Canada

Oysters from Saint-Simon Bay in northern New Brunswick have been shown to be impressive tolerance to ocean acidification, according to a new study in the ICES Journal of Marine Science.

Major brands label seafood with questionable environmental claims that could mislead shoppers, according to a report released today by the sustainable seafood watchdog SeaChoice.

A form of canola that’s been genetically modified so that it contains omega-3 oil, has been approved to be grown and consumed - both by farmed fish and humans - in Canada.

A $29 million project to develop and commercialise world-class solutions for monitoring fish health, fish movement, and the environment – in a bid to make marine sectors, including aquaculture, more sustainable - has bee…

The Ocean Startup Challenge is offering up to $200,000 to innovators looking to develop new technologies that can be applied to large ocean problems.

A project that uses environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring to alert salmon farmers to the presence of the parasite Kudoa thyrsites has been awarded funding.

Plans to install a novel semi-closed salmon farm in Canada, which would prevent interactions between wild and farm raised salmon, have been unveiled by Cermaq this week.

Growth hormone transgenic Coho salmon exhibit significantly greater growth rates than selectively bred Coho salmon, in a variety of production conditions and experimental designs, according to emerging research from the Pacific Science Enterprise Centre. …

Rising pressure on British Columbia's food banks during the COVID-19 crisis, has been eased by a vast donation from some of British Columbia’s largest aquaculture companies.

Frode Mathisen, head of Grieg Seafood's freshwater production, has been fondly remembered for his trailblazing attitude to adopting cutting-edge RAS techniques.

The Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT) has finalised a deal to acquire a 46,000 square foot aquatic animal research facility in Victoria, Prince Edward Island, from Elanco Animal Health.

Grieg Newfoundland Salmon (Grieg NL) has announced that it has been acquired by Grieg Seafood ASA, in a deal that could be worth up to could be worth up to 1.55 billion kroner (£130 million).

A new tool incorporating the latest advancements in genetic marker information for whiteleg (vannamei) shrimp has been launched this week.

According to a new government report, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s campaign pledge to ban ocean net pen farming in British Columbia faces several challenges.

New research demonstrates that supplementing low fish meal diets with black soldier fly larvae meal leads to better performance on growth and nutrition indicators in Atlantic salmon.

AKVA has signed an agreement to acquire at least 70 percent of Newfoundland Aqua Service (NAS)

The Center for Aquaculture Technologies Canada (CATC) has appointed Dr Jason Cleaversmith as the vice president of its health and nutrition business unit and general manager of its Canadian operations.

Three projects that aim to improve shellfish-related food safety have been funded by Canada’s Ministry of Agriculture and Genome British Columbia.

Researchers have shown for the first time that a key stress hormone, cortisol, accumulates in fish scales slowly and remains there for weeks.

Following Canada’s general election in October, members of the aquaculture industry have called for an updated Aquaculture Act that will allow the sector to address climate change, rural economic development and prioritise stable growth nationwide.…