Grieg says smolts’ longer stay at hatchery helps make case for sustainability of BC salmon farms
The extended growth will reduce by as much as one year the amount of time the farmed salmon need to be in the ocean -- Scott Peterson, Grieg's freshwater director
Researchers to tag 750 amberjack for Gulf of Mexico population study
Harvesters can remove the tags, call the tag phone number to report the catch, size, location and other details, and mail the tag for a reward
Restaurants looking for answers to inflation, fewer customers
Customer counts for casual dining restaurants fell 3% in the three-month period that ended June 12, making sit-down restaurants one of the worst-performing groups
New MSC standard strengthens policies on endangered species, improves efficiency
Fisheries entering assessment for the first time will apply the new standard from May 2023, but certified fisheries have a maximum of six years to adjust to the rules
Chinese tuna money threatens US security interests, council says
China's growing investments in the tuna sector in the western and central Pacific are causing concern
BC salmon farmers satisfied with gov’t reprieve, license renewals
Two farming associations and two of the three main farmers affected expressed satisfaction with the plan
Canadian gov’t renews licenses of BC salmon farms for two years
The Canadian plan prepares the British Columbia net-pen farming sector to transition to an arrangement that will better protect wild Pacific salmon stocks
GAPP names Global Seas’ Desautel to head its board
In a press release, GAPP CEO Craig Morris called Bob Desautel, a 'true evangelist' for Alaska pollock
WTO members strike ‘historic’ IUU fishing deal
'WTO members have for the first time concluded an agreement with environmental sustainability at its heart.' -- Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general, World Trade Organization
Bullish on Canada’s potential, Grieg expects 90,000t fish this year, 120k+ in 2026
The company didn't quite meet its goals for 2021 when it harvested 75,600t, about 6% more than 2020's totals, but shy of the company's 80,000t goal