October 3, 2014
Canadians seek to grow aquaculture industry
Odd Grydeland, FishfarmingXpert, September 29, 2014
Canada's national aquaculture association wants to see the industry increase the value of its production by some CAD $830 million (~€586 million) over the next ten years.
Salmon sceptics can be won over
Canada: Sixty per cent of the BC public are still "undecided" on whether they favour salmon farming in the province.
Odd Grydeland, FishfarmingXpert, Sept. 30, 2014
Jeremy Dunn, Executive Director of the BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA), told the audience at the association’s 30th AGM last week that the general public has a poor understanding of the province’s salmon farming industry, as was evident in a recent survey that identified about 60% of the respondents as being “undecided” about the appropriateness of salmon farms in BC, while some 22% were “strongly supportive" and another 20% were “strongly opposed”.
Salmon Farmers celebrated special week
Campbell River Courier-Islander, October 1, 2014
B.C. salmon farmers celebrated Aquaculture Awareness Week last week by reaffirming their commitment to sustainability. -
Celebrating Salmon at 30th AGM Reception (9 photos)
Thank you Creative Salmon, Grieg Seafood, Marine Harvest Canada, Cermaq Canada for preparing the fantastic salmon at our 30th AGM Celebrating Salmon Reception, your salmon was enjoyed by all!
Heart-Healthy Salmon
3BL Media, Oct. 2, 2014
Few foods are as heart healthy as salmon and consumers were reminded of this fact as World Heart Day was celebrated around the globe on Monday. Touted as one of nature’s superfoods, salmon is high in the omega-3 fatty acids that are beneficial in preventing heart disease...As the world’s oceans become overfished and exploited, B.C. farm-raised salmon is a popular and sustainable way to enjoy the cardiovascular benefits of one of the fish recommended by Canada’s Food Guide.
Time to end BC sea lice debate
Sea lice theory questioned in wake of 2014 salmon run
Business in Vancouver, Sept. 29, 2014
...Carl Walters, professor emeritus for the University of British Columbia Fisheries Centre, believes the recent robust returns of sockeye and pink salmon should put the sea lice theory to rest. “All the dire predictions about fish farms and diseases and the correlation that people found between the buildup of fish farming and the decline of the salmon has broken down,” Walters said.
Time to end BC sea lice debate
Canada: A prominent and internationally recognized fisheries scientist from the University of British Columbia believes that “the sea lice theory” promoted by anti-salmon farming extremists “should be put to rest”- hopefully once and for all.
Odd Grydeland, FishfarmingXpert, Oct. 2, 2014
Unlike operators in other regions, salmon farmers in British Columbia have never considered the impact of sea lice on their fish a serious threat.
Of Interest
Stephen Hall, Dean Dobrinsky, and Clare Backman (l-r) were pleased to receive the ""Excellence in Workforce Development (over 50) Award" at the Campbell River Chamber of Commerce 2014 Business Awards of Distinction. The men are flanked by award co-sponsors Shannon Baikie (NIEFS) and Chery O'Connell (NIC).
More complaining about salmon aquaculture compensation is unmerited
Salmon Farm Science, 2014/09/30
Yet again Blacklocks Reporter resurrected their story about compensation paid out to salmon farmers in Canada last week. But there isn’t anything new here. They’ve reported this story several times already, but it must have been a slow news day. Predictably, it again raised the ire of the anti-salmon farming crowd on social media, giving them something to Tweet about on a slow news Monday.
