Aquaculture
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Concerns raised by salmon group over discoveries of farmed fish in East Coast riversA conservation group is raising alarm bells about the repeated discovery of farmed salmon in East Coast rivers.CanadaDec 3, 2021
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Fish farms on key B.C. salmon migration route to be phased out by 2022The federal fisheries minister said 19 fish farms around the Discovery Islands near Campbell River, B.C, will not be issued licenses beyond 2022.EnvironmentDec 17, 2020
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Company says severe winter weather responsible for fish farm die-off in N.L.A statement from Cold Ocean Salmon Inc., owned by New Brunswick-based Cooke Aquaculture Inc., says approximately 77,000 of 550,000 salmon died in two cages at the cage site near Manual Arm.EnvironmentMar 3, 2020
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Salmon advocates take N.L. to court for stricter assessment of aquacultureFisheries and wildlife advocates are asking for stricter environmental assessment of Newfoundland and Labrador's aquaculture industry.CanadaNov 6, 2019
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N.L. salmon deaths prompt review of public bodies’ disclosure obligationsNorthern Harvest Sea Farms says 2.6 million of its fish died in southern Newfoundland sea cages due to a prolonged period of high water temperatures.CanadaOct 31, 2019
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N.L. government urged to reassess aquaculture expansion after salmon die-offNorthern Harvest Sea Farms, owned by the Norwegian company Mowi, plans to expand a salmon hatchery in Stephenville, in western Newfoundland.EnvironmentOct 17, 2019
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Norwegian company brings innovative fishing gear to Nova Scotia’s watersAccording to the company, 140,000 metric tonnes of ghost gear is lost to the sea every year.ScienceJul 16, 2019
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Nova Scotia announces $570K Seafood Accelerator ProgramNova Scotia says the program will assist seafood companies to "improve current products, create new ones and look at new export markets."CanadaJun 25, 2019
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Dalhousie study disputes Ottawa’s claims that fish farming is a sustainable industryA new study suggests evidence that Ottawa uses to claim aquaculture is environmentally sustainable is sketchy because it lacks any detailed, long-term analysis.EnvironmentJun 24, 2019
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Environment Canada approves genetically-modified salmon raised in P.E.I.Environment Canada recently gave notice it has approved U.S.-based AquaBounty to grow the salmon at its site about 74 kilometres east of Charlottetown.HealthApr 11, 2019
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