PEOPLE AND LIVELIHOODS
The demand for fish and seafood is growing. Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing food production industries in the world. The industry has grown considerably over the past 10 years to keep pace with consumer demand for fresh, high quality fish and seafood.
Aquaculture creates employment opportunities and economic growth. The industry has become a mainstay in many communities on both the east and west coasts, helping preserve our coastal and rural communities. Levels of traditional commercial fishing on most wild stocks have either reached their limit or declined. Both industries exist side-by-side and produce nutritious, healthy fish and seafood. Both industries provide important sources of income and spin-off economic benefits to their local communities.
This page describes how many Canadians earn their living through, and make valuable contributions to, the aquaculture industry.
AQUACULTURE AND …
People
There are between 5,000 to 6,000 full-time jobs in the aquaculture industry. If you take into account the amount of jobs in the economic spin-offs created by aquaculture (supplies, feed producers, etc.), there are about 14,000 people employed in total.
The aquaculture industry is in the unique position of being able to offer a variety of challenging career choices for people who wish to work in remote, rural or coastal communities. Ninety-five percent of all jobs related to the aquaculture industry are in rural, coastal and remote communities across Canada. The majority of these jobs employ people who are younger than forty.
Livelihoods
Opportunities are available in the private, public, academic, and non-governmental sectors for people who choose to work in aquaculture. Click on the links below to learn more about the people who work in the industry.
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