salmon farming

A new regional survey shows Atlantic Canadians increasingly see aquaculture as a source of jobs, food security and economic strength, while British Columbia remains stuck in a salmon farming debate …

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

The BC Assembly of First Nations’ resolution on salmon aquaculture collides with the very principle of Indigenous self-determination it claims to defend.

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

While global competitors scale up to meet rising demand for farmed salmon, Canadian production has flatlined as the country increasingly relies on expensive imports to fill the gap.

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.

An assessment of aquaculture’s workforce challenge shows the sector’s future depends on leadership trust and social licence but will ultimately be decided by people not platforms.

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 aquaculture to forestry and pipeline construction, activists are cloaking their ideological campaigns in hereditary authority to block resource projects in British Columbia, warns an Indigenous resource-development advocate.

Shifting animal protein production from the ocean to land puts far more species at risk, according to an international study that challenges the assumptions behind Ottawa’s plan to phase out …

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.

Ending the proposed ocean salmon farming ban in BC is the clearest signal PM Mark Carney can send to show that his environmental policy on aquaculture will be guided by …

A record food drive highlights how young professionals in BC’s salmon farming sector are connecting food security, community responsibility, and the future of aquaculture.

Amid an activist-driven federal plan to end ocean salmon farming on Canada’s West Coast, the Tlowitsis First Nation declares outside actors are undermining economic partnerships essential for rebuilding their community.

Seafood is expected to see the smallest price increase next year, even as trade uncertainty and salmon farming policy disputes in BC raise concerns about future supply and affordability.

Federal funding is successfully advancing Canadian aquaculture technology overseas, exposing a growing disconnect with domestic policy that is sidelining locally farmed salmon in favour of imports.

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.