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Pierre Patenaude
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Manager of the process automation team at Solutions Novika, with a strong experience in seafood processing automation / Previously founder of Oceatec.
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White #lobster caught on the Canada, St. Lawrence River Lower North Shore
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August 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
British Columbia harvester fined over a million dollars and receives a six-year jail sentence for illegal fishing and sale of sea cucumber
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August 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
#Automation in Food Processing : Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are redefining food production
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May 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The #seafood processing equipment market is projected to grow from 2024 to 2032 by CAGR of 5.4%.
I used to own a business in that sector. This industry is running behind from a technological standpoint. There are a lot of opportunities for innovation.
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Seafood Processing Equipment Market Size, Share [2024-2032]
The global seafood processing equipment market size is projected to grow from $2.49 billion in 2024 to $3.81 billion by 2032, exhibiting a CAGR of 5.4%
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May 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Reposted by Pierre Patenaude
This is a very exciting development! I love brick in housing but I can see it threatened by less labour intensive methods.
Finally it seems someone is making a serious attempt at automation!

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Dutch startup Monumental is bringing autonomous bricklaying robots to Europe
YouTube video by TNW Videos
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May 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Seafood visual inspection with AI-enabled smart cameras :
👉 DM if you would like to know more about adding this technology to your process.
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Revolutionizing Seafood Visual Inspection with AI-enabled Smart Cameras
A picture is worth a thousand words and that’s certainly true for quality and food safety inspection. In seafood processing plants, quality control inspectors take a lot of pictures: of raw material…
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May 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Canadian Manufacturing Outlook Report is here :
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👉 Aut
omation is still the key to success.
May 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
👉 It's next week !
I will be at the CIFST Quebec Section Annual Suppliers’ Show, on May 8th, in Novika's booth.
I invite you to register : 👉 cifst.wildapricot.or...
🤝 Come to meet us to discover the opportunities of technology integration in food processing.
April 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Reposted by Pierre Patenaude
The seafood processing equipment Market size was valued at USD 2.42 billion in 2023. The Industry is projected to grow from USD 2.49 billion in 2024 to USD 3.81 billion by 2032, exhibiting a CAGR of 5.4% during the forecast period.

Get More Details: www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/seafood-proc...
April 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
President Donald Trump’s executive order to boost the U.S. commercial #fishing industry represents a dramatic shift by prioritizing commercial fishing interests over efforts to allow the fish supply to increase.
apnews.com/article/t...
Fishers celebrate Trump's seafood order while conservation groups fear overfishing
President Donald Trump’s executive order to boost the U.S. commercial fishing industry drew praise from commercial fishing groups and condemnation from environmental organizations.
apnews.com
April 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I will be at the CIFST Quebec Section Annual Suppliers’ Show, on May 8th, in Novika's booth.
I invite you to register : 👉 cifst.wildapricot.or...
🤝 Come to meet us to discover the opportunities of technology integration in food processing that will help you increase productivity.
April 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The total allowable catch of #Newfoundland and Labrador's snow #crab #fishery as a whole is going up 9 per cent.

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Some regions see large cuts to snow crab quotas, while total catch rises | CBC News
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has released the quotas for the 2025 snow crab fishery, and while the numbers are up overall, some regions have been hard hit.
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March 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Inventory is flying out the door as buyer are looking forward to US and China tariffs on Canadian #lobster

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N.S. lobster industry looking for buyers ahead of incoming tariffs
The Nova Scotia lobster industry is trying to get its product to buyers before 25 per cent tariffs by China and the United States kick in.
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March 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
According to the Fisheries Council of #Canada , China’s announcement of a 25% tariff on
Canadian #seafood exports represents an existential threat to numerous fishing operations across the
country.

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Fisheries Council of Canada Warns of Catastrophic Impact as China Imposes 25% Tariff on Canadian Seafood - Fisheries Council of Canada
OTTAWA, ON: The Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC) warns that China’s announcement of a 25% tariff onCanadian seafood exports represents […]
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March 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Cars for crab (and lobster)
China hits Canadian #seafood items, including #lobster and #crab , with 25 percent tariff

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China hits Canadian seafood items, including lobster and crab, with 25 percent tariff
The government of China announced it is imposing 25 percent tariffs on an array of seafood items from Canada including lobster and crab
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March 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The idea of 25 per cent #tariffs from the United States and China on Canadian #seafood is a hot topic on the floor of Seafood Expo North America in Boston #SENA

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Tariff fears and high stakes for Atlantic Canada at the Boston seafood expo | CBC News
As seafood industry delegates from more than 50 countries gather in Boston for an exciting three days at Seafood Expo North America, Atlantic Canadians there are dealing with fears of potential tariffs from the United States and China.
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March 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Devastation : after announcements of US tariffs, #Canada #seafood industry braces for Chinese tariffs, set to go into effect on 20 March.
There are not much options left : can EU save the game?

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"Devastation is the word" – Canada seafood industry braces for Chinese tariffs | SeafoodSource
Industry groups push Canada’s government to engage diplomatically before tariffs decimate seafood companies
www.seafoodsource.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Tariffs are expected on Canadian #salmon which could make Chilean and Norwegian exporters increase their price to capitalize on lower competition on the US market.
Collateral damage or bad strategy?

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Trump tariffs on Canadian salmon promise to boost Chilean, Norwegian prices, too
‘With strong demand already in place, Chilean exporters could capitalize on reduced Canadian competition by further increasing prices’ — Lorin Castiglione, UCN’s head of price reporting for the Americas
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March 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Maine's lobstermen voted to repeal a rule aimed at conserving dwindling #lobster populations.
Maine lobster industry is focused on short term.

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Lobster regulators repeal minimum size increase after years of backlash in Maine
The vote relieves the pressure of an impending deadline to comply with the law by this summer. Now, the lobster industry must find a different solution to protect declining populations.
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March 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Reposted by Pierre Patenaude
China's looming seafood tariffs just add to 'craziness,' says lobster organization

A lobster processing organization says live-lobster sellers will be worse off than those who sell frozen lobster under China's new tariffs.

#cbc #cbc-newbrunswick-news #Canada #NewBrunswick
March 10, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Canada's Path to Becoming a #Foodtech Leader

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March 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM