This was in the Province. Just a different spin to drive AA and LH nuts. Read on and let the fireworks begin. Just to be safe I will be wearing head gear...jab, jab, right cross, upercut!
It's time we used the oceans for farming rather than for hunting
Ruth Salmon, The Province
Published: Wednesday, October 08, 2008
There's been a lot of attention given to the regulation -- and overall sustainability -- of the salmon farming industry in BC and across the country.
Here are the facts: The Canadian aquaculture industry is governed by a framework of 73 pieces of federal and provincial legislation, making it one of the most strictly regulated industries in the world.
Both the location and day-to-day operations of all Canadian aquaculture facilities are regulated by five federal agencies: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Environment Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, and Health Canada.
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Font:****All proposed aquaculture developments are subject to an environmental review, which includes the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.
Farms can only be sited in areas where water currents provide optimal conditions for fish health and environmental sustainability.
Environmental monitoring involves computer modeling, water-quality sensors, satellite imaging and Geographical Information System technology, coupled with sea-floor sampling and video recording.
Aquaculture sites must also adhere to an array of provincial statutes, regulations, policies and guidelines. Farms must often comply with municipal, Regional District, and First Nations' land use and development regulatory instruments.
The B.C. Ministry of Agriculture and Lands 2007 Fish Health Report shows salmon farmers maintain high fish health management standards. The provincial fish health management program includes on-site health management plans, mandatory monitoring, disease reporting and an audit of industry information.
On the west coast, activists allege sea lice from salmon farms are killing wild pink salmon in the Broughton.
Did you know the largest return of pink salmon every recorded in that area was in 2001 -- more than a decade after the start of salmon farming in the Broughton? Let's look at the big picture. Without aquaculture, the United Nations forecasts a global seafood shortage of 50 to 80 million tonnes by 2030.
Aquaculture must play a key role in the supply of healthy proteins for a growing global population.
New studies in Norway found salmon farming can be a net fish protein producer. Results show that 1.2 kg of fish protein was produced for each kilogram of fish protein used in the feed. This came by substituting vegetable proteins, and the level of Omega-3 fatty acids in the salmon was not reduced.
Canada's aquaculture industry, which generates more than $969 million annually and employs 16,000 people, grows a lot more than salmon. Our industry offers more than a dozen types of fresh seafood -- everything from oysters to rainbow trout -- year 'round.
As Jacques Cousteau said, it's time we used the sea as farmers, instead of hunters.
It's time we used the oceans for farming rather than for hunting
Ruth Salmon, The Province
Published: Wednesday, October 08, 2008
There's been a lot of attention given to the regulation -- and overall sustainability -- of the salmon farming industry in BC and across the country.
Here are the facts: The Canadian aquaculture industry is governed by a framework of 73 pieces of federal and provincial legislation, making it one of the most strictly regulated industries in the world.
Both the location and day-to-day operations of all Canadian aquaculture facilities are regulated by five federal agencies: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Environment Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, and Health Canada.
Email to a friend
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Font:****All proposed aquaculture developments are subject to an environmental review, which includes the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.
Farms can only be sited in areas where water currents provide optimal conditions for fish health and environmental sustainability.
Environmental monitoring involves computer modeling, water-quality sensors, satellite imaging and Geographical Information System technology, coupled with sea-floor sampling and video recording.
Aquaculture sites must also adhere to an array of provincial statutes, regulations, policies and guidelines. Farms must often comply with municipal, Regional District, and First Nations' land use and development regulatory instruments.
The B.C. Ministry of Agriculture and Lands 2007 Fish Health Report shows salmon farmers maintain high fish health management standards. The provincial fish health management program includes on-site health management plans, mandatory monitoring, disease reporting and an audit of industry information.
On the west coast, activists allege sea lice from salmon farms are killing wild pink salmon in the Broughton.
Did you know the largest return of pink salmon every recorded in that area was in 2001 -- more than a decade after the start of salmon farming in the Broughton? Let's look at the big picture. Without aquaculture, the United Nations forecasts a global seafood shortage of 50 to 80 million tonnes by 2030.
Aquaculture must play a key role in the supply of healthy proteins for a growing global population.
New studies in Norway found salmon farming can be a net fish protein producer. Results show that 1.2 kg of fish protein was produced for each kilogram of fish protein used in the feed. This came by substituting vegetable proteins, and the level of Omega-3 fatty acids in the salmon was not reduced.
Canada's aquaculture industry, which generates more than $969 million annually and employs 16,000 people, grows a lot more than salmon. Our industry offers more than a dozen types of fresh seafood -- everything from oysters to rainbow trout -- year 'round.
As Jacques Cousteau said, it's time we used the sea as farmers, instead of hunters.
