SAVE THE DATE March 19 – 20 | Fern Resort, Orillia Mark your calendars for the annual gathering of aquaculture folks from Ontario and beyond. Come for presentations on the latest and greatest in the industry, and plenty of social time and seafood feasting. Presented by: Conference Schedule To be...
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July 10, 2023 — Minister Lisa Thompson (Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs) gathered with 75+ fish farmers today to open a new $4.5 million expansion at the Ontario Aquaculture Research Centre in Alma. The new Fish Quarantine Facility features a cutting-edge recirculating aquaculture system, teaching laboratories, and additional research space. It opens up new opportunities for...
Join Kana Upton, manager and biologist at Aquacage Fisheries, for a fish farm tour for Local Food Week. Kana takes you on a exploration through the farm and explains how they feed, raise and care for their rainbow trout. You’ll take a ride out on the boat to see live feeding, underwater robots and discuss...
Spotted: Our favourite fish ambassador Chef Raquel Fox on Breakfast Television making nachos with Ontario farm-raised rainbow trout! Chef Raquel featured Ontario farmed trout on the main stage at the Toronto Food & Drink Fest this past weekend, plus gave out samples to thousands of visitors! Thanks for being such a FINtastic fan of the...
The Ontario Aquaculture Association welcomed over 175 fish farmers, suppliers, researchers and government officials for our first conference in four years. The two-day event at Fern Resort in Orillia included 32 presentations on a wide range of issues, along with plenty of fish tasting, social events and a new annual fish-wear competition. The conference also...
The Ontario Aquaculture Association and its members welcomes new board member Nathan Kanasawe for a two-year term. About Nathan Kanasawe Nathan Kanasawe is a second-generation fish farmer, Indigenous artist and transgender education activist. He manages Buzwah Fisheries, a fish farming operation located in the waters of Wikwemikong Unceded Territory on Manitoulin Island. Opened in...
March 21 – 22, 2023 | Fern Resort, Orillia Join us for the first Ontario aquaculture gathering in three years. Come for presentations on the latest and greatest in the industry, and plenty of social time and seafood feasting. We have expanded to programming over one and a half days, plus concurrent...
This week the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs shared a video highlighting eco-friendly fish farming in Ontario. This video is a shortened version of a video played for Canada’s federal and provincial agriculture ministers last November. It’s part of our joint campaign to get Ontario aquaculture included in the next iteration of...
Ontario trout producers are celebrating 4-star status for the Best Aquaculture Practices program. This is the highest international recognition for sustainability, and means that all producers throughout the supply chain have been rigourously audited to ensure they are eco-friendly, humane, and socially responsible. Check out the BAP-certified producers bringing 4-star sustainable rainbow and steelhead trout...
