Government of Canada welcomes delegation from the Republic of Mozambique to learn more about Canada’s fisheries and ocean management

Ottawa, ON — Last week, the Government of Canada welcomed a delegation from the Republic of Mozambique to Atlantic Canada for a study visit focusing on fisheries, aquaculture, and oceans management. The visit follows an invitation from Canada’s Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, to his counterpart, Agostinho Salvador Mondlane, Minister of Seas, Inland Waters and Fisheries of the Republic of Mozambique, during the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference in Nairobi, co-hosted by Canada, Kenya and Japan, in November 2018.

 

During their meeting in Kenya, Ministers Wilkinson and Mondlane agreed to work together to build strategies that will both preserve our ocean and its biodiversity while enhancing the economic prosperity of both nations. They agreed, that Canada and Mozambique should work to sustainably manage the oceans in a way that protects the environment and creates jobs and economic prosperity. 

 

Canada and Mozambique have a history of cooperation for oceans management. For example, the Canadian Coast Guard is working in Mozambique with the US Africa Command and the US Navy's African forces to train personnel on search and rescue techniques and how to respond to maritime incidents.

 

The delegation from Mozambique began its tour in Moncton, New Brunswick on April 29 and visited several marine facilities and institutions throughout the Maritimes. The study visit concluded in Halifax, Nova Scotia on May 3.

Video: Ask A Farmer: How are broiler chickens raised in Canada?

As more and more Canadians become removed from farms and ranches, many people have questions about how animals are being raised on Canadian farms. Tiffany Martinka is active on social media and has made a point of sharing how their family farm takes care of their chickens. In this podcast, Tiffany explains the audited programs that all Canadian farmers must follow and describes how this system of raising chickens is unique in a global setting.

The main points of this podcast include:

What it is like on a broiler chicken farm and the process that chicken farmers go through.

The different programs that farmers must follow, and be audited on, to be licensed to sell broiler chicken in Canada.

The full circle of practices on Tiffany’s family farm, including growing their own feed for chickens, then recycling the manure back onto the fields to grow future crops.