NORTHERN ONTARIO AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION
Release of Provincial
Strategy
Read the Strategy or
download a printable version
The Northern Ontario Aquaculture Association is a not-for-profit
organization that has become the voice for Ontario's
environmentally sustainable cage culture and land-based fish
farming industry.  (read more about Who We Are and What We
Do)

Aquaculture is the cultivation and harvesting (farming) of finfish,
shellfish and aquatic plants.  Cultivation implies some form of
intervention in the rearing process to enhance production, such
as regular stocking, feeding and protection from predators.  It
also implies individual or corporate ownership of the stock being
cultivated.  In Ontario, rainbow trout is the main species
cultivated, along with brook trout, arctic charr and tilapia.(read
more about Aquaculture in Ontario)

Fish farming is the most strictly regulated agricultural industry
in Ontario with 22 pieces of legislation and acts governing
operations.  Continuous improvements to our farms are also
achieved through research and development projects and
Ontario Freshwater Best Management Practices which have been
implemented by the industry.  Aquaculture operations must
meet rigorous federal, provincial and international environmental
standards.  These standards, based on the best available
scientific research, are in place to minimize and manage the risks
associated with aquaculture operations.(read more about our
Environmentally Responsible practices and the science behind
them)

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The World Wildlife Fund held their Trout Dialogues in Barcelona,
Spain in November 2009.  Read the meeting summary.

The WWF is one of the certification programs the Ontario
aquaculture industry is considering.  If you haven't been
following along, the WWF's Center for Conservation Innovation
(CCI) is working to identify better management practices (BMPs)
to reduce the environmental and social impacts of aquaculture;
to develop BMP-based screens for investors, buyers, and even
government regulation and permitting systems; and to develop
BMP-based aquaculture certification programs for key species.  
continue reading
Aquaculture Strategy
'Important Advance' for
Ontario Fish Farmers
Northern Ontario Business
Newspaper (Nov 4)

Growth Plan Released
The Sudbury Star (Nov 3)

See our News & Events page
for more of the latest
information on aquaculture
in Ontario.
The Northern Ontario
Aquaculture Association
recently participated in the
Farmed Seafood
Extravaganza organized by
the Canadian Aquaculture
Industry Alliance at the
renowned Starfish Oyster
Bed & Grill in Toronto.  

The event followed NOAA's
meeting with the Honourable
Donna Cansfield - Minister of
Natural Resources to roll out
our new Provincial Strategy
for Sustainable Aquaculture
in Ontario. NOAA attended
this event, providing product
for the chef to prepare a
new recipe. We were very
pleased when Minister
Cansfield and staff took the
time to attend the Seafood
Roadshow event and show
their support for our
aquaculture industry
including interviews with
various media.

This event is the first of a
series of Farmed Seafood
Roadshows that will be held
across Canada to heighten
the awareness of Canadian
aquaculture.

Congratulations to CAIA for
the organization of a
successful event!

See "What's New" at
Canadian Aquaculture
Industry Alliance for photos
of the event, and great
recipes, too!