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New joint venture between Clearwater Seafoods and Quin-Sea Fisheries to secure future processing in St. Anthony, NL Shrimp Plant. Clearwater Seafoods (“Clearwater”) and Quin-Sea Fisheries are pleased to announce that they have entered into an ...
New research to broaden understanding of oyster-related illnesses. Every year people around the world enjoy oysters from British Columbia (BC) but oyster-related illnesses have posed risks to human health, and the BC oyster industry. Several ...
Vietnam sees potential in Canadian shrimp market. Canada is currently the sixth largest shrimp importer of Vietnam, accounting for 4.3% of the total export value of Vietnamese shrimp to markets, according to the Vietnam Association ...
Canadian aquaponics company achieves organic certification – Canadian company Habitat Craft Cannabis Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Habitat Life Sciences Inc., has announced that it has received its Canadian General Standards Board Organic Aquaculture Standard Certification CAN/CGSB-32.312-2018 ...
Nova Scotian fish feed mill hosts open day. Northeast Nutrition Inc., located in the Truro Business Park in Nova Scotia, has hosted an open house for the local business community in collaboration with the Truro ...
Record sales for Clearwater. Canadian based international seafood company, Clearwater, has achieved record year-to-date sales of $449.2 million, with year-over-year adjusted EBITDA growth at 5.6%. Sales for third quarter and year-to-date grew 6.7% and 3.9% ...
Full disclosure call on salmon mortality incident. Newfoundland fisheries minister has called on fish farmer Mowi Canada East to provide full disclosure on the extent of a recent salmon mass mortality event. Gerry Byrne, Minister ...
BC fishing industry sounds alarm on MSC certified salmon. – “Everyone who cares about wild salmon in British Columbia should be worried,” said the Canadian Pacific Sustainable Seafood Society’s Christina Burridge of its decision to ...
British Columbia agreement. The ‘Namgis, Kwikwasut’inuxw Haxwa’mis, and Mamalilikulla First Nations in Canada have reached agreements regarding the implementation of the Broughton First Nations Indigenous Monitoring and Inspection Plan (IMIP) in British Columbia with Cermaq ...
Canadian salmon farmers hit back at transparency accusations. The Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association has hit back at accusations by the Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) about the transparency of reporting farmed salmon escapes and the ...
Viciunai gains business with Walmart Canada. Lithuanian seafood processor, Viciunai Group, says its business development in the main markets across the Atlantic is gaining momentum, with the company entering the stores of the global retail ...
Canada increases funding to support Pacific salmon. The Canadian Government has announced $15 million in additional annual funding to support wild Pacific salmon research and management, including: • Stock assessment activities to get more detailed ...
Canada tackles plastic pollution and ghost fishing gear in our oceans. Plastic pollution is a global challenge that requires immediate action. It pollutes our rivers, lakes, and oceans and entangles and kills marine mammals. Every ...
Canada delivers funding support for fisheries projects. The Government of Canada and the Province of New Brunswick (NB) has announced funding support to 21 projects through the Atlantic Fisheries Fund. The funding—a total contribution of ...
Canadian Scallop Dredge Funding Support – The Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec have announced new funding to support the development of an eco-friendly scallop dredge. The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Member of Parliament ...
Independent offshore environmental authority called for by NE Canadian fishers. The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) supports is calling for an independent authority to oversee the environment in the province’s ...
Investment for New Brunswick fishing community – The community of North Head on Grand Manan Island in north-east Canada is welcoming a significant federal investment that will benefit the local economy. Coastal communities across Canada ...
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