Executive Director

Ruth Salmon
Ruth.Salmon@aquaculture.ca

Ruth Salmon brings more than a decade of aquaculture experience to the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance, having served five years as Executive Director of the BC Shellfish Growers Association and seven years as a private consultant. She has held senior positions with the Canadian agri-food industry – as General Manager of the Alberta Milk Producers Association and Advertising Manager with the Dairy Bureau of Canada. Having worked at both the provincial and national levels, Ruth takes a special interest in the promotion and expansion of the aquaculture industry across Canada.

CAIA Board of Directors

Clare Backman, Marine Harvest Canada

Tillman Benfey, Aquaculture Association of Canada

Jerry Bidgood, Prince Edward Aqua Farms Ltd.

Glen Brown, Admiral Fish Farms Ltd.

Cyr Couturier, Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association

Steve Cross, Kyuquot SEAfoods Ltd.

Linda Duncan, Mussel Industry Council of North America

Terry Ennis, Atlantic Aqua Farms Inc.

Jarrod Gunn-McQuillan, PEI Aquaculture Alliance

Nell Halse, Cooke Aquaculture Ltd.

Larry Hammell, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island

Bruce Hancock, Aquaculture Association of Nova Scotia

Mia Parker, Grieg Seafood BC Ltd.

Pamela Parker, New Brunswick Salmon Growers Association

Keith Reid, Stellar Bay Shellfish Ltd

John Rose, Icy Waters Ltd.

Amedee Savoie, Maison BeauSoleil

Roberta Stevenson, BC Shellfish Growers Association

Stephen Stewart, Confederation Cove Mussels Ltd.

Tom Taylor, Northeast Nutrition Inc.

Karen Tracey, Northern Ontario Aquaculture Association

Fernando Villarroel, Mainstream Canada

Mary Ellen Walling, BC Salmon Farmers Association

Brian Yip, Fanny Bay Oysters Ltd.