Women in North American Aquaculture

Lauren Enz describes Searenity Seafoods as her passion project. Having worked in different parts of the seafood industry including sales, purchasing and product development, she saw a need for a consulting network to help farmers, producers, and harvesters connect with corporate buyers in the North American market, hence the birth of Searenity Seafoods.

In this episode, Amy Stone shares her journey from fisheries biologist to aquaculture entrepreneur, discussing how she started her own woman-owned business and the solutions it provides to the aquaculture industry. She also talks about her insights on the growth and direction of the aquaculture sector.

The Caribbean Aquaculture Education & Innovation Hub is a project that brings together science, technology, business, entrepreneurship, and policy to address the need for the improvement of aquaculture in the Caribbean. Aquaculture scientist, Juli-Anne Russo founded this education hub to help with education and information sharing.The website with social media linkshttps://www.

While the COVID-19 pandemic put a halt to a lot of things including, Julie Kuchepatov’s job, she turned lemons into lemonade by founding Seafood and Gender Equality (SAGE). SAGE is now three years old, and it continues to develop initiatives to support companies that need to address gender issues internally.

As a social media content creator, Emily De Sousa's mission is to change the way people think about global food systems and spread the message that the future of food is 'blue' through her influencer's brand, Seaside with Emily. In this episode, De Sousa discusses the insights of a content creator's life. Combining her scientific background in fisheries with her expertise in s

In this episode, Sarah Curry, founder and executive director of Sereia Films, discusses the story of her non-profit film production company that has made its mission to share the stories of the industry and to promote aquaculture through short-form documentaries.“Eating Out: The Hunt for Sustainable Seafood,” is Sereia Films’ ongoing series, covering farms

In her current role as manager of communications, partnerships and community for the BC Salmon Farmers Association, Michelle Franze has used her expertise to effectively communicate the benefits and importance of aquaculture to a wide audience. In this episode, Franze tells us about the Young Salmon Farmers in BC, a group she co-founded that aims to be an inclusive b

While Dr. Tracy Fanara’s day job as the US Coastal Modeling Manager for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is to advance our understanding of our earth systems and threats to humans, she spends her “spare time” as the science communicator Inspector Planet. Her goal is to bridge the gap between scientists and the public as a strategy to spark behav

Genome editing is a technology that faces several challenges. Debbie Plouffe, co-founder and associate vice-president of business development for the Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT), discusses in this episode these challenges, and to how raise awareness about the potential of this technology for increasing food production.

After a federal judge reversed the government order to close 19 Discovery Islands salmon farms, members at the BC Salmon Farmers Association were relieved, however, it was a very different picture at the beginning of the year. In this episode, Ruth Salmon, interim executive director at BC Salmon Farmers Association, talks about the what happened in British Columbia t