Barb Dean-Simmons
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Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Hydroponic tech and some creative thinkers serving up fresh Atlantic lettuce in winter
Rows of bright green leaves poke up from rows of white plastic tubing, waving slightly in the wind produced by electric fans. Lettuce, kale and sorrel ... → Read More
Aquaculture company AquaBounty ditching genetically modified fish in favour of salmon eggs at P.E.I. facility
NOTE: This story has been updated to correct an error After just two harvests of genetically modified (GM) salmon from its facility in Prince Edward ... → Read More
Cooke going to court to fight cancellation of trout farm lease in Washington State
Company alleges department's decision could mean $6 million or more in losses → Read More
Not a banner year for Atlantic Canadian snow crab exports
Exports from N.L. alone are down by about $100 million to end of October → Read More
Newfoundland company says customers are begging for seal oil products
Kendall Flood doesn’t worry that Ár n-oileán Resources won’t be able to find buyers for its products. When it comes to seal oil, said the company’s CEO, ... → Read More
U.S. trade groups call for review of decision to kick Cooke fish farms out of Washington state
SaltWire Networks Three U.S. trade groups want an independent review of a decision by Washington state's Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to not renew ... → Read More
Delegates hope for details as DFO's secret seal summit begins in St. John's
Keith Bath doesn’t need convincing that seals are affecting fish stocks. The LaScie fish harvester and longtime sealer says he’s seen it. Bath says he’s ... → Read More
UPDATED: Nova Scotia Class B lobster fishermen launch social media campaign and another court action
That's not what she said: Joyce Murray's office offers transcript of conversation with Donald Publicover → Read More
Moderate livelihood lobster fishery in N.S. renewed by DFO
Nova Scotia First Nations have interim 'understanding' with feds → Read More
Big Spruce brews Mattea Roach beverage of Jeopardy! champions
There will be two kinds of cheers when Mattea Roach returns to Jeopardy for the Tournament of Champions in a few weeks. Home province Nova Scotians will be ... → Read More
Copper and gold mines hitting hard times in Newfoundland?
Signal Gold pulls away from Baie Verte while Rambler aims to restructure → Read More
Nova Scotia seafood company has a lot of repair work ahead after Fiona
Victoria Fisheries Co-op still assessing cost of damages → Read More
Salmon farms in Atlantic Canada stand up to Fiona
They were huge waves. According to the Canadian Hurricane Centre’s final assessment of post-tropical storm Fiona, satellite information and reports from a ... → Read More
Right Whale near death renews calls for action on fishing gear entanglements
A right whale is dying in Nantucket Sound, south of Massachusetts. And the sighting of the animal by scientists at the New England Aquarium is ramping up ... → Read More
Atlantic Canada snow crab sales slowed to a crawl in 2022 according to latest export data
It wasn’t their best season, but it wasn’t bad. This year’s snow crab fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador brought ashore just over $759 million for ... → Read More
Iceland hopes to strengthen business ties in Atlantic Canada in Dartmouth meetings
They once came in sailing ships for grapes and wood and butternuts. But next week Icelandic visitors are flying in to talk trade in seafood and ... → Read More
Newfoundland port could see work worth $65 million with clean energy deal
The Port of Argentia, Newfoundland, just announced it has signed a significant deal to support the development of clean energy projects in the Northeastern ... → Read More
Fish boats, helicopters supply Central Newfoundland towns cut off by fire the size of six Sable Islands
Diane Mullins managed to find bags of split peas at the local grocery store in Harbour Breton Tuesday morning, enough to avoid cancellation of Pea Soup ... → Read More
Atlantic Canada company restarts steelhead trout operations after COVID pause
After a two-year pause because of the COVID pandemic, Ocean Trout Canada is getting back to the business of growing steelhead trout at sites in Nova Scotia ... → Read More
Salmon burger sales fueling aquaculture expansion in Atlantic Canada
Hundreds of millions of dollars will be poured into the aquaculture industry across Atlantic Canada over the next few years thanks to higher consumer ... → Read More