Seaweed Nursery Research to Support a St. Mary’s Seaweed Farm

The scope of this research was to establish a seaweed nursery for one species of sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) and to produce viable lines for deployment in St. Mary’s Bay. This work was performed in conjunction with HoldfastNL (the client) who are assembling a seaweed aquaculture farm in St. Mary’s Bay, NL. Please click here … Continued

Canadian Fisheries Innovation Network (CFIN)

Fish and seafood are among Canada’s largest exports of food products today, valued more than $6B and driving economic development in coastal communities and all regions of our country. Our sector is the leading sector of the blue economy in Canada with an industry vision of becoming a top three best global quality and sustainable … Continued

Utilizing Byproducts of Atlantic Sea Cucumber towards High Value Nutraceutical Applications March 2025

Sea cucumbers (SCs) are a high-value seafood in Southeast Asia, prized for their nutritional and health benefits. The Atlantic species Cucumaria frondosa is particularly noted for its biological and pharmacological properties, including anticancer effects and benefits for hyperglycemia, inflammation, Alzheimer’s, aging, and stress (Al Shemaili et al., 2016; Attoub et al., 2013; Liang et al., … Continued

Validation and Verification Trials of Upwelling Systems

Climate change and associated surface water temperature rise is major threat for the marine aquaculture industry worldwide. The success of marine aquaculture depends heavily on the favorable conditions of temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH and nutrient levels in water. During summer months, the increase in surface water temperature may cause metabolic distress and asphyxia, resulting in … Continued

Spotted Wolffish – Refining and Validating Best Practices for Juvenile Production Technologies

Please accept this “Final Report” for project “Spotted Wolffish (Anarhichas minor) – Refining and Validating Best Practices for Juvenile Production Technologies and Initiating an Aquatic Animal Health Surveillance Program”, on behalf of Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Ocean Sciences Centre (OSC) and Amar Seafoods Ltd. Please click here to read more

Seafood Industry Innovation Summit 2023

November 14-17th Event: Atlantic Canada’s 1st Seafood Industry Innovation Summit  Location: Fisheries & Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL Canada The Fisheries and Marine Institute’s Centre for Aquaculture and Seafood Development (CASD) and the Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation (CCFI) are pleased to host Atlantic Canada’s first Seafood Industry Innovation Summit … Continued

Seafood Industry Innovation Summit 2023

Dive into the future of the seafood industry at the inaugural Seafood Industry Innovation Summit, presented by CCFI, Marine Institute & Memorial University of Newfoundland from November 14th-17th, 2023!     Explore exciting themes like automation, digitization, innovation, by-product valorization, and the blue economy. Discover how these concepts are shaping the future of the seafood industry.     Engage … Continued

CCFI releases report on Production of Mussels and Urchin (uni) using HPP

CCFI notes: The Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) mussel industry has identified the need to diversify its product forms (i.e., fresh & value-added) and expand to include alternative farmed shellfish species (i.e., sea urchins). CCFI outlines 12 main conclusions from the project.   Read the full article here:

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