News we found of interest this week

March 20, 2015
News items we followed this week - March 16 to March 20, 2015
 
14.8 billion meals and 121,000 jobs
ISFA, March 16th, 2015
The International Salmon Farmers Association marks 25th anniversary by releasing first-ever socio-economic report on global salmon farming industry
 
First-Ever Global Socio-Economic Report on Salmon Farming Released
BCSFA, March 17, 2014
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C., March 17, 2015 /3BL Media/ – Salmon farmers are producing 14.8-billion meals each year and creating 121,000 jobs around the world, according to the first socio-economic report on the salmon farming industry that was released today at Seafood Expo North America in Boston, Mass
Seafood Expo
 
Driving Change in Aquaculture Discussed at Seafood Expo North America
Fish site: 18 March 2015
US - The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) brought together a distinguished panel for this year’s Seafood Expo North America to join in the discussion on what drives environmental and social responsibility in aquaculture...Clare Backman, Public Affairs Director at Marine Harvest Canada, said the company spent many years making fundamental changes to its business to prepare for the strict ASC standards. “For example, we invested in new high-strength netting material that keeps our fish in and eliminates the need for chemical antifoulants, and we’ve reduced marine meal in our fish feed so we are now net producers of fish protein,” Mr Backman said.
 
Minister Shea Highlights 12% Increase in 2014 Canadian Fish and Seafood Exports
Exports Increase Over Last Year Represent A Growth Of Half A Billion Dollars
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS--(Marketwired - March 16, 2015) - Joined by several Canadian companies at the Seafood Expo North America in Boston, the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today highlighted the 2014 trade figures for Canada's exports of fish and seafood products. Canadian exports continued to grow once again, with total sales of $4.9 billion in 2014. This represents an overall increase of $517 million or 11.9% from the previous year.
 
BCSFA
 
Coast Fresh PSA. Today's tip...eating salmon
BCSFA, March 18, 2015

 
Pacific Northwest Salmon News
 
West Coast waters shifting to lower-productivity regime, new NOAA report finds
State of the California Current report highlights record-warm conditions and effect on fisheries
NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region, March 17, 2015

Warmer Pacific waters, other factors may be harming marine life
MARK HUME, VANCOUVER — The Globe and Mail,  Mar. 18 2015
...Dr. Richard Beamish, an emeritus scientist with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, said the NOAA study suggests a significant shift of oceanic conditions is taking place. “Some of us, me in particular, believe there are these major climate, ocean events which we’ve been calling regimes,” he said. “We had a major regime shift in ’77 and then in ’89, probably another around 1998 … and since they [are] occurring roughly every 10 years … most of us have been expecting we’d see a change.” Dr. Beamish said regime shifts can have a dramatic impact on salmon production, causing stocks to crash.
 
'Warm blob' of water in Pacific Ocean could hurt salmon
Scientist Dick Beamish says it could take years to know the full impact of warm blob on fish
By The Early Edition, CBC News Posted: Mar 19, 2015 [6:22 min]
..."Probably I think is fair to say it's unprecedented in terms of the oceanography," Dick Beamish, a retired scientist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, told The Early Edition's Rick Cluff.
Recipes we tweeted this week. Aquaculture Aware @BCAquaculture  
 
Health Recipe: Salmon Baked in a Foil Parcel with Green Beans and Pesto http://www.stlamerican.com/your_health_matters/health_news/article_d5df164e-cdeb-11e4-8aa4-53afd59ab5a4.html#.VQrPGZ4s4nQ.twitter … via @tweetmeme #salmon #recipe
 
Aquaculture Aware retweeted  - Marine HarvestCanada @MHCanada  ·  One of our faves! RT @TheCurryGuy: Tandoori Salmon Tikka in Soy Sauce, Garlic & Ginger - an easy and tasty recipe http://ow.ly/Ks0EY