Canada

Grieg Seafood has released its 2018 Annual Report; discussing productivity results for its fish farms across the globe

How one woman is helping First Nations communities and the salmon farming industry on Vancouver Island to work more closely together.

The government of Nova Scotia has granted Cermaq Canada four options to lease salmon farming sites in the Chedabucto Bay region, as the company seeks to obtain about 20 marine sites, two hatcheries an…

AquaBounty has been granted approval for the commercial production of its genetically modified AquAdvantage salmon at its Rollo Bay production facility on Prince Edward Island.

Over $1.3 million has been set aside to create an industrial park that aims to encourage the growth of eastern Canada’s burgeoning aquaculture and mining sectors.

Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) has no impact on the respiratory systems of Atlantic salmon, and so is unlikely to affect the health of wild Pacific salmon passing close to farms, according to new researc…

A new study that aims to improve the sustainability of Canada’s salmon farming sector by ensuring the best available technology is deployed has been launched this week.

The founder of one of Canada’s most ambitious aquaponics projects has decided to grow cannabis, rather than salad plants, in conjunction with tilapia.

The lab at VIU seeks to incorporate traditional knowledge and scientific innovation to enhance the social and economic well-being of coastal communities

Supplying cannabis for medical use in Canada – which is legal for licenced producers – is a competitive business. Based in Hamilton, Ontario, Green Relief Inc uses fish in an innovative aquaponics sys…

The Canadian government has been called upon to “to designate an agency that formally has the mandate to support the growth of the seafood farming sector.”

At least 10 of the 17 salmon farms currently operational in the Broughton Archipelago area of British Columbia (BC) are going to be shut down, following an agreement designed to protect wild salmon st…

Canada’s decision to draft the country’s first ever federal aquaculture act has been welcomed by salmon farming representatives.

Dr Laura Braden, an eminent sea lice researcher who now works for AquaBounty, lives on Prince Edward Island, Canada, with her husband-to-be, a young baby, two German shepherds and a Norwegian forest c…

Fish feed pioneer Alan Donkin has won the 2018 Atlantic Canada Aquaculture Award in recognition of his long-time commitment to the success and growth of the region’s salmon farming industry.

Fundy Salmon Recovery (FSR) released over 600 wild endangered inner Bay of Fundy (iBoF) Atlantic salmon into the Upper Salmon River in Fundy National Park on Friday as part of its ground-breaking reco…

Gael Force Group has revealed its plans to expand its business overseas with the supply of a full range of marine equipment, technology and services to Atlantic Canada’s aquaculture market.

Aquatic animal health researchers and professionals from 34 countries gathered on Prince Edward Island, in eastern Canada, for the 8th International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health earlier this mon…

PG Flow Solutions has been contracted to supply its PG-HydroFlow fish pump system to a salmon delousing barge that Neptune Marine will build for Cermaq Canada.

Grieg Seafood expects to increase its salmon harvest to 75,000 tonnes this year – an increase of 20 percent compared to 2017 – following marked improvements in its production in Finnmark, BC and Shetl…