - P.E.I.'s minister of fisheries and aquaculture is voicing concern over the ban on harvesting maritime shellfish.

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.

Canada's Aborigines Respond to Aquaculture Reform
CANADA - The Musgamagw-Tsawataineuk Tribal Council (MTTC) has announced that the preliminary results for the Coordinated Area Management Plan (CAMP) between Marine...

Actor Causes Stellar Trouble over Fish Comments
CANADA - A letter from the Star Trek actor William Shatner to the Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has caused a storm of anger among fish farmers in British...

Shatner Joins B.C. Salmon Farm Debate
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — William Shatner recently waded into the debate about British Columbia's controversial fish farms.

Antiparasitic Drug for Farmed Salmon Gains Approval
CANADA - SLICE® (emamectin benzoate), a leading product for controlling immature and adult stages of sea lice in farm-raised salmon, has received full approval from...

CA$413,000 to Study Sea Lice at VIU
CANADA - Vancouver Island University professor Dr. Duane Barker has received a three-year $413,000 research grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research...

Reduced Sea Lice Brings Hope, but No Promise
BROUGHTON ARCHIPELAGO, CANADA - The preliminary results from the 2009 Coordinated Area Management Plan (CAMP) released by the Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture...

Monitoring and Managing B.C. Sea Lice
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The out migration of young salmon in the Broughton Archipelago is now complete, says BC Salmon Farmers Association. They say, throughout...

Chile's Virus Unlikely to Spread in British Columbia
CHILE - The virus that has crippled Chile's farmed salmon industry is extremely unlikely to appear at B.C.'s fish farms, says Clare Backman, environmental relations...

New Funds for Yellowtail Research in Newfoundland
CANADA - The Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland (MI) has received funding from the provincial government to help make the yellowtail...

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,...