"The prepared document highlights potential areas of concern for First Nation fisheries rights holders and draws attention to potential infringements of Aboriginal rights as a result of a loss of access to marine resources"
"This report launches the Aquaculture Sustainability Reporting Initiative (ASRI), a process of Fisheries and Oceans Canada in collaboration with provincial and territorial governments for describing environmental, social, and economic conditions and trends in the Canadian aquaculture sector."
"The National Aquaculture Strategic Action Plan Initiative (NASAPI) is a collaborative exercise led by the Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers (CCFAM) to enhance and advance economically, environmentally and socially sustainable aquaculture development in all regions of the country."
"Millbrook First Nation is a progressive band. Its members wanted to blaze a different trail, so they put forward a proposal to Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) to start an aquaculture operation. After a feasibility study and business plan were accepted in 2002, Nova Scotia Arctic Charr was in business in Millbrook."
"The review is an ongoing compendium of the aquaculture R&D projects that have been underway over the past two years from all across Canada. The review contains over 220 project descriptions detailing an impressive range of topics, disciplines, and species from across the vast geography of Canada."
"Recognizing that the research continuum spreads from pure (fundamental) science to development and commercialization, this program aims to foster development, early commercialization, and/or the early industry adoption of innovation results."
"The overall goal of the Aquaculture Innovation and Market Access Program (AIMAP) is to catalyze aquaculture industry investment from the private sector, as well as other sectors"
"The Aquaculture Collaborative Research and Development Program (ACRDP) is a Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) initiative to increase the level of collaborative research and development activity between the aquaculture industry and the department, and in some instances with other funding partners."
"Atlantic Canada’s aquaculture industry continues to expand significantly due to new investment. This Report Card by APEC examines the growth of the industry and the challenges facing it in the future."
