Canada

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Canada has removed US fish and seafood products from its planned retaliatory tariffs, reversing course less than 48 hours after announcing that American seafood would face a 25% duty from 8 September.

27th August 2026

Canada removes US seafood from retaliatory tariffs

27th August 2026

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Trade with Canada and Mexico continues to be a major economic driver for rural America, with a new analysis highlighting the outsized role the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) plays in supporting jobs, investment and export growth across the food and…

11th February 2026

USMCA delivers $149bn boost to US ag and seafood economy as renewal debate begins

11th February 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Government of Canada (DFO) is launching a commercial fisheries pilot to control an invasive species threatening marine ecosystems in Southwest New Brunswick.

17th December 2025

Pilot fishery targets invasive European Green Crab

17th December 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Aquaculture research specialist Onda has expanded its disease challenge platform with two new models targeting Tenacibaculum dicentrarchi and Tenacibaculum finnmarkense – bacterial strains causing serious losses in salmon farming hubs across Chile,…

7th October 2025

Onda expands Tenacibaculum study models to bolster aquaculture health research

7th October 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Canadian processing company McGraw Seafood’s existing factory on the New Brunswick shoreline is to receive a significant upgrade with a new and automated redfish factory line – from receiving to automatic plate…

12th August 2025

Carsoe to supply McGraw Seafood with automated redfish factory

12th August 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Canada’s new government must prioritise sustainable aquaculture development as a key economic and environmental opportunity.

23rd April 2025

Canada urged to boost aquaculture

23rd April 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Canadian contract research organisation Onda has been awarded funding from the Ignition Fund, with a grant to support the development of rapid diagnostic test kits designed to enhance disease detection and management…

16th April 2025

Onda backed to develop rapid diagnostic test kits for aquaculture

16th April 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Growing demand for planet-friendly, affordable protein helped Canada sell 93.5 million cans of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified sustainable tuna last year, according to the non-profit organisation.

25th March 2025

Canada sees sales of certified tuna soar

25th March 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

In recognition of the decline of Atlantic salmon and its importance to indigenous communities, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Diane Lebouthillier has announced Canada’s first ever conservation strategy…

18th March 2025

Canada launches wild salmon conservation effort

18th March 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

As rising tariffs and escalating trade tensions with the US drive more Canadians to seek local products, SeaChoice is sounding the alarm over misleading seafood labels that could leave consumers in the…

14th March 2025

Canadian seafood labelling reform calls

14th March 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Kelly Cove Salmon (KCS), the Atlantic Canadian salmon farming division of Cooke Aquaculture, has acquired the former operations of Aqua Bounty Canada on Prince Edward Island (PEI).

6th March 2025

Kelly Cove Salmon acquires defunct Aqua Bounty

6th March 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Canadian government’s proposed ban on current marine net-pen salmon farming in British Columbia (BC) will have severe consequences for the country’s economy, indigenous communities and food security, according to a new…

3rd December 2024

Canada’s BC salmon farm ban could cost $9 billion

3rd December 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

With the fish and seafood industry being an integral contributor to local and regional economies, the Government of Canada and the Province of Prince Edward Island (PEI) have confirmed they are supporting…

2nd December 2024

Canadian government, PEI back seafood industry improvements

2nd December 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Calling for an end to the practice of conducting key fisheries sustainability meetings in private, NGO Accountability.Fish has challenged Canadian Fisheries Minister Dianne Lebouthillier to move for their opening at the General…

28th November 2024

Canada asked to stand against sustainability secrecy

28th November 2024

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard has confirmed delivery of vessel NB1117, soon to be named “Inuksuk II”, a factory freezer stern trawler constructed for Niqitaq Fisheries of Canada. 

3rd October 2024

Canada’s largest trawler delivered

3rd October 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A draft plan has been published by the Government of Canada outlining the transition of the salmon farming industry in British Columbia (BC) away from open net pens to closed containment and…

24th September 2024

Canadian government lays out salmon farming transition plan

24th September 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Aquaculture tech company Innovasea has confirmed its President, Mark Jollymore, has been named the new Chair of the board of directors at COVE. Jollymore has been a COVE board member since 2019…

23rd September 2024

Innovasea chief named new Chair of COVE

23rd September 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance is calling on regulators to develop a vision to grow the country’s aquaculture industry.

19th July 2024

Vision needed for Canadian aquaculture

19th July 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Center for Aquaculture Technologies Canada (CATC), a contract research organisation focused on aquaculture’s most pressing challenges, has announced a rebranding initiative that marks a significant milestone in the company’s evolution. 

13th June 2024

All change for Center for Aquaculture Technologies Canada

13th June 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Delft, Netherlands, -headquartered Veramaris has been granted the first market authorisation in Canada for the inclusion of algal oil in feeds for salmonid species.

14th March 2024

Vermaris secures Canadian authorisation for algal oil

14th March 2024