News we found of interest - Oct. 20 to Nov. 13, 2015

November 14, 2015
BC Salmon Farmers Association: There are been a number of great announcements, news releases and news article from BCSFA recently.  For your reference here are the links.
 
BCSFA PUBLISHES FIRST SUSTAINABILITY PROGRESS REPORT
Salmon farmers in British Columbia are taking further steps towards increasing the availability of information on farming practices and key areas of public interest by publishing a Sustainability Progress Report , released today at GOAL 2015 in Vancouver. The report , a first for salmon farmers in B.C., includes information on all three pillars of sustainability: environmental, social and economic. 
 
Sustainability Progress Report - Fast Facts

Sustainability is part of our culture
 
Report Link: Sustainability Progress Report
More from BC Salmon Farmers Association

Growing the farm and preserving the wild
Content From: BC Salmon Farmers Association, Published Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015
B.C. is showing the world how salmon farming, coastal communities and wild stock can thrive side-by-side
British Columbia has become a world leader in salmon farming, according to veterinarian and former salmon farmer Brad Hicks. The evidence, he says, can be found in the social fabric of coastal communities that have been reborn, thanks to the industry.

A good catch
Content From: BC Salmon Farmers Association, Published Thursday, Nov. 05, 2015
Aquaculture provides economic and social benefits to B.C.’s coastal communities
Terry Brooks was 19 when he started working in the aquaculture industry. It was 1985 and the commercial fisheries industry was in trouble.

Salmon Farming: The Bigger Picture
By The BCSFA, Advertisement from the BC Salmon Farmers Association November 9, 2015
Salmon Farming: The Bigger Picture is the first in a 4-part series by BC Salmon Farmers Association
They have been tucked away in the bays and fiords along the vast B.C. marine coastline for almost 30 years. Over time salmon farming, part of B.C.'s aquaculture industry, has quietly become the province's largest agricultural export.
PAA Note: Embedded video – video is also posted on the Home page of BCSFA at:  http://bcsalmonfarmers.ca/
 
Salmon Farming: Growing Fish Sustainably
By The BCSFA, Advertisement from the BC Salmon Farmers Association November 9, 2015
Salmon farmers in B.C. are committed to growing the world's best fish and are continually improving their environmental practices. As part of their commitment to sustainability, members of the BC Salmon Farmers Association raising Atlantic Salmon in B.C. are striving to become 100% certified by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) by 2020 - a certification that is currently only held by 66 salmon farms around the world, 3 of which are here in B.C.
PAA Note: embedded video
 
Netting a future
Content From: BC Salmon Farmers Association, Published Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015
Students hot on a career path in aquaculture, thanks to a unique diploma program. Nicholas Mattersdorfer had his eye on catching the big fish the day he walked through the doors of Excel Career College’s aquaculture technician diploma program.
 
Fisher tales
Content From: BC Salmon Farmers Association, Published Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015
Third-generation family business just one of many success stories of First Nations aquafarmers. From one leaky skiff found washed ashore to his latest state-of-the-art $9-million transport hauler, James Walkus has built a fisheries company that has fed three generations. The recipient of this year’s BC Aboriginal Business Award for Individual Achievement, Mr. Walkus recalls his entrepreneurial start as a fisher, at age 15, when he found a leaky boat on the beach near his home in Port Hardy, B.C
Other News, Blogs and Tweets of Interest

Aquaculture Exchange: Barry Costa-Pierce, UNE
GAA Advocate, Nov. 5, 2015
U.S. professor takes on aquaculture science, government regulations and inaction in Alaska
...The ignorance about global aquaculture and the overexaggerations made every day is nothing short of stunning to me...
  • Blog of interest referencing this article:
Seafood “tunnel vision” is creating a health crisis
Alaska Salmon Ranching on Friday, November 13, 2015

Newsletters
 
Aquaculture Association of Canada e-news, the Watermark http://www.aquacultureassociation.ca/assets/Uploads/Watermark-November-2015.pdf …
 
 
Couple of recipes to check out
 

The Quick Fix: Crepes with salmon http://fw.to/yfbyZRh  #salmon #recipe #eatmorefish