Top Ten Trends in Sustainable Aquaculture

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Guy Dean is the President and GM at Organic Ocean Seafood Inc.

Organic Ocean Seafood Inc. started the “Organic Ocean at Home” program when COVID-19 strikes. They are among the first to recognize the need for healthy nutritious food despite the pandemic hence they explored options to keep the seafood supply chain flowing. Thus, “Organic Ocean at Home” program was launched and seafood was delivered around Canada. Their seafood comes from wild capture fisheries, Indigenous harvesters, and responsible aquaculture with everything they supply required to meet or exceed the highest sustainable and socially responsible production standards. Organic Ocean Seafood Inc, generates and distributes value by connecting the producers and consumers. 

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[00:03:05] Guy’s road into the world of the aquaculture industry.

[00:04:34] Guy’s point of view on the pros and cons in the aquaculture industry.

[00:08:17] Top three trends in the aquaculture industry in the next 10 years.

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Organic Ocean Seafood Inc

Guy Dean email : [email protected]

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Jennifer Woodland

Jennifer Woodland is the CEO at Nuu-chah-nulth Seafood LP in Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada. 

Nuu-chah-nulth Seafood coordinates expertise and facilitates access to funding for our Nations to complete feasibility studies and business plans. We pursue industry and processing partnerships, seafood sales, vessel purchases, and aquaculture ventures. We access a variety of funding opportunities to facilitate specific training initiatives. Nuu-chah-nulth Seafood maintains a database of deckhands and vessel owners to assist with employment matching.

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[00:02:42] Jennifer’s road into the world of the aquaculture industry.

[00:08:04] Jennifer’s point of view on the pros and cons in the aquaculture industry.

[00:17:49] Top three trends in the aquaculture industry in the next 10 years.

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Nuu-chah-nulth Seafood LP

Jennifer Woodland

Sustainable Ocean Economy 2050

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Terry Brooks is the Managing Director of Golden Eagles SableFish in British Columbia.

Golden Eagle Sablefish represents the aquaculture sector of the Golden Eagle Farm Group. We raise a premium sablefish whose quality and taste is a result of aquaculture done right. We believe in a clean fish and hand-raise our fish from egg to ocean.

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[00:02:47] Terry’s road into the world of the aquaculture industry.

[00:04:27] Terry’s point of view on the pros and cons in the aquaculture industry.

[00:09:10] Terry’s way of maximising value in the wild fisheries.

[00:12:04] Top three trends in the aquaculture industry in the next 10 years.

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Golden Eagle Sablefish

Terry Brooks

Alex Brooks

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Dr Abayomi Alabi is a marine biotechnologist and president of Seed Science. Yomi is a joint venture partner of Manatee Holdings. Yomi’s experience in the biochemical, microbiological and nutritional requirements for successful aquaculture seed production. Here in British Columbia, Yomi pioneered commercial scale production techniques for prawn, pacific sea urchins, northern abalone. In addition to this, he spearheaded the development of probiotics effective against cold water bacterial diseases for agricultural use in BC. He was the founding head of the Shellfish Health and Husbandry research programme at Vancouver islands University Centre for shellfish research.

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[0:03:00] How Dr Abayomi Alabi got into aquaculture

[0:04:44] Pros and Cons and challenges of the aquaculture industry

[0:07:26] Dr Abayomi Alabi view of the future of the aquaculture industry

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Diane Morrison is the Managing Director of Mowi Canada West.  Diane is responsible for raising about half of the annual provincial harvest of British Columbia's farm-raised Atlantic salmon each year. 

Mowi Canada West is the Leading Salmon Aquaculture Company in British Columbia. In Canada, Mowi operate salmon farms on the coast of beautiful British Columbia and Vancouver Island, where 600 people produce 45,000 tonnes of sustainable farm-raised Atlantic salmon each year.

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[00:02:52] Diane’s road into the world of the aquaculture industry.

[00:06:46] Diane’s point of view on the pros and cons in the aquaculture industry.

 [00:10:23] Top three trends in the aquaculture industry in the next 10 years.

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Mowi Canada West

Diane Morrison

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Rocky Boschman is the Managing Director of Grieg Seafood British Columbia.

Grieg operates 22 farms and a hatchery in British Columbia and employs 180 people in coastal communities. Grieg Seafood British Columbia is licensed to produce 23,400 tons of salmon annually to North American and Asian markets.

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[00:02:53] Grieg’s road into the world of the aquaculture industry.

[00:05:05] Grieg’s point of view on the pros and cons in the aquaculture industry.

 [00:10:23] Top three trends in the aquaculture industry in the next 10 years.

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J.P. Hastey

J.P. is the President and Founder of Nova Harvest.

Nova Harvest was founded in 2011. They apply innovative, science-based solutions to support the development of a sustainable shellfish industry. There is the hatchery where oyster and geoduck seed production is located in Bamfield, BC. The starting ground for innovative solutions in aquaculture, the farm where deep water oyster culture is located in the pristine waters of Barkley Sound. The developing ground for new technologies in oyster farming.

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[00:02:32] J.P.’s road into the world of the aquaculture industry.

[00:04:42] J.P.’s point of view on the pros and cons in the aquaculture industry.

[00:06:52] J.P.’s favourite aspect in aquaculture throughout his 20 years of experience.

 [00:08:20] Top three trends in the aquaculture industry in the next 10 years.

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Nova Harvest

J.P. Hastey

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Bill Taylor

Bill is the Vice President of Taylor Shellfish Farms.

Taylor Shellfish Farms began farming shellfish in the waters of the Puget Sound in 1890. Starting from Bill’s great grandfather, their family legacy has successfully thrived on sustainability, relying on clean water and healthy ecosystems. Their mission is to protect the waters in their communities, support local farming communities and educate the youth.

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[00:02:47] Bill’s journey into the world of the aquaculture industry.

[00:05:44] Bill’s point of view on the pros and cons in the aquaculture industry.

[00:07:25] Impacts of pandemic in 2020 on Taylor Shellfish Farms and how they survived through it

 [00:10:41] Top three trends in the aquaculture industry in the next 10 years.

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Taylor Shellfish Farms

Bill Taylor

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Brian is the Founder and CEO of Urchinomics.

Urchinomics is in the business of restorative aquaculture. Ecologically destructive sea urchins are fished, ranched, and turned into high valued seafood. As a result, we help kelp forests recover. This in turn brings marine biomass and diversity back to coastal ecosystems, sequesters CO2, and creates meaningful employment in rural, coastal communities.

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[00:02:37] Brian’s road into the world of the aquaculture industry.

[00:07:14] Brian’s point of view on the pros and cons in the aquaculture industry.

 [00:13:04] Top three trends in the aquaculture industry in the next 10 years.

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Urchinomics

Brian Tsuyoshi Takeda

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