Intelligence
Canada renews licenses for BC salmon farms outside Discovery Islands until spring 2023
The Canadian government has announced a two-year renewal of licenses for BC salmon farms outside of the Discovery Islands.
Responsibility
Expanded polystyrene is a ‘waste nightmare’ but could non-EPS seafood packaging reduce ocean pollution?
Expanded polystyrene is common in seafood packaging, but threatens marine life and human health as ocean pollution. A growing number of alternatives are emerging.
Innovation & Investment
Informe: Con la tecnología adecuada, la energía renovable oceánica puede impulsar la acuacultura en alta mar
Un nuevo reporte dice que la energía renovable oceánica tiene el potencial de impulsar la acuacultura en alta mar y disminuir el impacto ambiental de las operaciones.
Innovation & Investment
Report: With the right technology, ocean renewable energy can power offshore aquaculture
A new report says ocean renewable energy has the potential to power offshore aquaculture and decrease the environmental impact of operations.
Intelligence
Federal Court rejects Canadian government’s plan to phase out BC salmon farms
The Federal Court has rejected the Canadian federal government's plan to phase out BC salmon farms in the Discovery Islands.
Responsibility
La acidificación oceánica no es solo una historia de carbono, también se trata de nitrógeno
El Dr. Barry Costa-Pierce habla sobre la conexión entre el nitrógeno, el dióxido de carbono y la acidificación de los océanos, y la importancia de la acuacultura restaurativa.
Responsibility
Ocean acidification isn’t just a carbon story – it’s also about nitrogen
Dr. Barry Costa-Pierce on the connection between nitrogen, carbon dioxide and ocean acidification, and the importance of restorative aquaculture.
Intelligence
The seafood technology we didn’t know we needed: a sea urchin vacuum
An Indigenous business operating in Atlantic Canada is testing a sea urchin vacuum developed by C Robotics to improve harvesting efficiency.
Fisheries
From reporting apps to floating traps: How technology tackles ghost fishing
The global ghost fishing problem has negative environmental and economic impacts, but new technology could help locate and retrieve lost fishing gear.
Responsibility
La mitigación del cambio climático necesita a la maricultura, concluye una nueva investigación
Un estudio colaborativo entre ONG y académicos encuentra que la maricultura "bien hecha" puede ayudar a mitigar el cambio climático al reducir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero.
Responsibility
Climate change mitigation needs mariculture, new research concludes
NGO-academic collaborative study finds that mariculture “done right” can aid climate change mitigation by cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Fisheries
Newly established Global Fishing Index says nearly half of global fish stocks overfished – but is it right?
The decline in fish populations is "far worse" than previously estimated, according to the Global Fishing Index, a new assessment of fish stocks. One noted expert, however, disagrees.
Responsibility
GOAL 2021: Growth ahead for the aquaculture industry
Discussion at the final GOAL 2021 event ranged from Ecuador’s booming shrimp sector to the ‘compass’ of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Responsibility
Is Nova Scotia’s seafood economy ready for climate change?
A Centre for Marine Applied Research study will assess the climate change readiness of seafood-dependent communities in Nova Scotia.
Innovation & Investment
Innovation Award 2021 finalist: FlipFarm
FlipFarm, a semi-automated oyster-growing system from New Zealand, is a finalist for GSA’s annual Global Aquaculture Innovation Award.
Fisheries
The hidden cost of ghost gear lost by fishing and aquaculture
Abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear can inflict damage on marine life and the ocean, but what's the economic cost of ghost gear?