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Oyster Symposium Comes to North America

October 21-23, 2015

From www.oystersymposium.org: Cape Cod, MA – The 6th International Oyster Symposium (IOS6), the world’s singular conference devoted to oyster science, industry, and culture, will occur on Cape Cod Massachusetts, USA this fall. Past conferences have been held in Japan, Taiwan, China, Tasmania, and Vietnam. This will be its premiere in North America. Why the spotlight […]

Using Go Deep Mussel Sock

Customers Tell of the Benefits

Go Deep mussel sock is widely used in Canada for farmed mussels. This innovation is picking up steam around the world as growers learn of the benefits of our cotton bisected split film polyethylene and interwoven monofilament material. In this video, Gary Rogers of E&G Rogers Mussel Farms talks about his farming operation and how these mussel […]

Supporting the Industry

Beyond Simply Selling Products

The PEI Aquaculture Alliance held its annual golf tournament at the Glen Afton Golf Course this past Friday. Shellfish and fin fish farmers from around the island, as well as their supporters and business partners, took time to unwind and play 18 holes of the province’s most popular sport. The Prince Edward Island Aquaculture Alliance […]

Farming Mussels Down Under

Leveraging a Canadian Innovation in Australia

In 2013, Prince Edward Island produced nearly 80% of the total number of mussels harvested in Canada. This translated to a value of $49.5 million from approximately 130 mussel growers working leases totaling 4500 hectares (Source: Fisheries and Oceans Canada). These numbers make PEI an attractive place for foreign growers, farming mussels, to learn new […]