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...

Students, Delegates: Register for Sea Lice 2010!
CANADA - Preparations are going ahead apace for Sea Lice 2010, the 8th International Sea Lice Conference, in Victoria, BC in May 2010. Deadlines for student bursaries...

B.C. Farmers Protest at Aqua Nor
NORWAY - The presence of the federal fisheries minister at an international aquaculture trade show this week sent the wrong message to British Columbia's beleaguered...

BC Given $8.5 Million for Shellfish Research Centre
CANADA — A new shellfish research centre in Deep Bay will soon be under construction with the help of an $8.5-million investment.

Mussel Projects Get a Boost
CANADA - Fisheries Minister Gail Shea has announced approximately $97,000 in funding under the Aquaculture Innovation and Market Access Program (AIMAP) for two mussel...

Port Mouton Bay Receives Moratorium on Farms
NEW ZEALAND - Nova Scotia Premier Rodney MacDonald announced an "indefinite" moratorium on more finfish aquaculture farming in bay Port Mouton Bay after years of...

Cutting-edge Cod Farm Project in Canada
CANADA - The Government of Canada and Province of Newfoundland and Labrador have joined with Cooke Aquaculture to invest in a cod demonstration farm on Newfoundland’s...

Letter of Contempt Over BC Fish Farms
CANADA - More than 500 fishermen have signed an open letter to the federal Minister of Fisheries, calling for immediate new restrictions on B.C.’s fish farming industry...

Canada to Invest in Lobsters
CANADA - The government of Canada are to announce a new investment initiative for the lobster industry.

Path Through Chaos: B.C. Rules in Favour of Fish
VANCOUVER, CANADA - The war over fish took a sustainable turn yesterday when a British Columbia Supreme Court judge ruled that the federal government - not the provinces...

First Nations Sue: Wild Stock Caught in the Net
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Class-Action Law Suit to be launched by the Kwicksutaineuk/Ah-Kwa-Mish against the British Columbia Government to address the impacts...

New Fish Farm Friendly Minister Gets Approval
CANADA - Nanaimo-Parksville MLA Ron Cantelon has been appointed Minister of Agriculture and Lands in British Columbia.

First Nations Impressed By Aquaculture Experience
CANADA - Canadian group of First Nations Chiefs and delegates from Vancouver Island recently joined staff from Marine Harvest and Grieg Seafood to attend Norway’s...

Future Food: Manitoba's Aqua-Farm Fish Plan
CANADA - Agriculture in Manitoba is advancing into the wetter realm of fish farming with the implementation of the Manitoba-Canadian Model Aqua-Farm Initiative,...