News we found of interest this week

May 1, 2015

News we found of interest this week - April 20 to May 1, 2015

Shellfish and Seafood Festival largest of its kind
Comox Valley Record, April 27, 2015
In 2014 the government proclaimed June as BC Seafood Month; no better month to do so thanks to June also being the month of the ninth annual BC Shellfish and Seafood Festival, June 12-21, which has become B.C.’s largest of its kind. New for 2015, the BC Seafood Expo and Workshop Series (June 13-14) boasts sessions from 30-plus leaders in the fields of aquaculture research and development, companies and government representatives working in seafood export and trade, as well as innovation and knowledge mobilization institutions.
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BC farmers launch research initiative
The BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA) has officially launched the first call for research proposals for its Marine Environmental Research Program (MERP).
Odd Grydeland, FishfarmingXpert, April 30, 2015
Following a series of well-attended workshops last year, the BCSFA and its membership announced a commitment to spend CAD$ 1.5 million (~€1.04 million) over the next five years on research projects largely focused on issues raised during the Cohen Commission, which was tasked with investigating an unusually low return of sockeye salmon to the Fraser River in 2009.
 
The Marine Environmental Research Program #CallForProposals is now open! Find out if your project qualifies http://bcsalmonfarmers.ca/research-innovation/ … #BCSFA
 
All BC salmon farms to be ASC certified by 2020
And farmed salmon has been the biggest agricultural export product from the province for the last five years in a row.
Odd Grydeland, FishfarmingXpert, April 24, 2014
The information was provided by Jeremy Dunn, Executive Director of the BC Salmon Farmers Association, during a lunch put on by the Campbell River Chamber of Commerce yesterday. Besides Association staff and Chamber members, the sold-out event drew participation from the business community, politicians, educational and research facilities and the aquaculture industry. Mr. Dunn provided the main presentation, highlighting some facts and figures;
 
“Growing” More than Fish at Raza Island…
BCSFA. April 21, 2015
Cermaq Canada’s Raza Island farm, located near the mouth of Bute Inlet in the Discovery Islands, is home for approximately 600,000 Atlantic salmon. With a focus on growing some of the world’s best fish, the five farmers at this site take great pride in producing a high-quality product, while reducing their footprint on the environment.
 
Feed Navigator, By Jane Byrne, 28-Apr-2015
EWOS says it has lots of ‘irons in the fire’ to recycle and upcycle nutrients to improve the environmental profile of farmed fish feed.
 
GSI collaborating with associate feed companies to source sustainable fish oil alternatives @FeedNavigator http://goo.gl/875aa8
 
Check out Marine Harvest Canada's May 'Wharfside' newsletter - online now! http://fb.me/6qwbASWxN
and at: McColl Magazine @McCollMagazine  ·  http://sta.cr/gRz1  MHC's Wharfside May 2015 Edition @MHCanada
 
Amazing sights at Skuna Bay farms today: Dolphins, bears, jellyfish (and Craftsman Farmers)  https://twitter.com/SkunaBay/status/594013800824602624/photo/1
 
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The main man, Jacques Cousteau, recognised the need & potential of #aquaculture . As relevant today as 1973. pic.twitter.com/LQJldLVsEz
Pic: "With earth's burgeoning human populations to feed we must turn to the sea with new understanding and new technology. We must farm it as we farm the land"
Jacques Cousteau 1973
 
The inexorable rise of the fish farm
The Week, Matt Hansen, April 29, 2015
In 2050, there will be two billion additional people living on Earth. India will be the largest country in the world, and more people will call Nigeria home than the United States. The average life expectancy for developed nations will be 89, developing nations 81. These predictions from a 2012 United Nations demographic report on world population growth raise some big questions that could eventually cut across economies, borders, and national politics. But for researchers looking at the world's food supply, a spike in world population prompts the most essential question of all: How will all these people find enough to eat?
 
Fund propelling aquaculture industry forward
Northern Ontario Business, By: Lindsay Kelly, April 27, 2015
As food producers race to meet global demand for seafood, aquaculture has become the fastest growing segment of the food-producing industry, and increasingly, Aboriginal communities and entrepreneurs are examining how they can participate in the sector.
 
Aquaculture Grows Swimmingly in Oklahoma
Posted Apr. 20, 2015
Aquaculture is the process of farming or growing animals and plants in a controlled water environment. Due to the increasing global demand, edible farm-raised aquatic products are the fastest growing sector in world food production. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration projects that the world will need 40 million tons of farm-raised products per year by 2030 to meet the increasing demand for seafood. Fish farming supplements the wild seafood harvests and plays an important role in meeting the dietary needs of an increasingly health-conscious and growing population.

Recipes Aquaculture Aware ‏@BCAquaculture  recently tweeted:  

Wellness Wednesday: Warm Salmon, Avocado & Orange Salad http://wabi.tv/2015/04/29/wellness-wednesday-warm-salmon-avocado-orange-salad/ … via @wabi_tv5 #salmon #recipe #eatmorefish