Aqua Biologics of Canada, Ltd. was founded as the Canadian based subsidiary of Aqua Biologics, Inc.  Canada is recognized worldwide as a leader in aquaculture development and production. Recently, the provincial government of British Columbia recommended that all of British Columbia’s ocean based salmon farms be converted to closed containment systems, such as Aqua-Sphere™, within a five year period. A similar recommendation was also issued by the U.S. National Organic Standards Board, in which seafood raised in open net pens would be excluded from being certified “organic” under U.S. guidelines. This is a trend that will continue to spread throughout the global aquaculture industry over the next ten years. Aqua Biologics will be prepared to provide the technology to meet these new regulations.

Aqua Biologics of Canada, Ltd. intends to establish coldwater pilot operations with the eco-friendly, closed containment system, Aqua-Sphere™. British Columbia's salmon farming industry, estimated at close to $500 million/year, is being urged by the British Columbia government to transition from open net-cages to closed containment systems such as the Aqua-Sphere™. Canada has been a major producer of coldwater seafood products for many years through its diversified fish and shellfish farming operations on both coastlines. New regulations have been proposed for future fish farming operations in British Columbia, which may significantly reduce or eliminate net pen operations, and transition them to closed containment systems. The Aqua-Sphere™ technology can play a significant role in this transition, both economically and environmentally.

John Holder of British Columbia, Canada has joined the Board of Directors of Aqua Biologics of Canada, Ltd. Mr. Holder is a registered professional biologist in the Province of British Columbia and he graduated from the University of Guelph in 1973. He has had extensive experience with land based and ocean production systems for salmon, and has provided his expertise to the salmon and aquaculture industry for over 30 years. He is on the advisory board of Hatchery Magazine, a past director of the Aquaculture Association of Canada as well as a contributing writer to Northern Aquaculture. He has worked and consulted for aquaculture companies in six continents and he has his own consulting firm, JLH Consulting, Inc.