Aquaculture in Canada

New federal data show modest growth in farmed seafood production, but a decade after peaking, Canada’s aquaculture sector remains deeply constrained by policy uncertainty as global competitors scale up.

The Campbell River seafood processor marked its billion-pound milestone by donating 12,000 cans of salmon to the local food bank, underscoring a long-standing link between seafood production, food security and …

The 2025 CAIA Sustainability Report documents reduced antibiotic use, improved fish survival, stronger feed sourcing standards, and expanded environmental reporting across Canada’s salmon farming sector.

As the UN reports major international gains in aquaculture, seafood industry leaders gathering in Ottawa warn that Canada is moving in the opposite direction, undermining investment, coastal stability and Indigenous-led …

A sweeping international review warns that Canada’s move to ban ocean salmon farms in British Columbia casts aside decades of science, threatens the stability of coastal communities, and does almost …

“The salmon farming sector has demonstrated its value but continues to be sidelined by federal hesitation and activist pressure,” – Dallas Smith, IPSS advisory council member

Susan Farquharson believed the ocean and the communities who depend on it are inseparable. That belief defined her work in aquaculture and will continue to guide those carrying it forward.

As AI reshapes seafood farming, Excel Career College on Vancouver Island is preparing workers who can support both aquaculture innovation and ocean stewardship.

More than 70 companies warn that Ottawa’s policy uncertainty is pushing Vancouver Island communities toward an economic breaking point, urging Premier David Eby to support a stable, Indigenous-led path forward …

A decade-long project in New Brunswick is using adapted ocean aquaculture systems to raise wild salmon to adulthood and return them to rivers where returns had nearly disappeared.

The right to say no to salmon farming also includes the right to say yes. When First Nations choose to work with the aquaculture industry, that decision must be respected, …

Canada’s farmed seafood production has fallen to a decade low, even as the United States advances national legislation to expand aquaculture for food security and coastal growth.

“We have the natural assets to lead in aquaculture, but if we don’t act with urgency, we will simply miss the opportunity” – Canada’s Ocean Supercluster CEO, Kendra MacDonald

Through decades of research, teaching, and global outreach, Cyr Couturier has turned the promise of aquaculture into a model for sustainable livelihoods, food security, and coastal resilience.

This Thanksgiving season, a new campaign is shining a light on farmers, on land and at sea, and the innovations shaping a more sustainable food future for Canada. By Fabian …

A new EAT–Lancet Commission report highlights aquaculture as a cornerstone of future food systems, laying bare why Canada needs to grow its seafood farming sector and scrap the activist-induced plan …

“Telling us to remove salmon farms from our territories is an attempt to override our rights, our governance, and our self-determination,” say coastal First Nations in BC, as Canada marks …

At the Get It Done BC forum, mayors warn that rural communities and industries like aquaculture, forestry, and mining face collapse unless the provincial government steps up to defend them.

Industry leaders, scientists, politicians, and policymakers gather in St. John’s, Newfoundland, this week to tackle the pressing challenges facing Canada’s aquaculture sector

Indigenous leaders unite to blend ancestral knowledge with modern science, positioning aquaculture as a solution for food security, sovereignty, and sustainable coastal economies.

New peer-reviewed findings show the evidence does not support the narrative that “no salmon farms mean no sea lice”, raising fresh questions about Ottawa’s activist-induced plan to curtail ocean-based aquaculture …

“I believe Canada can become a global leader in the next generation of aquaculture production,” says Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson.

In a pre-budget submission, seafood farmers urge Ottawa to deliver investment certainty and formally recognise aquaculture as agriculture.

New OECD-FAO and World Bank reports champion seafood farming as key to feeding the planet, but Canada’s aquaculture sector remains paralysed by political indecision.

New peer-reviewed study exposes flawed science, misrepresented risks, and activist influence behind Trudeau-era plan to eliminate ocean-based salmon aquaculture in British Columbia

A collaboration between University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) and Vancouver Island’s Browns Bay Packing Company aims to change the way seafood is packaged and shipped across the globe.

Canada Day call for Indigenous partnership and economic resilience fuels Campbell River’s push to revive aquaculture, protect resource-sector jobs, and demand science-based reforms from policymakers.

As the World Bank calls for bold expansion in global seafood production, Canada is steering BC salmon farmers toward unproven and unviable small-scale land-based fish farms.

First, I want to be clear that although the topic of this op-ed is my viewpoint from supporting First Nations working with salmon farming in their territories, I am not …