• Healthy Fish
  • Life Cycle of Farmed Salmon
  • Salmon Breeding
  • Improved Feeds
  • Salmon Farm Management
  • Salmon Health Management
  • Infectious Salmon Anemia
  • Sea Lice
  • Aquaculture Bay Management Areas
• Quality Assured
  • Introduction
  • The Healthy Salmon Program
  • The Quality Management Program
  • Traceability Program
  • Farmed Salmon: Safety Approved
  • Farmed Salmon is Safe
  • Carotenoids: Essential for Normal Growth and Development
• Healthy Communities
  • Healthy Communities
• Healthy Industry
  • Healthy Industry
  • Canadian Production of Atlantic Salmon
  • New Brunswick Production
• Delicious/Nutritious
  • Why are so many people choosing farmed salmon?
  • Availability
  • Affordable
  • Consistent High Quality
  • Versatility
  • Convenient
  • Nutritious
  • Buying and Storing Farmed Salmon
  • Cooking Farmed Salmon
  • Cooking Method Determines Type of Seasoning
• Healthy Environment
  • Sustainability through Cooperation
  • Site Selection and Monitoring
  • Healthy Sites
  • Feed Monitoring
  • Improved Feed Digestibility Reduces Waste
  • Sustainable Management of Wild Populations
  • Fish Containment

Salmon Farmers Invest in Green Technology

Press Release Well Boat Will Reduce Therapeutant Use and Improve Sea Lice Management St George – The Ronja Carrier, chartered from the Norwegian company Solvtrans, will be in the Bay of Fundy for the next six months to help salmon farmers control sea lice on salmon farms. Salmon will be carefully pumped from the farm enclosure into the hold of the well boat where they will be immersed in a mixture of seawater and approved therapeutant to remove sea lice, a naturally occurring parasite. Fish are then returned to their enclosure. ....View More

NB Salmon Farmers Trigger Over Half A Billion Dollars of Economic Activity Across Canada

Press Release St. George, NB – Based on three key indicators – GDP, employment and labour income a new socio-economic report commissioned by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans demonstrates how the Canadian aquaculture industry generates over $2 billion annually for the national economy with New Brunswick triggering over half a billion dollars of economic activity across Canada. ....View More

Sea Lice Research Development Workshop Report Jan 2010

In 2009 NB DAA, in support of the aquaculture industry, applied to the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) for the Emergency Registration (ER) of two bath treatments, ALPHA MAX® and Salmosan®, as alternatives to SLICE® for sea lice treatment. ....View More

Nutritious

Farmed salmon is one of nature's healthiest foods. It is a good source of well-balanced and easily digestible protein – and contains far less saturated fat than an equal serving of any other meat or poultry.

As well as providing high quality protein, farmed salmon is an excellent source of polyunsaturated fatty acids known as Omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids assist in blood circulation by lowering blood fats and preventing blood clot formation. Researchers believe that by improving blood circulation, Omega-3’s reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke.

Research also indicates that Omega-3’s act as anti-inflammatory agents that may reduce the risk of a wide range of health problems including asthma, pulmonary disease, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease.

Omega-3 fatty acids are also very important nutrients for children - they are essential components for brain, nerve and eye development and may help alleviate the symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Due to these health benefits, both Health Canada and the American Heart Association advise consumers to eat coldwater fatty fish like salmon at least twice per week.

Both farmed and wild salmon are excellent sources of Omega-3’s. However, the US Department of Agriculture Database reveals that farmed Atlantic salmon has 26% more polyunsaturated fat like Omega-3’s than wild Atlantic salmon – and 35% more than wild Chinook.

Since Omega-3 levels are influenced by factors such as species of salmon, water temperature, type and availability food and stage of maturity, the levels in wild salmon are also more variable than those in farmed salmon. On salmon farms, the percentage of Omega-3’s and the total fat content of the salmon can be controlled by the amount and composition of the feed. This ability to modify the nutritional content and quality of farmed salmon creates a dependable, high quality source of Omega-3’s.