What began in 2018 as a one-time trip to observe responsibly farmed Thai Shrimp has evolved into a multi-part educational “ASC Discovery Tour” series guiding major retail and foodservice companies to unique sites across the globe, where in-demand seafood species like salmon, shrimp and sea bass are being raised according to the world’s strictest standards by ASC certified farms. …
The report, commissioned by the BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA), found that the ban announced in June and the current proposed draft transition plan would result in at least $9 billion in unnecessary costs to Canadian taxpayers to compensate for the sector’s closure, and to subsidize unproven closed containment technology companies. …
Woolworths noted that it has considered the issues raised in the shareholders’ resolutions and has been “actively engaged” with a broad range of interest groups and stakeholders. It said the issues were “complex”, with a “range of implications for the environment, salmon industry, community and local economy”. …
B.C. aquaculture technology companies and suppliers, including one that builds land-based rearing systems, are urging Canada’s new Fisheries minister, Diane Lebouthillier, to take a “balanced” and science-based approach to the subject of salmon farms in B.C. …
A business group that wants to cultivate Atlantic salmon believes it has found a home for a large-scale fish farm in an unlikely location: a former paper mill in landlocked Millinocket. …
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