Northern Cod ‘Fishery Improvement Project’ stakeholders gather as iconic stock officially enters assessment process for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) sustainability certification Harvesting and supply chain partners place MSC in a central role in leveraging the global availability of sustainable whitefish – with a significant share of global cod fisheries already engaged in the programme, … Continued

CCFI MD appeared as witness – Review of the Fisheries Act – House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans Hon. Keith Hutchings (Managing Director, Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation) Thank you, Mr. Chair, for the opportunity to present to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans and your committee’s review … Continued

CCFI Managing Director – Navigating global seafood markets in the wake of new tariffs Please click here to read more

Land and Sea Pets Inc. (the client) was created by Chadwick Wiseman in 2021 with the help of his father, Clayton Wiseman. The company, headquartered in Trinity, Newfoundland, up-cycles cod by products into premium pet treats. While Clayton draws on his vast experience in production and manufacturing to create effective processes to develop a high-quality, … Continued

Biofouling accumulation on marine gear has been a long-time problem to fisheries and aquaculture activities. Research for anti-fouling coatings, mainly the ones that are non-toxic for the environment, is therefore being developed to create solutions for the sustainable growth of the sector. Please click here to read more

R.A.P. Technologies Inc. is a green start-up company. At the core of its business strategy is to utilize materials originally destined for landfills, to produce robust parts for industrial sales. Since its formation in July of 2015, R.A.P. has faced many challenges, but refuses to make their products anywhere other than New Brunswick. Their goal … Continued

The brown macroalga Saccharina latissima (formerly known as Laminaria longicruris), commonly referred to as sugar kelp or royal kombu, is a cold-water, perennial species that thrives on hard bottom substrates(Sharma et al., 2018). The morphology of the adult sugar kelp sporophyte is defined by three key structures: holdfast, stipe, and blade. Sugar kelp is an … Continued

The Marine Institute (MI), through its Centre for Aquaculture and Seafood Development (CASD), hosted a seaweed forum (October 8, 2024) and technology transfer mission (Oct 2024, Dec 2024 and Feb 2025) to provide development support to NL’s emerging seaweed industry and to promote it across Canada. The forum was held in collaboration with the Newfoundland … Continued

Seaweed farming produces 27 million metric tonnes of biomass annually and is the largest marine aquaculture market by weight with a large majority (99.5 % of the farmed seaweed) of seaweed production from Asia. Global markets for seaweed are being driven by demands for marine food products, as well as for potential higher-valued extracts and … Continued

Seaweed aquaculture is gaining attention among aquaculture and bioprocessing related companies due to its potential for generation of biomass and high value compounds with low carbon footprint. Shorefast Social Enterprises Inc. (SSEI) and Fogo Island Cooperative Society Ltd. (FICSL) requested assistance from CASD to investigate possible sites suitable for seaweed aquaculture in Fogo Island and … Continued