Canada Must Act To Capitalize On Farmed Seafood Products

Aquaculture today is among the fastest growing food sectors in the world, accounting for nearly 50 per cent of the world’s total fish production.

But that’s just the start. According to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, aquaculture will increase to two-thirds of global food fish consumption by 2030. Demand for aquaculture will dramatically increase and, in the process, it will become a vital source of jobs, nutritious food and economic opportunities in the future.

Few jurisdictions can match Canada’s natural advantages when it comes to aquaculture — an enormous coastal geography, an abundance of cold, clean water, a favourable climate, a rich marine and fishery tradition and established trade routes to the United States, Asia and Europe.

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