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It’s official: Grieg’s Atlantic Canada era begins

It’s official: Grieg’s Atlantic Canada era begins

Norwegian-owned salmon farmer Grieg Seafood has officially opened its hatchery and smolt operations in Marystown, Newfoundland, Canada, and its Placentia Bay marine operations.

Grieg aims for 35,000 tonnes in British Columbia by 2025

Grieg aims for 35,000 tonnes in British Columbia by 2025

Salmon farmer Grieg is targeting increased production of 35,000 gutted weight tonnes at its sites in British Columbia by 2025, despite uncertainty about whether licences for its sites in BC will be renewed later this year.

Salmon Evolution hooked by ReelData’s AI feed software

Salmon Evolution hooked by ReelData’s AI feed software

Canadian artificial intelligence expert ReelData AI has announced a long-term partnership with Norwegian on-land salmon farmer Salmon Evolution to provide its their ReelAppetite feeding software.

Ex-fisheries minister joins Global Seafood Alliance

Ex-fisheries minister joins Global Seafood Alliance

Former New Brunswick aquaculture and fisheries minister Rick Doucet has joined the board of directors of the Global Seafood Alliance.

Canada ‘an emerging market for Chilean salmon’

Canada ‘an emerging market for Chilean salmon’

A Chilean salmon farmer says there is a growing demand for its fish in Canada, which it describes as an emerging market with strong growth potential.

BC premier adds voice to call to save salmon farms

BC premier adds voice to call to save salmon farms

British Columbia premier John Horgan has weighed into the campaign to save the salmon farming industry in the Canadian province.

Mowi brings centralised feeding to Klemtu farms

Mowi brings centralised feeding to Klemtu farms

Mowi has made what it says is a significant investment in a state-of-the-art centralised feed station at Klemtu, on Swindle Island on the northern coast of British Columbia in western Canada.

Grieg gears up to stock first fish in Newfoundland

Grieg gears up to stock first fish in Newfoundland

Canada and Norway salmon farmer Grieg Seafood will begin a new chapter in the spring when it stocks the first smolts at sites in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, where it has long-term plans to produce 45,000 tonnes of fish per year.

BC Salmon Farmers’ Association chief Fraser steps down

BC Salmon Farmers’ Association chief Fraser steps down

The BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA) has announced that its executive director, John Paul Fraser, is stepping down, British Columbia-based website SeaWestNews reports.

80 jobs go as BC farm closures force Mowi to shut processing plant

80 jobs go as BC farm closures force Mowi to shut processing plant

Mowi Canada West has announced that it is to permanently close its fish processing plant in Surrey, in the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia (BC). It said the closure was a direct result of the Liberal-run Canadian government’s decision on December 17, 2020, to cancel salmon farming licences in the Discovery Islands in BC.

Consistency is key for on-land steelhead farmer

Consistency is key for on-land steelhead farmer

Canadian land-based steelhead farmer Taste of BC Aquafarms achieved an average fish harvest weight of 2.057 kg and a feed conversion ratio (FCR) of 1.12 kg feed per kilo of fish in the second half of 2021, it said today.

Trudeau orders BC salmon farms ‘transition’ to continue

Trudeau orders BC salmon farms ‘transition’ to continue

Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has ordered fisheries minister Joyce Murray to continue work to pull open-net salmon farms out of the water in British Columbia.

The ‘before-and-after’ lice miracle that never happened

The ‘before-and-after’ lice miracle that never happened

A lice-covered salmon smolt used in a social media campaign to demonstrate the apparent beneficial effect of closing 19 salmon farms in the Discovery Islands in British Columbia, Canada was actually photographed many miles from the area, it has been revealed.

Cage camera passes the test in Canada and Scotland

Cage camera passes the test in Canada and Scotland

Grieg Seafood BC has signed a long-term deal for the supply of Bioscope data-collecting cage cameras from the Norwegian company Optoscale following a trial period with the equipment.

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