Open-Net Salmon Farms On Their Way Out of B.C. Waters
The federal government is launching consultations on salmon farms with the aim of developing a concrete plan for removing open-net pens from B.C. waters. …
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Converging Forces Make For Worst Upper Cook Inlet Season In Decades
Low prices, an oddly timed sockeye run and another year of very poor Kenai king returns combined to result in one of the worst Upper Cook Inlet commercial fishing seasons on record. …
Court Orders FDA to Assess Environmental Impact of GM Salmon
A federal court judge ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to conduct an environmental assessment of genetically modified salmon that he said was required for the agency’s approval of the fish. …
Cermaq to Supply Salmon Smolts to Land-based Farm Kuterra
Kuterra, North America’s first land-based fish farm, has formalized an agreement to procure salmon smolts from ocean-based farmers Cermaq Canada for the next four years. …
Salmon farm planned for Maine Fair Trade Lobster site in Gouldsboro
An aquaculture startup backed by a Norwegian investor is buying a Gouldsboro lobster processing facility and hopes to develop a salmon-farming operation there. …