Investments in aquaculture and wild fisheries to drive Canada’s ocean economy

“I’m confident the investments will help the aquaculture and fisheries sectors to become even more sustainable and environmentally friendly” – Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries. By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Canada’s ambition to grow the seafood sector by 2035 to $25 billion will largely be driven by sustainable aquaculture and wild fisheries, states Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (OSC), an agency that is dedicated to drive the growth of the country’s ocean economy. Emerging markets such as seaweed and fish alternatives, including circular economy solutions from the ocean, that will also contribute to this growth, stated the agency as it launched its 2024 Sustainable Seafood Call for Proposals yesterday. The Sustainable Seafood 2024 call will support innovations across a broad range of sector operations and deliver new value creation opportunities for Canada’s seafood sector, said The Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC) and the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) in a ...