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Woman In Aquaculture

Traditionally, historically, women have been responsible for feeding their families and communities, therefore it is a quite a natural leap for women to be involved…

Orcalab spouts “unethical” claims about baby whale’s death, again

For anyone to exploit the recent death of a baby Orca is unconscionable – Pacific Salmon Foundation By SeaWestNews Taking the cue from an American…

‘Aquaculture one of the best ways to save wild salmon’

I’m as invested as anyone else in ensuring there’s wild salmon in the future, and I would argue that aquaculture’s probably one of the best…

 Buffer zone to keep eco-bullies away from salmon farms

“Given the evidence of the intimidation being carried out against Marine Harvest’s employees by the defendants, there is a necessity to have a buffer zone,”…

Marine Harvest HR team among “the best of the best”

Marine Harvest is a finalist for having the most outstanding HR team of the year By SeaWestNews Marine Harvest’s Human Resources team has been selected…

Farmed seafood to grow  by 40 percent worldwide: UN

A look at some of what is happening in the world of aquaculture By Samantha McLeod SeaWestNews The United Nations says that aquaculture (Farmed Seafood)…

Sea Shepherd “unethical” for exploiting death of baby Orca

Pacific Salmon Foundation shoots down Sea Shepherd’s claim while taking aim at critics of a study it supports. By Fabian Dawson SeaWestNews The Pacific Salmon…

Stable coastal communities because of salmon farming

Evidence of British Columbia’s success as a world leader in salmon farming is found all around, in the social fabric of coastal communities reborn thanks…

Funding Available For Aquaculture Projects

Sea Pact project funding available for innovative aquaculture projects By SeaWestNews Sea Pact, an innovative alliance of seafood industry leaders, has announced the opening of…

Whale of a whopper by anti-fish farm activists

“Savaged study” used by anti-fish farming activists to link death of orca to salmon farming By Fabian Dawson SeaWestNews A discredited study, savaged by some…

Fish farming will play a bigger role in feeding the world’s population

Salmon farms represent about .05 percent of the entire B.C. coast, they have been tucked away in the bays and fiords along the vast B.C….

More countries around the world turning to fish farms: UN

As Canadian salmon farmers push Ottawa for a Federal Aquaculture Act, the UN is also urging countries to implement proper legislation for their fish farming…

A new chapter for aquaculture in the US

Proposed US legislation is similar to calls for a Federal Aquaculture Act in Canada By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, (R-Miss. pictured), has introduced…

The “super wicked problem” of wild Atlantic salmon decline

Some like to point the finger at salmon farming; but, the fact is no one really knows why there has been a continual decline of…

I’m a salmon farmer, proudly

I am proud of what we do, I love being part of an industry that was created to ensure sustainability. We operate under strict guidelines…

Salmon farmers do swimmingly in Iceland

Salmon production increase attracts new companies to fish farming in Iceland By Seawestnews Fish farming production in Iceland has increased by 38 per cent during…