Mainstream Canada Obtains Environmental Certification
CANADA - Mainstream Canada has announced that in December 2009 it achieved full certification in the ISO 9001 Quality Management System (OMS) and the OHSAS 18001...

Canadian Government Acts on Aquaculture Research
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA - The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science...

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...

BC Sablefish: A Boost from Ottawa - a Market in Japan
CANADA - Sablefish farmers in B.C. are few and far between, but like their salmon-raising counterparts, they have battled to be heard in the debate over wild-versus-aquaculture...

Funding Innovation in Quebec's Shellfish
QUEBEC, CANADA - Two innovative projects for improving the production and economic performance of Quebec's shellfish farming industry will receive the total sum...

New Aquaculture Species Reaping Rewards
CANADA - A handful of new species are making a splash in the Canadian fish farms industry.

Canada Supports Atlantic Lobster Industry
NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA – The Atlantic Canadian lobster industry will get a marketing boost of close to half a million dollars in joint funding as announced today...

Success for First Generation of Farmed Yellowtail
GENERAL - Following the Australian company Clean Seas, Acuinor S.A. is the second aquaculture company in the world to reproduce yellowtail kingfish in captivity....

Atlantic Innovation Fund Gets Started
CANADA - Several major research projects involving the fishing and aquaculture industry were included in the latest projects funded in P.E.I. under the Atlantic...