Canada and France reach cod stock agreement. Since 1994, Canada and France (in respect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon) have co-managed fish stocks, including cod in the 3Ps zone off the south coast of Newfoundland ...
Newfoundland seafood sector says capelin closure call misguided. The Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) in Newfoundland, Canada, says the capelin fishery is supported by existing science, making calls for a closure of the commercial fishery ...
Canadian producers express concern over cod moratorium call. The Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) in Newfoundland says calls for a moratorium on 3Ps cod (Canada Atlantic cod) are wrong in the face of the evidence ...
Seafood Fraud a Global Concern A Guardian Seascape analysis of 44 recent studies of more than 9,000 seafood samples from restaurants, fishmongers and supermarkets in more than 30 countries found that 36% were mislabelled, exposing ...
Canada moves to stem invasive mussel threat. The Canadian Government is urging people to help prevent the spread of invasive Zebra Mussels. As one of the six prohibited species under Canada’s federal Aquatic Invasive Species Regulations, ...
Innovative egg to harvest solution to bring transformative benefits to aquaculture. Ocean Supercluster Announces $27M Integrated Operations And Real-Time Analytics Project. Together with project partners, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster announced the Integrated Operations and Real-Time Analytics ...
Quebec Fisheries Fund grants more than $1 million for 13 projects across the province. The Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec are announcing funding of more than $1 million to improve the efficiency, quality ...
Canada fights against IUU, exactEarth to provide Advanced AIS services for MDA’s Dark Vessel Detection Programme. exactEarth Ltd. (“the Company”) (TSX: XCT), announces that it has signed an agreement with MDA to provide advanced Satellite‐AIS ...
Canadian seafood processing associations join forces. The seafood processing sector in Newfoundland and Labrador has come together in one association. The Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) and Seafood Processors of Newfoundland and Labrador (SPONL) have ...
Call for reconsideration of Discovery Islands decision by B.C.’s Salmon Farmers. Economic analysis underlines lack of reasonable consultation and understanding of decision’s impacts. Based on the findings of an independent economic analysis released today, B.C.’s ...
Brown’s Bay Packing – value and vision. Vancouver Island’s Stephen Hall pursued a career in operational management in heavy industries and infrastructure, working at the heart of operations like pulp and paper mills, oil sands ...
Canada’s new Blue Economy Strategy. With the world’s longest coastline and connected to three oceans, Canada is well positioned to be a global leader in the blue economy – an economy that creates good, middle-class ...
AquaMaof Announces Start of Construction of Proximar’s RAS Facility in Japan. AquaMaof Aquaculture Technologies Ltd., world leader in Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) technology for intelligent land-based aquaculture, is embarking on construction of a RAS facility ...
Canadian funding to protect and restore Pacific wild salmon. Canada has announced funding for four projects under the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BCSRIF). Over the next four years, more than $4M in ...
Clearwater seafoods incorporated, Premium Brands Holdings Corporation and Mi’kmaq First Nations’ Coalition celebrate completion of historic transaction. Clearwater shareholders provided overwhelming support for the transaction. Colin MacDonald, Chair of the board of directors of Clearwater ...
Transformation of Canadian Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation. Since its creation over 50 years ago, the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation (FFMC) has played an important role in the lives of inland fish harvesters, including those in ...
Climate change linked to decline of migratory Arctic fish. Climate change is proving a major risk to one of Canada’s vital fish species according to new research published in Nature Climate Change. Arctic Charr are ...
Anger over Discovery Islands salmon farm closure plan. North Vancouver Island Mayors and the BC Salmon Farmers Association Board have sent an Open Letter to Canadian Minister Bernadette Jordan outlining their concern over the Government ...
Dates announced for groundfish season in Saguenay Fjord, Canada Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced recently that the groundfish ice fishing season on the Saguenay Fjord will begin on January 9 and end on March 7, ...
Cermaq Canada launches trial of new innovative system in BC waters. The trial of the new Semi-Closed Containment System (SCCS) is officially underway in Canada by Cermaq with the successful stocking of young salmon, called ...