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.

Board of Directors

Clare Backman, Marine Harvest Canada

Bev Bacon, RDI Strategies (non-voting member-at-large)

Chris Beattie, Skretting Canada

Tillmann Benfey, Aquaculture Association of Canada

Jerry Bidgood, Prince Edward Aqua Farms Ltd.

Cyr Couturier, Marine Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Steve Cross, Kyuquot SEAfoods Ltd.

Linda Duncan, Mussel Industry Council of North America

Terry Ennis, Atlantic Aqua Farms Inc.

Ross Grierson, EWOS Canada Ltd.

Ann Worth, PEI Aquaculture Alliance

Nell Halse, Cooke Aquaculture Ltd.

Bruce Hancock, Aquaculture Association of Nova Scotia

Stewart Hawthorn, Grieg Seafood BC Ltd.

Pamela Parker, Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association

Miranda Pryor, Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association

Juan Roberts, Badger Bay Mussel Farms

John Rose, Icy Waters Ltd.

Amédée Savoie, Maison BeauSoleil

Roberta Stevenson, BC Shellfish Grower's Association

Stephen Stewart, Confederation Cove Mussels Ltd.

Karen Tracey, Northern Ontario Aquaculture Association

Fernando Villarroel, Mainstream Canada

Mary Ellen Walling, BC Salmon Farmers Association

Patrick Warren, Mac's Oysters

Brian Yip, Fanny Bay Oysters Ltd.

Board of Directors Executive

President

Clare Backman, Marine Harvest Canada

Vice-President

Roberta Stevenson, BC Shellfish Grower's Association

Treasurer

Cyr Couturier, Marine Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Secretary

Pam Parker, Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association

Executive Members-at-large

Miranda Pryor, Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association

Mary Ellen Walling, BC Salmon Farmers Association