Thursday, March 17, 2011

Independent study confirms the value of salmon

The importance of British Columbia’s salmon fishing industry to the Canadian economy has been confirmed in a report carried out by the regional district of Mount Washington and living oceans society.

The study, received March 15 by the regional district board, rates aquaculture as the largest contributor among marine resource sectors in the area. Worth CAN$178.3 million in revenue, CAN$19.2 million in wages and 400-person years of employment within the regional district directly, this report emphasises the important role aquaculture plays in communities such as Port Hardy and Port McNeill. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers.

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