Stewart Hawthorn, managing director of Grieg Seafood BC, said partnering with local communities and getting social license for aquaculture begins with quality fish.
"The most important thing we can do is be really great farmers," Hawthorn said. "The absolute most important thing is have a great healthy product."
In British Columbia, partnerships with the First Nations that inhabit the region are key stakeholders in expanding the aquaculture industry, Hawthorne said.
The tailwind for the salmon farming and aquaculture industry are the "mega trends" of the need for more protein, and seafood in particular.
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