Government of Canada and PEI invest $1 million in project to boost aquaculture sector
CHARLOTTETOWN (PE) – June 5, 2009 – The Prince Edward Island aquaculture industry will benefit from a new funding program that will assist oyster growers in expanding production through the adoption of innovative techniques and technologies. A combined federal and provincial $1 million dollar investment was announced today by the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and the Honourable Neil LeClair, Prince Edward Island Minister of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Rural Development.
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Cooke's salmon eco-certified
New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal
Published June 9th, 2009
By John Schmuel
Glenn Cooke, CEO of Cooke Aquaculture
The largest aquaculture company in Atlantic Canada is set to become the first Canadian company to offer eco-certified Atlantic salmon in North America. True North Salmon, an operating arm of Cooke Aquaculture Inc., based in Blacks Harbour, announced Monday the company had met the rigid requirements to gain the Seafood Trust Eco Label after third party-audits by the International Food Quality Certification. "We've taken the extra step and said, look, we want to be as green and friendly as possible, but we also want to be sustainable, and we've done that," said Glenn Cooke, president of Cooke Aquaculture.
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Response to Greenpeace seafood campaign
Salmon farming is part of the solution
Farming seafood is part of the solution to diminishing wild finfish and shellfish stocks. Globally, demand continues to rise, and aquaculture takes pressure off these wild stocks. According to the UN, the world would face a 50 to 80 million tonne seafood shortfall without aquaculture. CAIA members are committed to providing consumers with nutritious, healthy and responsibly farmed seafood products. Consumers can have confidence in Canadian-grown finfish and shellfish sold in Canadian grocery outlets.
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Canada's aquaculture could be worth $2.8B - with help
Many areas of the country are held back by inadequate public infrastructure, industry executive says
John Pollack
Telegraph-Journal
- Published Tuesday May 5th, 2009
Canada's billion dollar aquaculture industry could be worth $2.8 billion by 2015 the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance proclaimed in a recent report. But to get there the industry needs public support, more and better infrastructure and streamlined regulations the alliance's executive director Ruth Salmon said Monday.
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Multiply the fish
The vast amount of coastline and lakes in Canada makes it perfect for fish farming
Alia McMullen, Financial Post
Published May 19, 2009
It may be a -50C day up in Whitehorse, but that won't stop Icy Waters Ltd. from drilling through the ice of their land-based fish farm to deliver fresh Arctic char to a restaurant near you.
Demand for the fish -- a delicate cross between salmon and trout but with a beautiful, lighter flavour -- is strong, and John Rose, president of Icy Waters, said the company sells 100% of its product. As the global population grows, there is an increasing need to supply seafood without fishing the oceans empty.
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CAIA publishes national aquaculture white paper
April 28, 2009
Aquaculture – A Canadian Opportunity explains why Canada is poised to become a global leader in sustainable aquaculture and what it will take – in terms of public support and public policy – for this young, growing industry to achieve its full potential. Canadian aquaculture has huge growth potential. With public support and appropriate government policy and regulation, aquaculture employment and production could triple by 2015. We have the capacity and we have the market demand. Canada’s shellfish, finfish and sea plant growers contribute 16,000 jobs and a billion dollars a year to our economy. Aquaculture – A Canadian Opportunity provides a snapshot of where our industry is now, forecasts where we want to be, and explains what’s standing in our way.
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Winnipeg Free Press
Farmed fish healthy, safe
Letter to the editor
Published April 22, 2009
The Canadian Medical Association Journal's advice to limit your amount of seafood will do more harm than good (Something's fishy, April 20).
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Canadian producers show some mussel
April 15, 2009
Canada’s mussel growers, processors and industry associations in Eastern Canada are working together to promote farmed fresh mussels throughout North America. The recently formed Mussel Industry Council (MIC) will engage in marketing and consumer education to increase consumer and food industry demand for mussels. CAIA has been a proud partner in getting the MIC established. Based on the experience of other industries such as citrus fruits, milk, cranberries, pork and salmon, the program will be sustained by a modest levy on sales by members of the Council. For more information, contact Catherine Hebb: 1-902-491-2540.
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Aquaculture provides sustainable, heart-healthy seafood
Letter to the Globe and Mail
March 20, 2009
In his recent article, ‘Health benefits of fish overblown’, Martin Mittelstaedt makes two significant oversights when discussing the Canadian Medical Association Journal study. First, he ignores a wide range of earlier studies that have clearly confirmed the health benefits of fish. Second, he fails to point out that aquaculture provides a sustainable seafood option by taking pressure of wild fish stocks.
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Making a splash
Industry forecasts new aquaculture species will generate $880 million by 2020
March 18, 2009
It’s no secret that wild fisheries on both Canadian coasts can’t keep up with growing demand. But when it comes to aquaculture – growing seafood instead of catching it in the wild – most Canadians only think ‘farmed salmon’. Although salmon aquaculture is the major player in the Canadian aquaculture scene, a handful of new species are making a splash.
The four most promising aquaculture species are Atlantic cod, Atlantic halibut, Arctic char and sablefish. These industries forecast a combined net worth of $880 million by 2020.
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Pacific Salmon Forum releases balanced report
February 16, 2009
Released in February 2009, the Pacific Salmon Forum report drew on four years of consultations to conclude wild and farmed salmon can coexist in the Province of British Columbia. By acknowledging a range of impacts on wild salmon – such as changing ocean conditions, development, the wild fishery and logging – the report puts the interaction between salmon farms and the marine environment into perspective.
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British Columbia Jurisdiction Lawsuit
February 12, 2009
In September 2008, legal action was brought forward by a coalition of environmental activists, tourism operators and wild fishery interests that challenged British Columbia’s right to manage, regulate and license salmon farming. The lawsuit, which argued open net pen aquaculture falls under Federal jurisdiction, was upheld in a BC Supreme Court decision in February, 2009. The decision will take effect twelve months after the ruling. Although the court case pertains to the Province of British Columbia, the ruling may have ramifications in other provinces.
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