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The BC Seafood Alliance is a non-profit organization
established in June 1999 to represent British Columbia's seafood
industries. It is an umbrella group that unites traditional capture
fisheries, aquaculturists, seafood processors, marketers and exporters
who collectively represent more than 90% of the seafood produced
in B.C.
The BC Seafood Alliance is committed to the conservation
and sustainable use of seafood resources in B.C. for the benefit
of all British Columbians. Its mandate is to foster public recognition
and support for B.C.'s seafood sector, to promote the high quality
of B.C. seafood products and to advocate for the effective management
of B.C. seafood resources.
Key Principles
Through industry-wide discussions, consensus has
emerged on a number of key principles that must guide the future
development of B.C.'s seafood sector. These include:
- Conservation and sustainable management must
be first principles for all seafood businesses in B.C. Without
water and habitat quality, and ecologically sustainable resource
use practices, the industry simply cannot achieve its long-term
goals.
- British Columbia exports more than 90% of the
seafood it produces. As such, the B.C. industry must earn recognition
as a world leader in the production of safe, environmentally friendly,
high quality and sustainable seafood products.
- Long term uncertainty is currently a significant
deterrent to investment in the development of sustainable seafood
resources in B.C. Governments must ensure certainty of access,
as well as a responsive and progressive regulatory and policy
environment, in all aspects of seafood production.
- The seafood industry in British Columbia must
work together and show leadership in developing and implementing
its 'Vision for a Modern Seafood Industry in B.C.'
Vision for the Future
The BC Seafood Alliance's vision for a competitive,
environmentally sustainable seafood sector in B.C. includes:
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the conservation
and sustainable use of seafood resources in B.C. for the benefit
of all British Columbians, both now and in the future; |
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a competitive and
successful seafood industry in B.C. that pursues new opportunities
and optimizes the long-term value of the province's seafood
resources; |
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a seafood industry
that takes a more responsible and accountable role with government
in the cooperative management and regulation of both capture
and culture fisheries; |
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a positive business
climate for all seafood businesses in B.C. whether they are
individual operators, companies or First Nations that encourages
investment in future development. This requires greater security
of access and implementation of policies that ensure any new
access to capture fisheries must be retired with compensation
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an industry that
can count on government to ensure that all commercial fishing,
aquaculture, and seafood processing interests in British Columbia
are regulated by a single, non-discriminatory management and
legislative framework that does not create unfair advantage
for some businesses over their competitors; |
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an industry that
is recognized around the world for meeting and exceeding consumer
demands for demonstrably safe, environmentally friendly, high
quality and sustainable seafood products; |
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an innovative industry
that is an acknowledged leader in the development and adaptation
of new technologies, information systems and e-business strategies;
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a seafood industry
that works together to advance common goals and objectives.
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