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...

Sea Lice Resistance
CANADA - Concerns have been raised that sea lice on salmon farms may be becoming resistant to SLICE - the prescribed treatment used on British Columbia (BC) salmon...

BC Salmon Farmers Defend Farmed Salmon
CANADA - The British Columbian Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA) has hit back at recent publicity which discussed the impacts of farmed salmon on wild stocks.

An Education In Salmon
CANADA - Hundreds of volunteers throughout the range of wild Atlantic salmon are helping the Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) deliver the time-tested, much acclaimed...

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...

Broughton Pink Salmon Return In Large Numbers
CANADA - Almost three times as many fish returned to spawn last fall compared with the brood year in 2007.

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...

Best Management And Performance Standards For Shellfish
CANADA - A new report by the National Research Council recommends how to apply best management practices and performance standards to maintain or restore ecosystems...

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...

Lobster Industry Receives Aid
CANADA - Ottawa, the Atlantic provinces and Quebec are putting just over $400,000 into the lobster industry.

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...

Shellfish Harvesters Fined
CANADA – Three Vancouver shellfish harvesters received fines after pleading guilty in Surrey Provincial Court to offences under the Fisheries Act.

Grieg Implements Harmonised Regional Management Plan
CANADA - Norwegian company, Grieg Seafood, is to make in season production changes to its operations in Esperanza Inlet on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, in...

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).

Marine Harvest and ENGO Reach Agreement
CANADA - Leading aquaculture company, Marine Harvest has reached an understanding with environmental groups in British Columbia.

Effective Fish Health Management
CANADA - The British Columbian Fish Health Programme is effective in monitoring, reporting and governing fish diseases, according to an audit carried out by the...

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...

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...

Harmonised Regional Management Plan Implemented
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Grieg Seafood announced today that it is making in season production changes to its operations in Esperanza Inlet on the West Coast of...

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...

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