June 2, 2014 — Nova Scotia salmon farmers welcomed the opportunity to meet with the Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans last week to share the truth about how our industry operates and the high-quality food we produce. Salmon is now more popular than beef; it is one of the healthiest foods a person can eat.
At a time when global populations are growing, we are also seeing fresh-water resources diminish and land suitable for food production shrinking. The United Nations tells us that in 10 years, two-thirds of the world’s population will live in areas plagued by fresh-water shortages.
Why should we care about this? Because we need to become more innovative to feed the world’s growing population. We can’t do that with existing wild capture fisheries and on land alone. We have a moral imperative to learn how to grow more food in the marine environment.
Senators had the opportunity to meet Atlantic Canadian salmon farmers, to tour our farms, hatcheries and processing plants and to hear from the professionals who work in our industry.
We showed them that pristine seawater isn’t just important for lobsters; it’s essential for the production of healthy, high-quality salmon. Salmon farm sites are carefully chosen and maintained to provide the best conditions for fish well-being and to ensure environmental sustainability.
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