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Ottawa’s “plan to make a plan” for BC’s salmon farmers is almost done - Sea West News “I believe Canada can become a global leader in the next generation of aquaculture production,” says Minister Joanne Thompson.

Can Canada finally be serious about #aquaculture ?
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White #lobster caught on the Canada, St. Lawrence River Lower North Shore
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British Columbia harvester fined over a million dollars and receives a six-year jail sentence for illegal fishing and sale of sea cucumber
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Sale teaser for Canadian shellfish giant touts CAD 40m-plus earnings   - Undercurrent News A sale teaser being circulated for the Canadian lobster and snow crab giant states the company has over CAD 550m in revenue and CAD 40m in EBITDA

Is Champlain #Seafood really for sale?
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Nova Scotia lobster industry facing headwinds after Clearwater exit from live shipping | CBC News Those who work in the seafood processing and shipping industry in Nova Scotia say Clearwater Seafoods' decision to exit the live lobster business is a sign from a giant that those remaining in the industry need to figure out how to stabilize the economics of it.

Canadian Clearwater Seafood has exited the live #lobster business :
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#Automation in Food Processing : Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are redefining food production
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Seafood Processing Equipment Market Size, Share [2024-2032] The global seafood processing equipment market size is projected to grow from $2.49 billion in 2024 to $3.81 billion by 2032, exhibiting a CAGR of 5.4%

The #seafood processing equipment market is projected to grow from 2024 to 2032 by CAGR of 5.4%.
I used to own a business in that sector. This industry is running behind from a technological standpoint. There are a lot of opportunities for innovation.
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YouTube video by TNW Videos Dutch startup Monumental is bringing autonomous bricklaying robots to Europe

This is a very exciting development! I love brick in housing but I can see it threatened by less labour intensive methods.
Finally it seems someone is making a serious attempt at automation!

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Revolutionizing Seafood Visual Inspection with AI-enabled Smart Cameras A picture is worth a thousand words and that’s certainly true for quality and food safety inspection. In seafood processing plants, quality control inspectors take a lot of pictures: of raw material…

Seafood visual inspection with AI-enabled smart cameras :
👉 DM if you would like to know more about adding this technology to your process.
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The Canadian Manufacturing Outlook Report is here :
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👉 Automation is still the key to success.

You don't create a country based on an industry lobbying

Democracy denial

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Seafood Processing Equipment Market

The seafood processing equipment Market size was valued at USD 2.42 billion in 2023. The Industry is projected to grow from USD 2.49 billion in 2024 to USD 3.81 billion by 2032, exhibiting a CAGR of 5.4% during the forecast period.

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How Canada is Setting the Global Standard for Sustainable Fisheries Canada’s fisheries industry blends science, innovation, and Indigenous knowledge to set a global benchmark for sustainable ocean stewardship. In the cool waters surrounding our vast coastline, a quiet revolution in sustainable fishing has positioned Canada as a global benchmark for responsible ocean stewardship. As the world grapples with declining fish stocks and marine habitat degradation, … Continued

How Canada is Setting the Global Standard for Sustainable #Fisheries
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Fishers celebrate Trump's seafood order while conservation groups fear overfishing President Donald Trump’s executive order to boost the U.S. commercial fishing industry drew praise from commercial fishing groups and condemnation from environmental organizations.

President Donald Trump’s executive order to boost the U.S. commercial #fishing industry represents a dramatic shift by prioritizing commercial fishing interests over efforts to allow the fish supply to increase.
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Her mono-industrial model is collapsing

Some regions see large cuts to snow crab quotas, while total catch rises | CBC News The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has released the quotas for the 2025 snow crab fishery, and while the numbers are up overall, some regions have been hard hit.

The total allowable catch of #Newfoundland and Labrador's snow #crab #fishery as a whole is going up 9 per cent.

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N.S. lobster industry looking for buyers ahead of incoming tariffs The Nova Scotia lobster industry is trying to get its product to buyers before 25 per cent tariffs by China and the United States kick in.

Inventory is flying out the door as buyer are looking forward to US and China tariffs on Canadian #lobster

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Fisheries Council of Canada Warns of Catastrophic Impact as China Imposes 25% Tariff on Canadian Seafood - Fisheries Council of Canada OTTAWA, ON: The Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC) warns that China’s announcement of a 25% tariff onCanadian seafood exports represents […]

According to the Fisheries Council of #Canada , China’s announcement of a 25% tariff on
Canadian #seafood exports represents an existential threat to numerous fishing operations across the
country.

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China hits Canadian seafood items, including lobster and crab, with 25 percent tariff The government of China announced it is imposing 25 percent tariffs on an array of seafood items from Canada including lobster and crab

Cars for crab (and lobster)
China hits Canadian #seafood items, including #lobster and #crab , with 25 percent tariff

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Tariff fears and high stakes for Atlantic Canada at the Boston seafood expo | CBC News As seafood industry delegates from more than 50 countries gather in Boston for an exciting three days at Seafood Expo North America, Atlantic Canadians there are dealing with fears of potential tariffs from the United States and China.

The idea of 25 per cent #tariffs from the United States and China on Canadian #seafood is a hot topic on the floor of Seafood Expo North America in Boston #SENA

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"Devastation is the word" – Canada seafood industry braces for Chinese tariffs | SeafoodSource Industry groups push Canada’s government to engage diplomatically before tariffs decimate seafood companies

Devastation : after announcements of US tariffs, #Canada #seafood industry braces for Chinese tariffs, set to go into effect on 20 March.
There are not much options left : can EU save the game?

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Trump tariffs on Canadian salmon promise to boost Chilean, Norwegian prices, too ‘With strong demand already in place, Chilean exporters could capitalize on reduced Canadian competition by further increasing prices’ — Lorin Castiglione, UCN’s head of price reporting for the Americas

Tariffs are expected on Canadian #salmon which could make Chilean and Norwegian exporters increase their price to capitalize on lower competition on the US market.
Collateral damage or bad strategy?

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Lobster regulators repeal minimum size increase after years of backlash in Maine The vote relieves the pressure of an impending deadline to comply with the law by this summer. Now, the lobster industry must find a different solution to protect declining populations.

Maine's lobstermen voted to repeal a rule aimed at conserving dwindling #lobster populations.
Maine lobster industry is focused on short term.

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Closeup of a lobster on a surface, with its claws slightly folded in front of it.

China's looming seafood tariffs just add to 'craziness,' says lobster organization

A lobster processing organization says live-lobster sellers will be worse off than those who sell frozen lobster under China's new tariffs.

#cbc #cbc-newbrunswick-news #Canada #NewBrunswick

They are really going forward with the F35?

Canada's Path to Becoming a #Foodtech Leader

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Canada’s premiers commit to scrapping trade barriers between provinces It appears trade barriers between Canadian provinces could be coming down in an effort to help the country’s economy amid a trade war with its closest ally.

Canada’s premiers commit to scrapping trade barriers between provinces #Canada #cdnpoli #BuyCanadian #BuyLocal #ElbowsUp 🍁

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