Encouraging Canada's growing aquaculture industry to move on land and use closed-containment systems is just one of the options under consideration as the government mulls a shake up of its management of the aquaculture sector.

As part of an effort to promote sustainable aquaculture and mitigate potential disease impacts on wild fisheries, the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) and the Canadian Coast Guard released two draft risk management documents focused on enhancing the department's science-based, decision-making processes for aquaculture.