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British Columbia is the fourth largest producer of salmon in the world and is Canada's leader in aquaculture production with 52.3% of total production value, followed by New Brunswick with 20.7% in 2009. The main species of fish farmed in Canada is led by salmon with 70.5% of all fish in aquaculture followed by mussels with 15.1%.
Cooke Inc. was established in Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick, Canada [3] 1985 by Gifford Cooke and his two sons Glenn and Michael, [8] whom of which started with farming 5,000 salmon in a pen. [9] In 2015, Cooke expanded its operations in the United States by establishing Cooke Seafood USA Inc., while also acquiring the Wanchese Fish Company. [10]
Farmed salmon in open net cages can escape into wild habitats, for example, during storms. An emerging wave in aquaculture is applying the same farming methods used for salmonids to other carnivorous finfish species, such as cod, bluefin tuna, halibut, and snapper. However, this is likely to have the same environmental drawbacks as salmon farming.
In February, Fisheries and Oceans Canadian Coast Guard announced their decision not to renew licenses for fifteen open-net pen Atlantic salmon farm sites in the Discovery Islands, stating that ...
Workers prepare sides of fresh farmed salmon for filleting and packaging in the processing plant at a fish farm operated by Salmar ASA on the island of Froya, Norway, on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014.
Aquaculture, which is the farming of fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants in fresh or salt water, is the fastest growing food production activity in the world and a growing sector in Canada. In 2015, aquaculture generated over $1 billion in GDP and close to $3 billion in total economic activity. [2]
Cermaq is a company which farms salmon and trout in Norway, Canada, Chile and Scotland. In 2017 the farming business had sales of around USD 1,1 billion, and a total sales volume of 157,800 tonnes. Cermaq is a fully owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation. [2] The company has its headquarters in Oslo, Norway.
Wild salmon is more nutritionally dense than farm-raised salmon and can contain up to three times less fat, fewer calories, and more vitamins and minerals like iron, potassium, and b-12.