News & Press Releases - Mowi Canada East Atlantic Salmon Farming
Indian Head Hatchery Expansion Project Public Meetings

May 31, 2024

Indian Head Hatchery Expansion Project Public Meetings

May 31, 2024 Mowi Canada East is seeking public feedback to its proposed Mowi Canada Indian Head Hatchery Expansion Project in Stephenville, Newfoundland.  As part of the provincial environmental assessment for the Expansion Project, Mowi representatives, suppliers and other organizations will be in attendance at three public meetings across the province to provide information about...

Mowi named most sustainable protein producer fifth year in a row

Nov 07, 2023

Mowi named most sustainable protein producer fifth year in a row

November 7, 2023 For the fifth consecutive year, Mowi has been ranked the world’s most sustainable animal protein producer by the Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index. The Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index is the most detailed assessment of the largest meat, dairy and farm-raised fish producers in the world. Rankings for each of the 60 companies...

Nov 03, 2023

Notice of Aquaculture License Application

November 3, 2023 Mowi Canada East Inc. has applied to the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador for six Aquaculture Licenses to operate Commercial Atlantic Salmon aquaculture facilities at the following locations (click on the facility name to read more information):   Foots Cove (47.559 N, -56.865 W) Gnat Island (47.632 N, -57.171 W) Shoal Cove...

Mowi's 2022 Annual Report Available Now

Mar 23, 2023

Mowi's 2022 Annual Report Available Now

March 23, 2023 Mowi is pleased to publish its 2022 annual report, downloadable online at https://mowi.com/investors/reports/. Mowi is the world’s largest Atlantic salmon farmer with 20% of the global market share and is ranked as number one on both market capitalization and sustainability. In 2022, 11,500 Mowi professionals produced of 464,000 tonnes for 70+ markets...

Most sustainable protein producer in the world

Dec 20, 2022

Most sustainable protein producer in the world

December 20, 2022 For the fourth consecutive year, Mowi has been ranked the most sustainable protein producer by the Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index. The Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index is the most detailed assessment of the largest meat, dairy and farmed fish producers in the world. Rankings for each of the 60 companies assessed are...

Mowi vet ready for emergency animal care in southern Newfoundland

Sep 29, 2022

Mowi vet ready for emergency animal care in southern Newfoundland

September 29, 2022 Should the roads to remote coastal towns in Newfoundland be closed during a state of emergency, Mowi veterinarian Dr. Amanda Borchardt will be ready to provide small animal emergency care. During the recent forest fires that closed down road access and delivery of goods to many towns along Newfoundland’s south coast, a...

Mowi Canada East appoints Managing Director

Jul 10, 2022

Mowi Canada East appoints Managing Director

July 10, 2022 Mowi Canada East is pleased to announce the appointment of Gideon Pringle as Managing Director. Educated at the University of Aberdeen with a Degree in Marine & Fisheries and Biology and PhD in Atlantic salmon genetics, Gideon brings with him 37 years of practical salmon aquaculture experience in various departments including breeding,...

Managing Director Departs Mowi Canada East

Jul 08, 2022

Managing Director Departs Mowi Canada East

July 8, 2022 With the recent departure of Alan Cook (Managing Director) from Mowi Canada East, the company has immediately begun the process of securing a Managing Director. The company wishes to thank Alan for his contribution to Mowi, especially during a period of environmental challenge that had affected business operations in southern Newfoundland. Mowi...

Teamwork, communication and collaboration leads to successful transfer of over 5 million smolts

Sep 30, 2021

Teamwork, communication and collaboration leads to successful transfer of over 5 million smolts

After 10 weeks of planning and thirteen weeks of shipping involving 17 separate voyages by wellboat, 5,772,109 smolts have been successfully transferred to our sea sites across Canada East. To stock our sea farms in New Brunswick, Newfoundland Bays East and Newfoundland Bays West, the freshwater and saltwater teams have to work extremely closely as...

Freshwater aids salmon health

Aug 31, 2021

Freshwater aids salmon health

A trial to treat our salmon in New Brunswick with fresh water using the Viktoria Viking wellboat has been hailed a success. Freshwater is used in salmon aquaculture globally as a natural solution for improved gill health as well as a proven method to clean salmon of naturally occurring marine parasites known commonly as sea...

New intake of students at sea sites

Aug 02, 2021

New intake of students at sea sites

We are delighted to welcome five students from The Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University to work on our sea sites off the south coast of the island of Newfoundland this summer. We extend a big Mowi welcome to Morgan Anthony, Janice Costello, Marius Jullien, Nicole Tiller and Etana Michelin who are already hard...

Canada East achieves global first with thermolicer

Aug 02, 2021

Canada East achieves global first with thermolicer

For the first time ever at Mowi, the team from Canada East has successfully treated salmon of 250g using a thermolicer. Previously, the standard starting weight to use this particular treatment was 500g. Amanda Borchardt, Fish Health and Welfare Director, explains why this is such a significant milestone: “This is a real step forward for...

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Managing plastic

Apr 15, 2019

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Managing plastic

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Managing plastic The increasing prevalence of microplastics in our environment has frequented news stories and headlines throughout 2018. What are microplastics? Microplastics, which by definition are under 5 mm in their longest dimension, are turning up in a wide spectrum of products across the entire food chain. Researchers have detected them in...

Apr 08, 2019

Leading the Blue Revolution

Leading the Blue Revolution is not a responsibility to take lightly. As the world population continues to grow, so does the demand for healthy food. With our oceans unable to naturally supply today’s needs, we have in a relatively short period of time, successfully supplemented hunting with farming. With aquaculture now providing more fish and...

Mar 28, 2019

Quality Seafood

THE CHALLENGES Every day, we produce high-quality farm-raised salmon and value- added products. High quality is ensured through procedures, training, and the sharing of best practices across the Group. In addition, we are constantly improving our monitoring programs and quality assurance systems, and implementing technology that helps us deliver high-quality products across the world. OUR...

Mar 28, 2019

Safe Seafood

THE CHALLENGE Consuming farm-raised salmon is both safe and healthy. This assertion is supported by food safety authorities across the world, and proved through our comprehensive monitoring program. We know some consumers may have concerns about farm-raised salmon containing environmental contaminants, pathogen bacteria or medicine residues. Our approach at Mowi is to be transparent and...

Mar 17, 2019

Addressing Global Challenges

The story of aquaculture began over two thousand years ago in China. The cultivation of carp fulfilled a basic need; that of providing a consistent supply of fish that was not seasonally dependent or subject to the vagaries and risks of wild harvest. Recent decades have seen many wild fish stocks fully exploited and global...

The climate friendly protein

Mar 11, 2019

The climate friendly protein

The year 2018 may retrospectively be seen as the year that climate change and environmentalism went from being something of a niche interest to become the centre stage focus of the mainstream. Aquaculture, and specifically salmon farming, naturally has a good story to tell but won’t rest on its laurels. Last October, when the United...

Salmon is good for you!

Mar 11, 2019

Salmon is good for you!

Not only does salmon taste great, it is a smart food choice for your health too. In fact, salmon is frequently referred to as something of a nutritional powerhouse, which puts our product in a category of its own. In recent times, over 30 percent of consumers have been reducing their consumption of meat, while...

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