Posts Tagged ‘Justin Trudeau’
Canada\’s salmon farmers welcome $62m seafood aid package
THE Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance has welcomed a $62.5-million package to help the country’s seafood industry through the Covid-19 crisis. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the measure amid mounting concerns over the state of the country\’s food supply. He said the funds will go toward protecting workers and putting in place recommended health guidelines…
Read MoreCanada\’s salmon farmers welcome $62m seafood aid package
THE Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance has welcomed a $62.5-million package to help the country’s seafood industry through the Covid-19 crisis. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the measure amid mounting concerns over the state of the country\’s food supply. He said the funds will go toward protecting workers and putting in place recommended health guidelines…
Read MoreCanada\’s fish farmers join global marine body
CANADA’S fish farmers have joined a unique group of leaders committed to making the world’s oceans and marine areas a healthier place. Timothy Kennedy, CEO of the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA), the national association which speaks for the country’s seafood farmers, has been chosen to work with global experts as an invited member of the Advisory…
Read MoreCanada\’s fish farmers join global marine body
CANADA’S fish farmers have joined a unique group of leaders committed to making the world’s oceans and marine areas a healthier place. Timothy Kennedy, CEO of the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA), the national association which speaks for the country’s seafood farmers, has been chosen to work with global experts as an invited member of the Advisory…
Read MoreTrudeau salmon plan faces challenges: report
CANADIAN prime minister Justin Trudeau’s plan to ban net pen salmon farming in British Columbia faces several challenges, according to a new government report. Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)\’s investigation into four different production systems for salmon farming in BC found a complete move to land based sites by 2025 would involve several…
Read MoreTrudeau won’t close farms, says Mowi boss
THE re-election of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau in yesterday’s elections will not spell the end of net pen farming in British Columbia, according to one of the biggest operators in the region. Trudeau, whose Liberal Party lost the popular vote but secured enough seats to form a minority government, had announced plans to shut…
Read MoreTrudeau farm ban plan ‘nonsense’ say farmers
SALMON farmers in Canada have one word for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plan to ban open net pen production in British Columbia: nonsense. In their manifestos for the forthcoming federal elections, the Liberal Party and Green Party have included a pledge to move all ocean based salmon farms in British Columbia to land based closed…
Read MoreTrudeau salmon shutdown slammed as reckless
THE Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) has condemned as ‘reckless’ a proposal by Canada’s ruling Liberal Party to ban all open net salmon farming in British Columbia by 2025. The pledge, supported by various political groups in the province, has now been accepted as official future policy by the Liberals, led by Justin Trudeau, Canada’s…
Read MoreDrones may be used to move seafood
A MAJOR Chinese company is looking at a plan to use drones to ferry seafood from some of Canada\’s production plants on the east coast to the airport, reducing the need for long overland journeys. The company jd.com has been holding talks with the federal government in Ottawa to allow it to test such a drone fleet. China is a…
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