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Largest Estuary Restoration Project on Vancouver Island starts work to revitalize crucial estuarine habitat

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

The Cowichan Estuary Restoration Project is the largest estuary restoration project to ever occur on Vancouver Island, aiming to restore vitally important estuary habitat and enhance estuary resilience against rising sea-levels.

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  • The Cowichan Estuary Restoration Project is the largest estuary restoration project to ever occur on Vancouver Island, aiming to restore vitally important estuary habitat and enhance estuary resilience against rising sea-levels.
  • Based on the results of this work, a decision was made by all of the partners to implement the Cowichan Estuary Restoration Project to focus on overall ecosystem health and resilience of the estuary.
  • The Cowichan Estuary Restoration Project is funded by the BC Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BC SRIF), a contribution program funded jointly by DFO and the Province of BC, DFO’s Aquatic Ecosystems Restoration Fund (AERF), and Cowichan Tribes through the Aquatic Habitat Restoration Fund (AHRF).
  • Based on the results of this work, a decision was made by all of the partners to implement the Cowichan Estuary Restoration Project to focus on overall ecosystem health and resilience of the estuary.

Blue Star Foods Reports Revenue Growth of 79% for First Half of 2022

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Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Miami, FL, Aug. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blue Star Foods Corp., (“Blue Star,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) (NASDAQ: BSFC), an integrated Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) sustainable seafood company with a focus on Recirculatory Aquaculture Systems (RAS), today announced financial and operational results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.

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  • Key Financial Highlights for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to the Same Three Month Period in 2021.
  • We launched our soft-shell crab RAS operations in March 2022, as we utilize technology to enhance productivity and sustainability.
  • As of June 30, 2022, Blue Star had approximately $2.6 million in cash, compared to $3.0 million on March 31, 2022.
  • About Blue Star Foods Corp. (NASDAQ: BSFC)
    Blue Star Foods Corp. is an integrated ESG seafood company that processes, packages and sells high-value seafood products.

Blue Star Foods Achieves Significant RAS Division Milestones

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Miami, FL, July 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blue Star Foods Corp., (“Blue Star,” “we,” “our” or “us”) (NASDAQ: BSFC), an integrated Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) sustainable seafood company with a focus on Recirculatory Aquaculture Systems (RAS), is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned RAS subsidiary, Taste of BC Aquafarms, Inc., (“Taste of BC”), has successfully achieved recent developments and released key operating performance metrics for the first half of 2022.

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  • The Company intends to complete the construction of its new, state of the art hatchery in Q3-2022.
  • Incorporated in 2010, the company operates the oldest continuously operating Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) full grow-out salmon farm in North America.
  • About Blue Star Foods Corp.
    Blue Star Foods Corp. is an integrated ESG seafood company that processes, packages and sells high-value seafood products.
  • The Company also owns and operates the oldest continuously operating Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) full grow-out salmon farm in North America.

Canada launches transformative effort to save Pacific salmon

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Together, we can save wild Pacific salmon, for the people, livelihoods, and lifeforms that depend on it."

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  • Together, we can save wild Pacific salmon, for the people, livelihoods, and lifeforms that depend on it."
  • The fight to save our West Coast's iconic Pacific salmon is another battle we must not lose.
  • DFO has several initiatives currently under way to address declining Pacific salmon stocks: the Wild Salmon Policy 2018-2022 Implementation Plan, Coastal Restoration Fund, BC Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund, Salmon Allocation Policy review, implementation funding for the renewed Pacific Salmon Treaty, and the Renewed Fisheries Act.
  • The Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative (PSSI) aims to curb historic declines in key Pacific salmon stocks and rebuild the species to a sustainable level.

Government of Canada takes important steps to protect critical habitat of trout in Alberta

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Wednesday, March 31, 2021

The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, has signed two Critical Habitat Orders for trout in Alberta: Rainbow Trout (Athabasca River populations) and Bull Trout (Saskatchewan-Nelson Rivers populations).

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  • The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, has signed two Critical Habitat Orders for trout in Alberta: Rainbow Trout (Athabasca River populations) and Bull Trout (Saskatchewan-Nelson Rivers populations).
  • A Critical Habitat Order protects the functions, features and attributes of a species' critical habitat in specific geographical locations that are essential to its survival and recovery.
  • The two Critical Habitat Orders for Rainbow Trout and Bull Trout were published today in the Canada Gazette, Part II .
  • The Critical Habitat Orders protecting the critical habitat of the Rainbow Trout (Athabasca River populations) and Bull Trout (Saskatchewan-Nelson Rivers populations)in Alberta were published on March 31, 2021, in Canada Gazette, Part II.

Reflecting on a Year of Achievements in Our National Parks

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Tuesday, December 22, 2020

We helped preserve the precious species and habitats that inhabit our national parks, including wolves, golden eagles, and cutthroat trout at YellowstoneNationalPark, bonneted batsin Everglades National Park, salmon at Olympic National Park, and elk atGreat Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.

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  • We helped preserve the precious species and habitats that inhabit our national parks, including wolves, golden eagles, and cutthroat trout at YellowstoneNationalPark, bonneted batsin Everglades National Park, salmon at Olympic National Park, and elk atGreat Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
  • We helped people experience the beauty and wonder of our national parks from the safety of their homes.
  • We hope you're inspired to support important initiatives like theseso that our national parks are protected and preserved for future generations.
  • The National Park Foundation is the official charity of America's national parks and nonprofit partner to the National Park Service.

Government of Canada invests in research to understand the effects of oil on Pacific salmon

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020

The research is funded under the Oceans Protection Plan Fate, Behaviour, and Effects Initiative, which aims to better understand oil spill behaviour and its biological effects.

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  • The research is funded under the Oceans Protection Plan Fate, Behaviour, and Effects Initiative, which aims to better understand oil spill behaviour and its biological effects.
  • The Government of Canada is committed to protecting these iconicspeciesfor the benefit of current and future generations.
  • This research will help us ensure that Canada can providethe best scientific advice and tools to understand and mitigate risks and improve conservation efforts.
  • Among other research, the lab is currently examining how bitumen exposure of sockeye salmon influences cardiac development and aerobic fitness.

Tough Times for Animal Travellers

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020

OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 8, 2020 /CNW/ -Travelling can be tough, and not just for people in a pandemic.

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  • OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 8, 2020 /CNW/ -Travelling can be tough, and not just for people in a pandemic.
  • Three remote populations were determined to be Data Deficient, and will require additional research before being re-assessed.
  • Steelhead Trout is a form of Rainbow Trout that migrates out to sea before returning to spawn in streams.
  • Special Concern(SC): A wildlife species that may become Threatened or Endangered because of a combination of biological characteristics and identified threats.

Live Virtual Screening Event of THE WILD Highlights the Plight of the Last Wild Salmon Run in the World, How it Could Disappear FOREVER and How You Can Help

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Monday, August 3, 2020

Pebble Mine threatens the $1.8 BILLION fishing industry, 14,000 American jobs and 46% of the world's supply of sockeye salmon.

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  • Pebble Mine threatens the $1.8 BILLION fishing industry, 14,000 American jobs and 46% of the world's supply of sockeye salmon.
  • This is America's food security Bristol Bay's sustainable salmon fishery is an inexhaustible supply of wild food that makes itself.
  • Ticket price is valued at $12 but will be sold on a sliding scale so anyone may attend the event.
  • Eva's Wild is an impact brand curating authentic storytelling that reveres the wild in ourselves and on our planet.

China Research Report of the Imported Salmon Industry, 2020 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, July 28, 2020

The "Research report of the Imported Salmon Industry in China 2020-2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Research report of the Imported Salmon Industry in China 2020-2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • According to the analyst, in terms of the global consumption of salmon, China has a large share.
  • According to the analyst, domestic salmon consumption demand is not small, but domestic salmon is relatively difficult to seize the market, because the cost of breeding salmon in China is high, and the quality is not better than imported salmon.
  • Moreover, the main categories of salmon imported in China would be fresh or chilled salmon, followed by frozen salmon, and a small number of prepared salmon and smoked salmon.