Seafood Products Export Profile
Seafood products include primary production products and post-vessel and post-farm processed products. In 2016, B.C. exported $1.3 billion in seafood products to 80 markets, an…
2016: British Columbia Seafood at a glance
British Columbia’s seafood sector comprises primary production from commercial fishing and aquaculture. Seafood does not include post-vessel or post-farm processing. B.C. is one of the…
Marine Commercial Fisheries
British Columbia has a diverse seafood industry with marine commercial fisheries providing enhanced social and economic benefits through responsible management practices that protect the environment…
Aquaculture on British Columbia’s coastlines
British Columbia’s coastline is also ideal for aquaculture because of its climate, water quality and sheltered bays. The three main groups of species currently cultured…
Salmon in the city
The Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) is the advocate for local government in British Columbia. UBCM’s vision is to effectively represent and serve all local…
BC Shellfish Festival – Thanks 2017
BC Shellfish Festival was a blast last year and coming soon again. Save the date for the 12th annual BC Shellfish and Seafood Festival, June 8-17,…
Fletcher: Premier Horgan fumbles fish farm file
The B.C. NDP’s transition from protest party to minority government is not going smoothly — and its ham-fisted threat to cancel salmon farm tenures north…
Vaughn Palmer: Time to reel in Popham’s ministry for fish file review
Source: Vancouver Sun – October 23, 2017 | Last Updated: October 23, 2017 7:44 PM PDT VICTORIA — Once again Monday, Agricultural Minister Lana Popham was accused…
B.C. VIEWS: Salmon farm smear campaign sinks
Source: The Columbia Valley Pioneer – Oct. 16, 2017 10:30 a.m. After more than a decade of U.S.-funded attacks targeted exclusively on B.C.’s salmon farm industry,…
Value of B.C. farm-raised salmon climbing fast, industry report says
Source: Vancouver Sun – September 28, 2017 | Last Updated: September 28, 2017 8:34 AM PDT The value of B.C. farm raised salmon rose 37 per…
Millions of Atlantic salmon introduced to B.C. streams since 1905
Atlantic salmon release programs on the West Coast were a collaboration between the provincial government and the Dominion Department of Fisheries Source: Vancouver Sun – September…
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 Source: Farm World Online -Cindy Ladage –…