Aquaculture in Canada

Global harvests and profits surge for the world’s and Canada’s largest salmon farmer, even as Ottawa’s 2029 plan to ban marine salmon farms in British Columbia keeps the nation’s aquaculture …

A routine letter to Ottawa from international salmon-farming groups is being recast as a foreign-influence threat by activists whose fundraising pitch and public support are losing ground.

Ottawa’s move to mark hatchery Chinook exposes the managed reality behind British Columbia’s wild salmon debate and the selective attack on ocean-based aquaculture.

Coastal Indigenous leaders are pressing Prime Minister Mark Carney to reverse Ottawa’s 2029 ocean salmon farming ban on Canada’s West Coast and recognize a First Nations-led path for aquaculture, investment …

Canada’s latest food sentiment index found no year-over-year increase in preference for wild-caught fish over farm-raised fish, undercutting activist claims that seafood shoppers are turning against aquaculture.

Conservative MP Aaron Gunn’s bid to force release of a key B.C. salmon farming report was shut down by what he calls a “childish and embarrassing” filibuster.

A new RBC report is saying Canada needs more investment, more food production and more confidence from capital markets. What Ottawa is doing in British Columbia is the exact opposite, …

At a recent webinar on seafood’s leaders of tomorrow, speakers from Norway and Canada, made clear that aquaculture’s future will be shaped by people who show up, keep learning and …

East Coast salmon farmers are urging Ottawa to deny federal funds to the Atlantic Salmon Federation, saying taxpayer dollars must not bankroll “an activist group” targeting aquaculture, rural jobs and …

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.

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 …

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

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.

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 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.