For the first time in history, the consumption of farm-raised seafood has surpassed that of captured wild seafood.
And with demand for farmed seafood continuing to rise at approximately 10 per cent per year as commercial fisheries decline worldwide, it's vitally important that the international aquaculture industry is prepared to meet the challenges, according to Kathy Brewer-Dalton.
Brewer-Dalton, president of the Aquaculture Association of Canada, is one of the organizers of the 2015 Aquaculture Canada conference being held in Nanaimo this week. Approximately 350 delegates are attending from around the world.
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