The Omega-3 factor for a healthy body
Eating seafood twice a week contributes to a healthier diet and can play an important role in improving the health of Canadians of all ages….
Wild salmon facing toxic punch from stormwater runoff
Stormwater runoff of urban roadways pose toxic danger to wild salmon Washington State University researchers have found that salmon face a double whammy when they…
Why the Washington State fish farm collapse is an “unlikely event” in B.C.
Industry veterans say that the salmon farming industry practice of adopting state-of-the art technology to clean pen nets in B.C. is among the world’s best…
Seafood nutrients and why you need them
Farmed fish and shellfish are both excellent natural sources of high quality protein and essential nutrients By SeaWestNews Farmed fish and shellfish are both excellent…
Why seafood is good for your health
From heart disease to aging, seafood consumption has a range of benefits for your body and mind By SeaWestNews There is an abundance of ongoing…
Cermaq helps First Nations students pursue bright futures
Keenan Andrew is getting closer to finally starting the career he’s been working towards for years, thanks in part to a scholarship from Cermaq Canada….
“These really are the good old days”
We get to live, work, and play in one of the most beautiful places on earth, says 30-year retiring veteran of BC’s salmon farming industry….
Expert panel to provide credible aquaculture science
Panel will help government remain a strong, science-based regulator of the aquaculture industry (Pictured) Canada’s chief science advisor, Dr. Mona Nemer By Seawest News Canada’s…
Growing fish for a growing World: The Future of Salmon Aquaculture
By Caroline Graham The North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission(NPAFC) Increasingly, national and international government organizations are pointing to aquaculture as a solution (Food and Agriculture…
Aquaculture industry supports talks to address UNDRIP issues in BC
“We are prepared to do the necessary hard work to find a path forward together in the Broughton Archipelago in keeping with and enacting the…
World waking up to British Columbia Seafood
British Columbia continues to use safe and healthy farming practices to assist nature in staying ahead of the snowballing requests for seafood today. By Seawest…
Seafood Watch upgrades Atlantic salmon farmed in BC
“B.C. is the only such region in the world to have this distinction for its entire Atlantic salmon production,” https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/environment-sustainability/seafood-watch-upgrades-atlantic-salmon-farmed-in-british-columbia-canada
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, from where more than 100 sustainable seafood…
Value of B.C. farm-raised salmon climbing fast
The wholesale value of B.C. farmed raised salmon rose to $796 million in 2016, creating 2,966 direct jobs and 2,716 indirect jobs, according to the…
Millions of Atlantic salmon introduced to B.C. streams since 1905
More than eight million Atlantic salmon have been intentionally released into B.C. rivers and lakes, beginning more than a century ago. But history has shown…
Geoducks: unique B.C. clams a booming business
Geoducks are a $45 million dollar a year business and only so many of the clams can be harvested each year. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/geoducks-unique-b-c-clams-a-booming-business-1.4122268
Seafood buyers and BC’s amazing bounty from the sea
Dozens of international seafood buyers – mostly from Asia – flocked to the picturesque Comox Valley in British Columbia to mix business with pleasure. Their…
Blackfin Pub, BC Chefs, BC Seafood, BC’s Gas
Blackfin Pub serves up BC seafood and is the first of many family operated businesses that visitors discover as they fly into Comox Harbour. In…
The International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health
The International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health, September 2-6, 2018 Charlottetown, PE Every four years, the American Fisheries Society – Fish Health Section expands its…
Canada’s Farmed Seafood Conference 2017
Canada’s Farmed Seafood Conference 2017 November 21-22, 2017 Ottawa, ON A competitive, sustainable, diverse and growing farmed-raised seafood sector that contributes economic, environmental and public…
Seafood Industry pumps millions into BC economy
Source: Mata Press Service – published by asingh on Tue, 10/03/2017 – 18:26 British Columbia’s salmon aquaculture industry, often lambasted at home by critics armed with fishy…
Asia’s appetite for BC seafood growing
Source: By Mata Press Service In a remote area northwest of Vancouver Island called Kyuquot Sound, sablefish, a Japanese delicacy for decades, is gently cultured…
What is the history of salmon farming in BC?
B.C.’s original fish farmers date back to only the mid-1970s and 1980s. The industry was initially experimental in the 1970s becoming an organized industry in…
How do we manage sea lice in salmon farms?
Farm-raised salmon are free of sea lice when they are entered into the ocean, but during the fall adult wild salmon may pass sea lice…
Are salmon farms killing off wild salmon?
No. A comprehensive study into dozens of possible threats that may have affected the return of Fraser River sockeye (2009) did not find salmon farms…
Why are there deformed fish in salmon pens?
In any animal population there are individuals born with deformities, or who suffer from stunted growth or injuries. This is no different in a fish…
Why do we farm salmon?
Without salmon farming in aquaculture, wild fish are at risk of overfishing Fish are the world’s largest traded food commodity. Our oceans cannot supply the…
What is BC’s highest valued seafood product?
Farm-raised salmon is B.C.’s highest valued seafood product. Farmed salmon is the province’s top agricultural export, and generates over $1.5-billion towards the B.C. economy, resulting…
What is Shellfish aquaculture?
Shellfish aquaculture is the farming (i.e., cultivation and harvest) of aquatic invertebrates, such as oysters, clams and mussels. Cultivation implies involvement in the rearing process…
Where do we farm shellfish in BC?
Shellfish farms are located primarily around the west coast of Vancouver Island and in the Georgia Basin. The cool, nutrient-rich coastal waters of British Columbia’s…