May 30, 2014
The following is a recap of news items about Salmon Farming we found of interest this week:
Heart Healthy Salmon highlighted at Eat! Vancouver
BCSFA, Thursday, May 29, 2014
It’s quick, easy and really healthy – and this year fresh salmon will get some special attention at the EAT! Vancouver food show, May 30 to June 1 at BC Place.
To raise the profile of this nutritious food, the BC Salmon Farmers Association will be partnering with the Heart and Stroke Foundation to raise funds for the foundation and awareness about the heart health benefits of BC-raised salmon. EAT! Vancouver attendees will also learn how to prepare easy, healthy salmon at home from renowned Chef Dave Ryan.
BC Salmon Farmers Association: Cured Summer Salmon Recipe by Chef Dave Ryan
Food Vancouver, May 28, 2014
Like a simple ceviche, cooked in citrus juices and salt, this is a perfect, refreshing, heart healthy summer salmon meal that goes great with a cucumber quinoa salad....To learn more about the health benefits of salmon, visit www.salmonfarmers.org or see them on the chef’s stage at the Eat Vancouver Show.
Salmon farmers fish for federal legislation
Industry stakeholders want government to create national aquaculture act
Business in Vancouver May 27, 2014
The lack of a federal aquaculture act is hurting British Columbia salmon farming, and the sector as a whole in Canada, say industry leaders...Salmon and Jeremy Dunn, the BC Salmon Farmers Association’s executive director, both say the system in place, coming under provincial and federal jurisdiction, is inefficient and outdated.
Marine Harvest Canada
The Tlatlasikwala First Nation - in partnership with Marine Harvest Canada - has published a new website detailing the Nation's interest in developing economic opportunities in the Traditional Territory surrounding Hope Island, British Columbia. Check out the website and video here:
Festival Day Comox by the Sea Shellfish & Seafood Celebration, June 21, 2014
Celebrate the touch, tastes, and sounds of BC’s best shellfish and seafood products presented by innovative producers and renowned chefs at this stunning oceanside venue at the Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park ... Shellfish & Seafood Tastings
Sample the best of British Columbia’s award-winning shellfish and seafood producers!
Salish Seafoods | Macs Oysters | Island Scallops | Fanny Bay Oysters | BC Salmon Farmers Association | Billy D's Pub and Bistro | Beez Kneez Catering | Tee Box in Comox
Blogs of Interest
What happens to salmon when they get infected with sea lice? Depends on the species
Salmon Farm Science, May 29, 2014
A new study published earlier this year shows us what happens when salmon get infected with sea lice. ... The findings are very interesting. Chum are the most negatively affected, followed by Atlantic salmon, with pinks as the least affected.
Salmon Farm Science “touched a nerve” with Alexandra Morton
Salmon Facts are Sacred, May 26, 2014
Salmon Farm Science definitely “touched a nerve” with Alexandra Morton in two recent blogs, Activist Alexandra Morton lies on national TV and Activist Alexandra Morton makes her lie even bigger. Alexandra Morton has taken to her Salmon are Sacred Facebook page and has even has posted a blog; Who is calling me a liar? inviting her followers to “join in the sleuthing” to uncover who is behind Salmon Farm Science. We enjoyed reading the comment Salmon Farm Science posted on Alex’s blog and agree 100%...
Senate Visits the East Coast
Senate Fisheries Committee Completes Successful Hearings and Fact-Finding on Aquaculture in Newfoundland and Labrador
Parliament of Canada, OTTAWA (May 29, 2014)
Members of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans were in Newfoundland and Labrador this week as part of their ongoing study on the regulation of aquaculture in Canada. Senators conducted fact-finding activities in the communities of Harbour Breton, St. Alban's, Pool's Cove and Pleasantview touring aquaculture facilities and meeting with producers, local mayors and provincial representatives.
Fishing for aquacultural policy
Chronicle Herald, BRUCE ERSKINE BUSINESS REPORTER, Published May 29, 2014
Federal legislation is critical to growing aquaculture in Nova Scotia, says Bryan Bosien, vice-president of Snow Island, a salmon farm on the Eastern Shore...Bosien was part of a panel of industry witnesses that included Pamela Parker, executive director of the Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association; Peter Corey, president of the Aquaculture Association of Nova Scotia; and Nell Halse, vice-president of communications with Cooke Aquaculture of New Brunswick, the region’s largest fish farming company.
