New research says aquaculture faces more federal regulation than any other American food sector, as Canada’s seafood farmers press Ottawa to cut overlap, clarify oversight and create a clearer path to growth.
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Canada’s seafood growers are recognized as farmers under tax law but remain shut out of major federally funded and cost-shared agriculture programs that pump billions into domestic food production.
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Mowi’s latest annual report shows growth in major salmon-producing regions, while its B.C. business faces highly uncertain future prospects amid Ottawa’s aquaculture policy paralysis.
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Campbell River-based Poseidon is taking its technology story to the largest aquaculture trade show in the southern hemisphere, highlighting the growing international reach of B.C.-built salmon farming infrastructure.
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A strong Canadian delegation is using the ongoing Seafood Expo North America to promote exports and coastal jobs, amid growing calls for aquaculture and wild fisheries to be recognized as complementary strengths in the nation’s Blue Economy.
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A new regional survey shows Atlantic Canadians increasingly see aquaculture as a source of jobs, food security and economic strength, while British Columbia remains stuck in a salmon farming debate shaped by politics, activism and misinformation.
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Surging demand in China’s seafood market, combined with renewed Canada–China trade engagement could create major export opportunities for farmed salmon from British Columbia
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Noch eine #Petition , dann habt ihr wieder Ruhe vor mir.
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437,000,000 farmed salmon vs 400,000 wild in Norway. Escapes, disease & density threaten wild populations.
Efficiency or ecology—which matters more?
Full analysis: thesalmonandthetomato.org
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Deadly conflicts around the world make it even more important to resist destruction of ecosystems #UKPolitics #salmonfarming
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/753787
The BC Assembly of First Nations’ resolution on salmon aquaculture collides with the very principle of Indigenous self-determination it claims to defend.
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Industry leaders discuss misinformation, transparency and the growing importance of public trust as aquaculture expands to meet global food demand.
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👏👏 Well done guys, please keep up the pressure! Watching what happens from the other side of the world (frequent visitor to #Tas) | ABC News #Hobart | 5 March 2026:
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Mowi taps Michelin-trained chef to showcase farmed salmon to North American seafood lovers
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Mortality is rarely in the supermarket story.
Scottish salmon farms have 14.5% mortality on average, some >80%!
Death is part of the system.
Newsletter: thesalmonandthetomato.org/salmonfarming
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While global competitors scale up to meet rising demand for farmed salmon, Canadian production has flatlined as the country increasingly relies on expensive imports to fill the gap.
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What does productivity cost the fish?
Injuries & stress are built into intensive salmon farms.
But how should we account for animal welfare?
Full report: thesalmonandthetomato.org
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A new scientific study is being ripped of its context and weaponized by anti-salmon farming activists to revive their discredited campaigns against ocean aquaculture in British Columbia.
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The greenwashing of the aquaculture industry
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An assessment of aquaculture’s workforce challenge shows the sector’s future depends on leadership trust and social licence but will ultimately be decided by people not platforms.
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The judicial decision on salmon aquaculture in B.C.’s Discovery Islands is being laundered into claims of scientific validation, ecological success, and Indigenous consensus, even though the court ruled on none of it.
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"Smolt also grow silvery scales with countershading, which visually confuse ocean predators."
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The Discovery Islands ruling is not a victory for wild salmon. It is a victory for ministerial discretion exercised without an obligation to prove results.
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With food insecurity rising and affordability measures rolling out, seafood farmers want aquaculture formally embedded in Canada’s new National Food Security Strategy, not left trapped in politics.
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The World Economic Forum says surging seafood demand will put aquaculture at the heart of global food security, as Canada wrestles with the on-the-ground reality of its planned phase-out of ocean salmon farms in British Columbia.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Davos message should come straight back to Canada and land on one file Ottawa has fumbled for years: ocean salmon farming in British Columbia.
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Aquaculture’s mix of innovation, Indigenous partnerships and value-added potential is gaining relevance across the country’s food and beverage sector as companies look to strengthen “grown in Canada” sourcing.
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“Canada’s aquaculture production is a national economic treasure, but it has been seriously weakened by irresponsible government policies,” Timothy Kennedy, CAIA President and CEO.
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