The Future of Cape Breton Seafood Exports

The seafood industry has a long and rich history in Unama'ki - Cape Breton. The island exports an estimated $342 million dollars worth of lobster, snow crab, and other species, much of it processed by the island's eleven active processing facilities. How are tariffs—both real and potential—affecting local seafood exports? How are processors navigating market uncertainty? What are the opportunities hiding in this crisis? In Episode 7 of Invest in Cape Breton, Victoria Co-op Fisheries General Manager Osborne Burke and Louisbourg Seafoods Sales Manager Shaowei Xu lend their insights.This episode is brought to you by Victoria Co-op Fisheries, seafood harvesters and processors since 1955. Their progressive Cape Breton co-op works with community harvesters to bring the freshest, tastiest seafood to markets all over the world.01:58 Unama'ki - Cape Breton Seafood: Premium and Sustainable04:49 Impact of Chinese Tariffs on Local Seafood Exports07:31 Impact of U.S. Tariff Threats on Canadian Seafood10:27 Strategies for International and Interprovincial Market Diversification19:01 Processing and Packaging Innovations21:31 Challenges in Adopting New Processing Capacity23:03 Labour and Housing Challenges25:35 How Government Could Support the Seafood Industry29:34 Shaowei and Osborne’s Outlooks For the Future of Local SeafoodFind out More About Victoria Co-operative FisheriesVictoria Co-operative Fisheries website: victoriafish.comVictoria Co-operative Fisheries YouTube: youtube.com/@vcflseafoodFind out More About Louisbourg SeafoodsLouisbourg Seafoods website: louisbourgseafoods.caLouisbourg Seafoods Facebook: facebook.com/louisbourgseafoodsLouisbourg Seafoods Instagram: instagram.com/lsbgseafoodsAbout the Invest in Cape Breton podcastUnama'ki-Cape Breton is on the cusp of an economic renaissance. Invest in Cape Breton is a podcast that will challenge your assumptions about the island’s economy through in-depth interviews with local changemakers. We go beyond the headlines to reveal the untapped potential for investors and entrepreneurs, and offer a preview of the island’s coming transformation. Right from the first episode, we’ll show you why there's never been a better time to invest in Cape Breton.This podcast is an initiative of the Cape Breton Partnership. It is hosted by Michelle Samson and produced by Storied Places Media. The theme music is "Under My Skin" by Elyse Aeryn.