Wednesday, June 15, 2011

CAIA voices support for new salmon farms

Following the large amount of negative press around the approval for two new salmon farms in St Mary's Bay, Nova Scotia, the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) has voiced its support over the planned farms. As the voice of Canada's aquaculture industry, the CAIA said it was also pleased to see the government of Nova Scotia and Fisheries & Oceans Canada supporting the plan and for recognising the huge value and potential for the aquaculture industry.

"The government of Nova Scotia is to be congratulated for its announcement, for its exemplary support of this sustainable industry and for its efficient inter-governmental and public consultation processes," said Ruth Salmon, CAIA Executive Director. "Canada's CAN$2.1 billion (€1.51 billion) aquaculture industry is strong, but given our vast potential, our overall footprint is still very small and our contribution to global aquaculture production also remains small," said Ms Salmon. 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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