BC salmon and shellfish are Made In Canada products
Did you know that the second largest seafood consumption is farmed salmon? Members of BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA) grows the world’s most desired fish….
Fish farming regulations are stringent in BC, Canada
Bad salmon farming practices in a different country must not affect our stringently regulated fish farming industry. “VANCOUVER—A Washington senator says he wants to see…
3 billion people rely on seafood to survive
“Approximately three billion people in the world rely on both wild-caught and farmed seafood as their primary source of protein.” WWF Sustainable Seafood (link below)…
Wild salmon facing toxic punch from stormwater runoff
Stormwater runoff of urban roadways pose toxic danger to wild salmon Washington State University researchers have found that salmon face a double whammy when they…
Why the Washington State fish farm collapse is an “unlikely event” in B.C.
Industry veterans say that the salmon farming industry practice of adopting state-of-the art technology to clean pen nets in B.C. is among the world’s best…
Cermaq helps First Nations students pursue bright futures
Keenan Andrew is getting closer to finally starting the career he’s been working towards for years, thanks in part to a scholarship from Cermaq Canada….
Growing fish for a growing World: The Future of Salmon Aquaculture
By Caroline Graham The North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission(NPAFC) Increasingly, national and international government organizations are pointing to aquaculture as a solution (Food and Agriculture…
Aquaculture industry supports talks to address UNDRIP issues in BC
“We are prepared to do the necessary hard work to find a path forward together in the Broughton Archipelago in keeping with and enacting the…
First Nations author warns of paid “puppets and props” used to plug resource projects in Canada.
We don’t need any green college fund babies telling us what to do in our territories says Calvin Helin, a multi-award winning author, international speaker,…
Dunn but not gone – Jeremy and the BCSFA
Jeremy Dunn, executive director at the BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA), is leaving the producers’ organisation to join Marine Harvest Canada’s Public Affairs division. Dunn…
A livelihood threatened by well-funded “bullying”
By Maurice Isaac Maurice Isaac (pictured) is a member of the Tlowitsis First Nation, and lives in Alert Bay. He is site manager at Midsummer…
Should we be able to see what bycatch is caught in our oceans?
Bycatch – Canada is not alone when it comes to poor management in the catch of non-target fish and ocean wildlife, which results in unnecessary…
World waking up to British Columbia Seafood
British Columbia continues to use safe and healthy farming practices to assist nature in staying ahead of the snowballing requests for seafood today. By Seawest…
Bid for more salmon rejected in Federal Court
By Seawestnews “Beyond a stated preference for sockeye salmon, the Squamish Nation did not address why other fish cannot satisfy the food needs of the…
Low risk of viral transfer from farmed salmon to wild sockeye, says DFO
Report is the first in a series that will assess the risk of pathogen transfer associated with aquaculture activities to wild fish and the environment…
Discredited activists trot out fishy science again
Group was warned by government not to use “reckless allegations based on incomplete science” to impact livelihood of thousands of British Columbians A group of…
Sea it! British celebs go naked to fight overfishing
British celebrities have posed naked for the Fishlove campaign to end overfishing in Europe’s waters. British actors and celebrities are shedding their clothes for the…
A solid year for Canada’s seafood farmers
Over 40 First Nation and Indigenous communities are now directly or indirectly involved in farming seafood in Canada. Canada’s seafood farmers produced a solid year…
A net loss for Canada
The catch of non-target fish and ocean wildlife, or “bycatch,” results in unnecessary waste and harm to sea life says Oceana Canada A report released…
The inconvenient truth about salmon farming in B.C.
The more British Columbians get involved in decisions about how and where our food is produced, the better it will be for our oceans and…
Activists illegally board farm, harm fish in latest stunt
A group of activists boarded the Burdwood salmon farm yesterday, and illegally launched kayaks and divers into a pen holding harvest-size Atlantic salmon. According to…
Seafood Watch upgrades Atlantic salmon farmed in BC
“B.C. is the only such region in the world to have this distinction for its entire Atlantic salmon production,” https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/environment-sustainability/seafood-watch-upgrades-atlantic-salmon-farmed-in-british-columbia-canada
Canada’s coast providing wide array of seafood for Midwest
One of the biggest sources for seafood for the United States are the coastal waters of British Columbia, from where more than 100 sustainable seafood…
Value of B.C. farm-raised salmon climbing fast
The wholesale value of B.C. farmed raised salmon rose to $796 million in 2016, creating 2,966 direct jobs and 2,716 indirect jobs, according to the…
Millions of Atlantic salmon introduced to B.C. streams since 1905
More than eight million Atlantic salmon have been intentionally released into B.C. rivers and lakes, beginning more than a century ago. But history has shown…
Seed money and research to grow B.C. shellfish industry
B.C.’s shellfish aquaculture industry currently produces 11,000 million tonnes a year with a wholesale value of $57 million. The B.C. government is partnering with the…
Geoducks: unique B.C. clams a booming business
Geoducks are a $45 million dollar a year business and only so many of the clams can be harvested each year. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/geoducks-unique-b-c-clams-a-booming-business-1.4122268
Seafood buyers and BC’s amazing bounty from the sea
Dozens of international seafood buyers – mostly from Asia – flocked to the picturesque Comox Valley in British Columbia to mix business with pleasure. Their…
The International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health
The International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health, September 2-6, 2018 Charlottetown, PE Every four years, the American Fisheries Society – Fish Health Section expands its…
Canada’s Farmed Seafood Conference 2017
Canada’s Farmed Seafood Conference 2017 November 21-22, 2017 Ottawa, ON A competitive, sustainable, diverse and growing farmed-raised seafood sector that contributes economic, environmental and public…