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

Cyr Couturier, Aquaculture Association of Canada

Clare Backman, Marine Harvest Canada
Steve Cross, Kyuquot SEAfoods Ltd.
Linda Duncan, PEI Aquaculture Alliance
Nell Halse, Cooke Aquaculture Inc.
Brian Muise, Aquaculture Association of Nova Scotia
Miranda Pryor, NL Aquaculture Industry Association
John Rose, Icy Waters Ltd.

Linda Sams, Centre for Aquatic Health Sciences
Pam Parker, New Brunswick Salmon Growers Association
Roberta Stevenson, Executive Director, BC Shellfish Growers Association
Stephen Stewart, Confederation Cove Mussels
Karen Tracey, Northern Ontario Aquaculture Association
Mary Ellen Walling, BC Salmon Farmers Association
Patrick Warren, Mac’s Oysters Ltd.