FOOD DRINK & FRANCHISE
Employment & Social Development Canada , and Finance as well as foreign embassies regarding access to their markets
The FCC is very delighted by the proactive approach of health authorities of Canada and the USA encouraging consumers to increase their consumption of fish and seafood because of the health benefits . Seafood provides an unmatched variety of great-tasting , easy to prepare protein options . Great seafood is available year round in virtually every corner of Canada .
Finally , despite some doom and gloom reports from some quarters , most forms of seafood production quite likely have the lowest environmental impact of any protein . It is true that one can find examples of species that have been over-fished and that , in certain developing nations , it is critical that we continue to increase our knowledge of the seafood resources and educate fishermen on sustainable fishing practices . It is also true that , as is the case in any method of food production , catching or growing seafood will affect the environment in which it is produced . However , progress is being made every day . For example , in global wild capture fisheries , the United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) statistics indicate that further reforms are needed in only 17 percent of fisheries to recover stocks to sustainable levels . For whitefish species like cod and haddock , stocks are increasing around the world as fishing nations have taken the needed measures to protect those stocks .
Company Information
INDUSTRY
Fish and Seafood Industry
HEADQUARTERS
Ottawa , ON
FOUNDED
1945 as Fisheries Council of Canada
KEY PEOPLE
Patrick McGuinness
WEBSITE www . fisheriescouncil . ca
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