North Atlantic Aquaculture Council

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Leaders in environmental stewardship

What sets East Coast salmon farmers apart? Our salmon, our people and our passion for sustainability throughout our farming regions.

East Coast salmon farmers focus on sustainability
East Coast salmon farmers embrace innovative best practices to maintain the highest level of environmentally responsible salmon farm management. By working with world-leading experts in aquaculture, marine science, fish health and welfare, and environmental management we're able to ensure the well-being of our salmon and the environment. Farms are organized in a system of Bay Management Areas that provides the optimum in environmental sustainability.

Generations of responsible farming practices
East Coast salmon farmers live where they farm and play a key role in supporting their communities. In most cases, families have been working specific regions for generations. They're focused on sustainable farming to ensure the livelihood of generations to come.

Farming Atlantic salmon according to our strict practices is integral to the sustainability of all of the region's important renewable resources.

Committed to the salmon conservation effort
We are proud partners in the wild salmon conservation effort, and are committed to helping understand and address the primary threats to wild salmon populations.