Canada

Ottawa’s plan to ban ocean salmon farming in British Columbia directly undercuts Prime Minister Mark Carney’s pledge to link conservation, economic growth and partnership with First Nations. CommentaryBy Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews …

New research says aquaculture faces more federal regulation than any other American food sector, as Canada’s seafood farmers press Ottawa to cut overlap, clarify oversight and create a clearer path …

Canada’s seafood growers are recognized as farmers under tax law but remain shut out of major federally funded and cost-shared agriculture programs that pump billions into domestic food production.

Mowi’s latest annual report shows growth in major salmon-producing regions, while its B.C. business faces highly uncertain future prospects amid Ottawa’s aquaculture policy paralysis.

Campbell River-based Poseidon is taking its technology story to the largest aquaculture trade show in the southern hemisphere, highlighting the growing international reach of B.C.-built salmon farming infrastructure.

At North America’s biggest seafood trade show this week, B.C. promoted exports, jobs and global opportunity, but once again stopped short of fully backing the salmon farming sector driving much …

A strong Canadian delegation is using the ongoing Seafood Expo North America to promote exports and coastal jobs, amid growing calls for aquaculture and wild fisheries to be recognized as …

A new regional survey shows Atlantic Canadians increasingly see aquaculture as a source of jobs, food security and economic strength, while British Columbia remains stuck in a salmon farming debate …

Surging demand in China’s seafood market, combined with renewed Canada–China trade engagement  could create major export opportunities for farmed salmon from British Columbia

The BC Assembly of First Nations’ resolution on salmon aquaculture collides with the very principle of Indigenous self-determination it claims to defend.

Industry leaders discuss misinformation, transparency and the growing importance of public trust as aquaculture expands to meet global food demand.

Mowi taps Michelin-trained chef  to showcase farmed salmon to North American seafood lovers

Land-based fish farmer launches petition seeking federal and provincial government financing to kickstart steelhead salmon operations in Gold River, British Columbia.

A new scientific study is being ripped of its context and weaponized by anti-salmon farming activists to revive their discredited campaigns against ocean aquaculture in British Columbia.

A newly released report shows the United States fast-tracking domestic aquaculture production through science, permitting reform, and federal investment, even as Canada remains mired in political disputes over seafood farming.

An assessment of aquaculture’s workforce challenge shows the sector’s future depends on leadership trust and social licence but will ultimately be decided by people not platforms.

“For us to see the province of B.C. highlight aquaculture is something we’re very proud of,” – Jade Berg, director of marketing and innovation for Golden Eagle Sablefish.

The judicial decision on salmon aquaculture in B.C.’s Discovery Islands is being laundered into claims of scientific validation, ecological success, and Indigenous consensus, even though the court ruled on none …

The Discovery Islands ruling is not a victory for wild salmon. It is a victory for ministerial discretion exercised without an obligation to prove results.

With food insecurity rising and affordability measures rolling out, seafood farmers want aquaculture formally embedded in Canada’s new National Food Security Strategy, not left trapped in politics.

The World Economic Forum says surging seafood demand will put aquaculture at the heart of global food security, as Canada wrestles with the on-the-ground reality of its planned phase-out of …

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Davos message should come straight back to Canada and land on one file Ottawa has fumbled for years: ocean salmon farming in British Columbia.

Aquaculture’s mix of innovation, Indigenous partnerships and value-added potential is gaining relevance across the country’s food and beverage sector as companies look to strengthen “grown in Canada” sourcing. By Fabian …

“Canada’s aquaculture production is a national economic treasure, but it has been seriously weakened by irresponsible government policies,”  Timothy Kennedy, CAIA President and CEO.

From aquaculture to forestry and pipeline construction, activists are cloaking their ideological campaigns in hereditary authority to block resource projects in British Columbia, warns an Indigenous resource-development advocate.

Shifting animal protein production from the ocean to land puts far more species at risk, according to an international study that challenges the assumptions behind Ottawa’s plan to phase out …

From sea lice claims to disease scare tactics, four activist narratives drove pressure on salmon farming in British Columbia in 2025, even as long-term science repeatedly contradicted them.

Veteran U.S.-based fisheries scientist says Ottawa risks repeating Washington State’s aquaculture policy failure with its plan to ban ocean salmon farming in BC.

Ending the proposed ocean salmon farming ban in BC is the clearest signal PM Mark Carney can send to show that his environmental policy on aquaculture will be guided by …