With 26,697 metric tons produced in the country, Marine Harvest Canada is a critical part of the company's global portfolio.

Marine Harvest is serious about its Canadian operations, and is investing big into the region. Among its latest projects is a CDN$40 million investment into recirculating aquaculture systems on Vancouver Island.

IntraFish toured the company's hatchery operations -- which are prepped for a massive expansion -- and its Hardwicke Island site off Sayward, Vancouver Island on the Johnstone Straight.

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