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Aquafeeds
Canada eagerly looks to camelina oil as a fish oil alternative
Grown worldwide, Camelina sativa is a tiny seed used for human consumption that also has big potential for driving the “green” economy.
Aquafeeds
Cultivada en todo el mundo, Camelina sativa es una pequeña semilla utilizada para el consumo humano que también tiene un gran potencial para impulsar la economía "verde."
Aquafeeds
Grown worldwide, Camelina sativa is a tiny seed used for human consumption that also has big potential for driving the “green” economy.
Intelligence
As aquaculture grows in Newfoundland, the socioeconomic future of this Canadian province with a population of 500,000 takes flight with it. It's a welcome development, after a two-decade slump due in part to the downturn of North Atlantic groundfish stocks.
Responsibility
Canada and the United States may be friendly neighbors, but when it comes to aquaculture, the bordering countries take vastly different approaches to aquaculture in the Great Lakes.
Intelligence
Un proyecto para desarrollar el cultivo y comercialización de salvelinos del Ártico en Canadá involucra a agencias gubernamentales y no gubernamentales, universidades e institutos de investigación, y productores canadienses de ocho provincias y territorios de Canadá.
Intelligence
A project to develop Arctic charr culture and commercialization in Canada involves governmental and non-governmental agencies, universities and research institutes, and Canadian producers from eight provinces and territories of Canada.
Innovation & Investment
Aquaculture of high-value white sturgeon is in its early phases in British Columbia, Canada. Given the long time required to produce caviar, licensed producers are looking at developing markets for value-added products and byproducts based on sturgeon meat.
Innovation & Investment
Canada exports farmed seafood products to more than 22 countries and is the main seafood supplier to the U.S. market. Finfish, primarily salmon, production is strong and shellfish production is growing, but diversification will be imperative to maintain competitiveness.
Health & Welfare
Seaweed aquaculture represents approximately half of the world mariculture production, but since seaweed farming is mostly concentrated in Asian countries, there is a lack of appreciation for this resource in the Western world.