Salmon Farming: Inside & Out

Salmon Farming: Inside & Out

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Welcome to Salmon Farming: Inside & Out with Ian Roberts, director of communications at Mowi and Mari-Len De Guzman, aquaculture editor and writer, where they dive deep into all things salmon to demonstrate support for the salmon farming industry.

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    • Mar 21, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 33m AVG DURATION
    • 27 EPISODES


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    Chris Lloyd: Transparency in medicine use for aquaculture

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 38:29


    Christopher Lloyd is the secretary general of the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA) based in the United Kingdom. In this episode, he discusses the organization's role in promoting best practices across various livestock sectors, including salmon farming.

    Dag Sletmo: Investing in aquaculture's future

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 24:49


    Dag Sletmo is the senior vice-president and client advisor for DNB Bank - Seafood. In this episode, host Ian Roberts discusses the evolving landscape of salmon farming. They explore the bank's role in financing salmon farming projects, emphasizing the importance of profitability, manageable risk, and sustainability.

    Bob DeHaan: Unpacking the impact of Trump's tariffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 28:26


    Robert (Bob) DeHaan is the executive vice-president and general counsel of the National Fisheries Institute (NFI), the USA's largest commercial seafood trade organization. In that capacity, he leads NFI regulatory and international trade advocacy. Prior to joining NFI, DeHaan held multiple trade and transportation roles in the administration of President George W. Bush. He began his professional career as an aviation attorney in Washington, D.C., focusing on international aviation litigation and regulation. He currently serves on several public-private groups associated with seafood trade, among them the Agricultural Trade Advisory Committee convened by the United States Trade Representative and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

    Vivian Krause: Unfair playing field of funding anti-aquaculture

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 36:48


    Vivian Krause has done extensive research on the funding of various causes within the charitable sector, including the funding of environmental activism. She explains how three key studies were misused to create public fear and shift consumer demand away from farm-raised salmon. She emphasizes the need for the salmon farming industry to improve its PR and calls for a code of ethics for environmental groups to ensure accurate and comprehensive information dissemination.

    Árni Mathiesen: Aquaculture diplomacy in Iceland and the world

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 39:50


    Árni Matthias Mathiesen is a board member of the Icelandic Aquaculture & Ocean Forum (IAOF), a non-profit Iceland aquaculture industry association based in Reykjavík. He brings a wealth of experience in Icelandic aquaculture, which also includes his experience as Assistant Director General at UN's Food and Agriculture Organization as Head of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Department (2010-2020), and as Minister of Fisheries (1999-2005) and Minister of Finance (2005-2009) in Iceland.

    Jennifer Woodland: Prioritizing the future of B.C. salmon farming

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 35:16


    Jennifer Woodland serves as chair at B.C. Salmon Farmers' Association. She shares an unedited update of what the B.C. salmon aquaculture looks like as it continues to navigate the uncertainties of the Canadian government's transition plan to ban ocean net pens.

    Christian Chramer: Promoting world-class salmon farming in Norway

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 40:03


    Christian Kramer, the CEO of the Norwegian Seafood Council, provides an overview of the organization, which is funded by a levy on Norwegian seafood exports and works to promote the country's seafood globally. He talks about the importance of salmon farming to Norway's economy and coastal communities, as well as the industry's efforts to address public perception and sustainability challenges.

    Craig Medred: The politics of Alaskan salmon production

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 29:31


    Craig Medred is an award-winning Alaskan journalist who shares his insights in how conversations around salmon ranching and farming have evolved in Alaska over the years.

    Adolfo Alvial: Creating community around Chilean salmon

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 37:04


    Adolfo Alvial is the executive director of Club Innovación Acuicola - Chile. He has a long career in the private, public, and academic sectors of the farming industry in Chile. He provides a short history of how the sector grew and offers insight into what British Columbia can learn from Chile's experience.

    Dr. Debbie Plouffe: Unlocking the potential of genome editing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 28:23


    Dr. Debbie Plouffe, vice president of business development at the Centre for Aquaculture Technologies, discussed the potential of genome editing in aquaculture, including improved disease management and productivity.

    Tavish Scott: Fostering sustainable growth of Scottish aquaculture

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 37:42


    Tavish Scott is the chief executive officer of Salmon Scotland. He shares an update with our host, Ian Roberts, on educating politicians and the public on the importance of supporting salmon aquaculture as Britain's top food export.

    Dallas Smith: Reconciliation in B.C. aquaculture

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 31:45


    Dallas Smith is a spokesperson for the First Nations for Finfish Stewardship (FNFFS) and a member of the Tlowitsis First Nations in Campbell River, B.C. He talks with our host, Ian Roberts, about how the First Nations communities are coming together to defend the renewal of salmon farming licenses in British Columbia, Canada.

    Sebastian Belle & Jim Parsons: Telling the story of American aquaculture

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 32:43


    Sebastian Belle and Jim Parsons from the National Aquaculture Association talk to host Ian Roberts about how they are working to tell the story and the growth potential of offshore fish farming in the United States of America.

    Dr. Stefanie Colombo: Debunking nutritional myths of farmed salmon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 32:33


    Dr. Stefanie Colombo is an associate professor at Dalhousie University and Canada Research Chair in Nova Scotia, Canada. She shares what science says about the nutritional value of farmed salmon and debunks common myths behind farmed seafood.

    Luke Martin: Tasmania's story of innovation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 40:28


    The Tasmanian salmon industry, thriving for 30 years, plays a pivotal role in the state's economy, generating US$1.3 billion. Luke Martin, CEO of Salmon Tasmania, shares lessons learned as the industry aces scrutiny due to its economic importance. Luke also shares that Tasmania has a tight-knit community and a new generation of emotionally invested professionals contribute to its resilience and future potential.

    Hon. Margaret Johnson: The government advocate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 33:40


    Margaret Johnson, New Brunswick's minister for agriculture, aquaculture and fisheries, provides an overview of the aquaculture industry in Atlantic Canada and discusses the opportunities, and challenges, facing the sector.

    Gareth Moore: The journalist's perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 34:41


    Fish Farming Expert magazine editor Gareth Moore joins hosts Ian Roberts and Mari-Len De Guzman as they look back on the year's best interviews, offering his perspective on the issues and topics facing the aquaculture industry.

    Halley Froehlich: The research scientist

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 34:52


    University of California (Santa Barbara) assistant professor and researcher Halley Froehlich provides insights on her investigation on the effects of climate change on marine ecosystems and seafood production.

    Dr. Jimmy Turnbull: The fish welfare expert

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 32:32


    University of Stirling professor Dr. Jimmy Turnbull answers the important questions about fish welfare and the challenges that need to be addressed for the future of aquaculture.

    Robin Muzzerall and Kirstyn Hallberg: The Aquaculture Professionals

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 32:04


    Kirstyn Hallberg, environmental specialist at Grieg Seafood, and Robin Muzzerall, freshwater production manager for Kelly Cove Salmon, Cooke Aquaculture, share their insights on what a career in aquaculture looks like and the wide-ranging professional opportunities in the ever-evolving salmon farming sector.

    Dr. Gary Marty: The fish doctor

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2023 40:31


    Dr. Gary Marty talks about his long career as one of British Columbia's senior fish pathologists, his passion for communicating the science of fish health, and his quest to separate fact from fiction when it comes to fish diseases.

    Andrew Gruel: The chef and seafood advocate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2023 36:02


    Hear from Chef Andrew Gruel as he discusses trends in seafood consumption and the role the restaurant industry plays in public education around farmed salmon.

    James Sibley: The aquaculture influencer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 30:23


    In this episode, genetic biology grad James Sibley shares his journey from curious student to TikTok personality, focused on educating followers about seafood farming.

    Steve Atkinson: Pioneer in land-based salmon farming

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 36:07


    In this episode, veteran salmon farmer and founder of Taste of BC Aquafarms in Nanaimo, B.C., Steve Atkinson, talks about his journey in RAS farming, and shares his insights on the current socio-political issues surrounding net-pen salmon farming in B.C.

    Linda Sams: Past, present and future of salmon farming in British Columbia

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 31:40


    Linda Sams has witnessed the evolution of salmon aquaculture on Canada's West Coast, having worked in the industry for 35 years. In this episode, Sams provides a narrative on the history of salmon farming in British Columbia - how it has grown from a community of start-ups into British Columbia's largest agricultural export - and her insights on a sustainable future for salmon aquaculture.Correction: In the interview, Linda Sams, mentioned "Roger and Linda May" of Royal Pacific Sea Farms. In fact, she was referring to "Tom" and Linda May.

    Tim Kennedy: The national voice

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2023 31:35


    Guest: Tim Kennedy, president and CEO, Canadian Aquaculture Industry AllianceTim Kennedy shares his insights on the state of salmon aquaculture in Canada, the socio-political dynamic impacting the sector and the way forward for the industry.

    Welcome to Salmon Farming: Inside & Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 18:39


    “We're five decades in to when salmon farming first became a thing in Canada, and it's about time to explore the history of it, and see where we are today and where we might be in the future,” as Ian Roberts puts it in the first episode of Salmon Farming: Inside & Out.Be sure to tune in to listen to Ian Roberts, director of communications at Mowi and Mari-Len De Guzman, aquaculture editor and writer, engaging in diverse conversations and topics about salmon farming in North America.

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