Deep Dive: Modernization in Canadian shellfish farming
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Canadian farmed seafood production in 2023 was 27 percent less than peak production levels in 2016, and the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance says the industry has the Trudeau government to blame.
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Kurt Grinnell foundation awards scholarships to Indigenous students

The Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation (KGASF) has awarded aquaculture scholarships to four Indigenous students who represent federally recognized Tribes.


Robin Pearl returns to American Mariculture after brief departure

Robin Pearl is returning to American Mariculture, American Penaeid, and Sun Shrimp after barely two months of resigning.  On Dec. 29, he announced on LinkedIn that he quietly resigned in mid-November, citing a disagreement with a family group of AMI shareholders.


Canada’s aquaculture alliance blames Trudeau government for industry decline

The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) has said that the Trudeau federal government has weakened the aquaculture sector. In its analysis of the 2023 Statistics Canada aquaculture production and trade data, CAIA noted that the loss in overall production is because of non-science based and federal government actions to reduce salmon production in British Columbia. 


 
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Deep Dive: Modernization in Canadian shellfish farming

Shellfish farming is an important and tremendously productive part of the Canadian aquaculture industry.  There are over 2,600 marine shellfish farms in Canada, with production averaging over $100 million per year.  Most jobs in this sector are in rural, coastal and/or First Nations communities.  Beyond the economic impacts, there is great cultural value in these operations.  » Read More...
 
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Expanding the pool

With seafood consumption increasing faster than population growth and climate change threatening supply, aquaculture is seeking more candidate species to bring to market successfully. But in a recent paper, researchers make clear that “aquaculture readiness” is no simple thing. To aid that process, Lynne Falconer of the University of Stirling in Scotland and Elisabeth Ytteborg of Nofima in Norway introduced a new system of “Aquaculture Readiness Levels” » Read More...
 
 
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NOAA scientists launch tool for Northeast oyster farmers to measure nitrogen removal

Scientists from the Northeast Fisheries Science Center and the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science have created an online tool for oyster growers in the Northeast United States to calculate how much nitrogen their farms remove from local waterways. » Read more

Maryland expands shellfish aquaculture law to include scallops and other mollusks

Maryland has introduced a new aquaculture law that expands the definition of ‘shellfish’ to also include live mollusks, molluscan bivalves (notably including scallops) and bivalve shells. » Read more

 
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From the Editor: Purpose-filled work

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Briana Warner steps down as Atlantic Sea Farms CEO

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U.S. Energy dept. commits $25M to seaweed biomass products

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Canadian aquaculture sales drop 4.7% in 2023, Stats Canada reports

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Innovasea adds BiOceanOr’s AI oxygen forecasting for aquaculture solutions

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TEKSET 2025

Feb. 4-5, 2025
Trondheim, Norway
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Ontario Aquaculture Association Conference

Feb. 26-27, 2025
Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
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