WeAreAquaculture

The Coalition of #First #Nations for #Finfish #Stewardship (FNFFS) and David Kiemele, Managing Director of Cermaq Canada, representing #BritishColumbia's #salmonfarming #industry presented an #economic #impact #report commissioned by the BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA) revealing that the #ban on existing #marine #salmon #farms in #BC could cost at least CAD 9 billion (EUR 6.07 billion / USD 6.42 billion). 🇨🇦🐟🚫💸 🎯 BC salmon producers said that highlights include #annual #losses of: 🔹 CAD 1.17 billion (EUR 789.81 million / USD 835.08 million) in #economic #activity. 🔹 CAD 435 million (EUR 293.63 million / USD 310.49 million) in #GDP. 🔹 CAD 133.6 million (EUR 90.20 million / USD 95.35 million) per year to #FirstNations. 🔹 4,560 well-paid full-time #jobs across Canada. 🔹 The disposal of an additional 50,000 tonnes of Canadian #farmedsalmon. 🗣️ "The proposed ban is a reckless decision by the Trudeau government that ignores both #science and #economic reality," said Brian Kingzett, Executive Director of #BCSFA. 🗣️ "Can #Canada really afford this kind of #loss, especially now?" David Kiemele asked during the press conference from Parliament Hill in #Ottawa. 📌 What this amount misses, pro-aquaculture First Nations noted, is the #social #cost the ban will have on #coastal #Nations that host salmon farms in their traditional territories.  🗣️ "You cannot cut a cheque for the #damage that will occur to impacted #Indigenous #communities if our salmon farming partners are forced to leave BC. This includes increased suicides, overdoses, poverty, and the loss of our #rights," Dallas Smith, spokesperson for the #FNFFSBC. 🟣🔵 Read full details here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dybw-pXk

#Canada's #aquaculture sector saw overall declines in production and sales in 2023. 🐟🇨🇦 📌 Data released by Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada shows nationwide year-on-year declines of 4.7% in sales, 15.7% in #finfish production, 4.5% in #shellfish production, but with significant differences in performance between east and west coasts. 📉 #BritishColumbia’s aquaculture industry saw the most significant declines in 2023. Sales in the province dropped by 35.9%, and #farmed finfish production fell by 41.4%. 📈 Conversely, the #Atlantic provinces saw a strong recovery in finfish production, with a 52.4% increase from 2022. ✨ Read more details here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dyYTg7AF

💸 The Minister of Ministerio de la Producción del Perú, Sergio González, confirmed that the #fishing sector and micro and small #enterprises (MYPE) will receive nearly $239 million in funding. 🎣 💪 Produce will strengthen the fishing, #aquaculture, and #industry sectors, contributing to the economic and social development of the country. 💡 🏦 Within this amount, there will be room for assisted loans to artisanal #fishermen and aquaculturists and measures to address #illegalfishing. https://lnkd.in/d9habBQ9

🦠 🐟 Following beach seine sampling conducted on behalf of Mowi Canada West in the Broughton Archipelago, BC, in 2024, the BC Salmon Farmers Association has argued that #salmonfarms do not drive #sealice levels on wild #salmon. ❎ The data obtained from the wild juvenile #salmonid monitoring #program shows that the variability in the percentage of sea lice on wild Pacific salmon remains unchanged despite the removal of salmon farms in the area. 👨🔬 Emeritus Scientist of Fisheries and Oceans Canada / Pêches et Océans Canada Simon Jones: "This is an important finding, as it aligns with the #research and data on sea lice in #Canada. The highly variable relationship between lice levels on wild salmon and salmon #aquaculture in BC indicates the need for a greater understanding of all factors affecting the #survival of wild salmon." https://lnkd.in/d-3qdE82

#Norway, the #EuropeanUnion and the #UK reach #NorthSea fisheries agreement for 2025. 🤝 Negotiations began in October and were conducted over two rounds, before being formally agreed on 2 December. The agreement addresses quotas for important species such as #cod and North Sea #herring, and follows recommendations from ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. 💬 #Norway's #Fisheries and Oceans Minister Marianne Sivertsen Næss described the agreement as an important step in joint #fisheriesmanagement: "The agreement we have now entered into means that we agree on #quotas for stocks we manage together in the North Sea and is important for all three parties. The agreement contributes to sustainable management," she said. ✨ Read more details here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dWGKHDbd

✍ Proximar Seafood AS announces the hiring of Yoshihito Ito as the new Managing Director of Proximar Ltd. Since 2010 he has been the General Manager of スクレッティング株式会社 Skretting Japan, and since 2021 the General Manager of Nutreco Japan. 🗣️ Proximar CEO, Joachim Nielsen: "Ito brings in-depth #aquaculture know-how as well as extensive international and Japanese #management experience to the company. Furthermore, his long-term #experience in #operations and #production will be important for Proximar in the ongoing transition from a #project company to a production #company." https://lnkd.in/dbD56p33

#Norwegian #cod farmer Norcod AS takes "emergency measures" after #fish escape. 📌 The #codfarming company is undertaking recapture procedures after a breach was discovered in one of its #aquaculture pens in Nesna, #Nordland county. 💬 "#Norcod takes the incident seriously and initiates the culling of the cage to get a full overview of the extent, in addition to carrying out thorough technical investigations of the net. The company continues to work on mapping the scope and the reason why the opening occurred. Norcod has a close dialogue with the Directorate of #Fisheries about the incident," the company stated. ✨ Read more details here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/drWZcF9m

🪸 ❤️ Blue Ocean Mariculture has partnered with the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and other conservation organizations to restore #coralreefs using samples naturally grown on the company's #netpens off the Kona Coast, Hawaii. 🤿 🤝 To remove the coral colonies, Blue Ocean Mariculture brought together divers from the DLNR's Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Arizona State University, and their team. 🗣️ Blue Ocean Mariculture CEO Dick Jones: "This initiative demonstrates the powerful synergy between #sustainable #aquaculture and #marine #conservation." https://lnkd.in/dDxGdZrQ

👨💼 The CEO and co-founder of ReelData AI, Matt Zimola, makes an assessment of the journey and evolution of the AI camera technology company, based out of Halifax, Nova Scotia, which has been one of the main operational support partners of choice for land-based #aquaculture since 2019. 💡 "When we established ReelData, we realized quickly that land-based aquaculture has a phenomenal opportunity to #grow and will play a significant, if not dominant, role in the future of #sustainable #seafood #production." 🔝 🆙 Evidence of this is the proliferation of post-smolt #facilities and full-cycle production facilities, as well as the diversification of #species in land-based aquaculture. All of this shows that the aquaculture #industry is on the verge of experiencing significant changes. 👉 To read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/d26mQkdK

#Research boost for tropical #seaweedfarming in #Florida 🌊🌿 💡 University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and Florida Sea Grant secure $250,000 funding from NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration to advance the #seaweed #aquaculture industry along Florida's #coast. 💬 “Florida’s #aquacultureindustry is primed for this opportunity. We have an aquaculture industry with the skills and knowledge to cultivate seaweed. The goal is to see if tropical seaweeds in #Atlantic waters can serve to boost a new industry," said UF principal researcher Ashley Smyth. ✨ Read more on this story here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dKff9znB