The Provincial Government is urging the public to review their draft environmental assessment for the Grieg Aquaculture Project in Placentia Bay. In November, Environment Minister Eddie Joyce announced that Grieg NL Nurseries and Grieg NL Seafarms would have to provide an environmental impact statement (EIS) as part of their environmental […]
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That the salmon is a staple today is thanks to a robust fish farming industry that has expanded at rapid speed in recent decades in Norway, where in 2016 around 1.18 million metric tonnes were produced. The Salmon is touted as Norway’s all-time greatest conqueror, a fish that has, in […]
New research released by the federal government says there are minimal risks of farmed Atlantic salmon from British Columbia’s Discovery Islands transferring a deadly viral disease to wild sockeye making their way to the Fraser River. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans said Wednesday the findings are the first in […]
A report, ‘Development of fisheries and aquaculture in Vidarbha: Study and action plan’, based on extensive research was released by state chief secretary Sumeet Mallick at a programme organized by Vidarbha. Development Board and Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University (MAFSU) at divisional commissioner office here on Tuesday. Divisional commissioner […]
Organic Aquaculture Product Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2017 – 2025 Organic aquaculture depicts farming of marine animals by adhering the organic practices. Further, it also includes prohibition of use of synthetic chemicals and pesticides and the use of only organic feed during organic […]
Investing in clean technology for our fisheries and aquaculture industries helps protect our environment, while increasing competitiveness and creating jobs for Canadians. Today, Karen Ludwig, Member of Parliament for New Brunswick Southwest, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard launched a […]
Aquaculture businesses — and provincial governments — are probably hoping it’s a disease that doesn’t spread. In late November, a pathogenic variety of infectious salmon anemia was found in a Newfoundland fish farming operation. It’s not all that unusual: the Canadian Food Inspection Agency lists case of infectious salmon disease […]
Cooke Aquaculture signed deal Tuesday to acquire Omega Protein Corp., adding 1,000 employees to its workforce. New Brunswick seafood giant Cooke Aquaculture got even bigger on Tuesday, with its acquisition of a Houston, Texas company and its workforce of 1,000 people. Cooke Aquaculture acquired Omega Protein Corp. in a $500 […]
Wild salmon swimming past B.C. fish farms are at high risk of picking up a virus that causes weakness and affects their ability to reach spawning grounds according to new groundbreaking research published this week in the scientific journal PLOS One (Public Library of Science One). The study found the […]
The United Nations says humanitarian needs in refugee camps in Cameroon are increasing, exceeding the means available to take care of the growing number of refugees. But some of the refugees have empowered themselves by making use of resources around them to earn a living for their families. At Gado […]