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Editor's Note 
 
Later today, the DFO minister is holding a press conference about Canada's plan for the future of B.C. salmon farming. I know that many at Aquaculture Canada 2024 are holding their breaths. Keep an eye online and we'll bring you the latest.
- Jean Ko Din, Editor
 
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DFO minister expected to announce 5-year plan for B.C. salmon farming

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) minister, Hon. Diane Lebouthillier, will be holding a press conference later today (June 19) to announce the federal government's plans to transition British Columbia’s net pen fish farms to land-based recirculation.


Aquaculture Canada 2024: economic challenges of seaweed farming in Canadian coasts

“There's way more to aquaculture than finfish farming,” said William Collins, co-founder of British Colombia’s Cascadia Seaweed. Collins gave a presentation at the June 16-19 Aquaculture Canada Conference and Trade Show, on the economics of seaweed farming in North America.


Canada’s Ocean Supercluster project to measure kelp’s environmental impact

Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (OSC) has announced the Verifying Ocean Climate Impacts project to address the need for sustainable, scalable, and measurable solutions to evaluate kelp’s impact on carbon fixation, biodiversity, and ocean health.


 
 
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Brown Trout: Biology, Ecology and Management

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Viewpoint: The True North strong and free

By acting as a united voice across all sectors of the Canadian aquaculture industry, as well as working in alignment with provincial aquaculture associations, CAIA sees a clear path forward to achieving the potential of Canada’s aquaculture industry, for the benefit of all stakeholders. » Read More...
 
 
 
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Federal court judge rules against reviewing decision on open-net farming in B.C.

In a written ruling from Judge Paul Favel, he states former fisheries minister Joyce Murray's 2023 decision not to renew the licences for farms around the Discovery Islands met the "requirement of the duty to consult" with operators, and "did not breach the operators' rights of procedural fairness." » Read More...

Dallas Smith: Reconciliation in B.C. aquaculture

Dallas Smith is a spokesperson for the First Nations for Finfish Stewardship (FNFFS) and a member of the Tlowitsis First Nations in Campbell River, B.C. He talks with our host, Ian Roberts, about how the First Nations communities are coming together to defend the renewal of salmon farming licenses in British Columbia, Canada. » Read More...

 
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