While the COVID-19 pandemic put a halt to a lot of things including, Julie Kuchepatov’s job, she turned lemons into lemonade by founding Seafood and Gender Equality (SAGE). SAGE is now three years old, and it continues to develop initiatives to support companies that need to address gender issues internally ..read more

In her current role as manager of communications, partnerships and community for the BC Salmon Farmers Association, Michelle Franze has used her expertise to effectively communicate the benefits and importance of aquaculture to a wide audience. In this episode, Franze tells us about the Young Salmon Farmers in BC, a group she co-founded that aims to be an inclusive body to sustains a positive dialogue about ocean-based salmon farming in rural coastal Vancouver Island communities ..read more

As a social media content creator, Emily De Sousa's mission is to change the way people think about global food systems and spread the message that the future of food is 'blue' through her influencer's brand, Seaside with Emily. In this episode, De Sousa discusses the insights of a content creator's life. Combining her scientific background in fisheries with her expertise in social marketing and digital communication, she explains what it takes to educate the public about aquaculture and sustainable seafood ..read more

In this episode, Sarah Curry, founder and executive director of Sereia Films, discusses the story of her non-profit film production company that has made its mission to share the stories of the industry and to promote aquaculture through short-form documentaries. “Eating Out: The Hunt for Sustainable Seafood,” is Sereia Films’ ongoing series, covering farms in South Florida that farm fish sustainably ..read more

Genome editing is a technology that faces several challenges. Debbie Plouffe, co-founder and associate vice-president of business development for the Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT), discusses in this episode these challenges, and to how raise awareness about the potential of this technology for increasing food production ..read more

While Dr. Tracy Fanara’s day job as the US Coastal Modeling Manager for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is to advance our understanding of our earth systems and threats to humans, she spends her “spare time” as the science communicator Inspector Planet. Her goal is to bridge the gap between scientists and the public as a strategy to spark behavioural change towards more sustainable lifestyles. Through this, Fanara has learned the “do’s” and “don’ts” of science communication and is on a mission to share what she has learned with other scientists ..read more

Developing leadership skills and creating positive change in the future of women’s leadership is definitely something that requires collective effort in the aquaculture industry. In this episode, Sylvia Wulf, president and chief executive officer of AquaBounty Technologies, talks about challenges to bridging that gap, and what has helped her advance leadership positions and senior roles throughout her career ..read more

After a federal judge reversed the government order to close 19 Discovery Islands salmon farms, members at the BC Salmon Farmers Association were relieved, however, it was a very different picture at the beginning of the year. In this episode, Ruth Salmon, interim executive director at BC Salmon Farmers Association, talks about the what happened in British Columbia the past few months and what kinds of conversations were going on behind the scenes ..read more

Jeanne McKnight has more than 30 years of experience in communications and marketing within the aquaculture industry. She is the executive director of Northwest Aquaculture Alliance, and she is also president and chairman of her own communications firm, McKnight Group. In this episode, we meet up with Jeanne in person at Aquaculture 2022 in San Diego to share her thoughts on how the industry has changed over the years ..read more

Building a facility from the ground up is an operator’s dream! Megan Sorby, the operations of Kingfish Maine, talks about what it’s like to work from a blank slate and bringing in the right team for their recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) design in Jonesport, Maine. This episode was recorded during RASTECH 2022 Conference and Trade Fair at Hilton Head Island, SC ..read more