Cooke Aquaculture Expands
CANADA - Cooke Aquaculture is pleased to announce the signing of a Letter of Intent to purchase the assets of Ocean to Ocean and its subsidiary Ocean King.

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...

Aquaculture Compensation Plan Needs Revised
CANADA - A fisheries and aquaculture compensation plan submitted by Vale Inco Newfoundland and Labrador Limited must be revised before it will be accepted.

Provincial Government Funds Energy Efficiency Workshops
CANADA - The Provincial Government is providing approximately $19,000 in funding to the Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) to conduct a series of energy efficiency...

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...

Aquaculture Training Scheme Launched
CANADA - Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association (NAIA) is launching professional development training for local finfish and shellfish aquaculturists.

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...

Canada Protects Waters Against Foreign Overfishing
CANADA - Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea made the following statement last week, in response to calls from the Faroe Islands and Greenland for Canadian ports...

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).

Transitional Policy For Aquaculture
CANADA - Victoria province has placed a moratorium on issuing new finfish aquaculture licences and will no longer be accepting new applications for shellfish aquaculture,...

VHS Virus Detected In Lake Superior
CANADA - For the first time, the presence of an exceptionally virulent fish virus (viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus or VHSV) has been identified in fish from Lake...

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

Florida Farm Fish Freezing to Death
CANADA - Continuous freezing weather is effected fish farms in British Columbia, according to Lois Kindle from the Brandon News and Tribune.

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

Aquactic Research Lab Upgrades
CANADA - While fluctuating ocean temperatures, pollution and contamination each pose threats to marine life, many fish can survive in these conditions. But as those...

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...

Nova Scotia Seafood Industry Receives Funding
CANADA - Nova Scotia's seafood industry will continue to improve its competitiveness in the global marketplace with funding from the province.

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,...

Comments Sought On Animal Health Regulations
CANADA - The Government of Canada is committed to protecting the country's aquatic animal resources and is seeking comments on the proposed amendments to the Health...

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.

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...

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.