Hon. Margaret Johnson, New Brunswick’s minister for Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries, provides an overview of the aquaculture industry in Atlantic Canada and discusses the opportunities, and challenges, facing the sector.

Viking Aqua wants to build the "next generation RAS for Atlantic salmon," planning a 33,000-ton facility in Skipavika, Norway. In this episode, Borghild Hillestad shares how she plays a key role as director of fish welfare in the early design/engineering phase. She also shares the company's plans to establish a Fish Welfare Index that will set parameters for the facility’s artificial intelligence (AI) monitoring system.