Business View Magazine | May 2019

173 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE MAY 2019 and we’ve been very successful in harvesting, processing, and marketing those. The company invested significant money into getting that up and running, and funds 100 percent of the science associated with it. That’s something that sets it apart from other players in the Atlantic region.” For a relatively small business, the company does $72 million in sales. And they have two permanent science people on staff. It’s been the company philosophy for a long time that they need to be engaged in sustainable fisheries, and science is a big part of that. When there are questions the government can’t answer, they get the answers themselves. This includes all species but, particularly, the secondary species, where the company has most likely gone far beyond industry expectations of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in relation to science. Louisburg Seafoods has a great partnership with Cape Breton University, in that regard. Many of the science projects they do in relation to sustainable community fisheries are in full cooperation with CBU. Recently, Louisbourg Seafoods and CBU had a scientific document on whelk published in a well-respected science journal. The co-author of that article was a member of the Louisbourg Seafoods science group. Finding workers in the seafood sector is becoming increasingly difficult. According to MacLean, “In some cases, we rely on temporary foreign workers. In fact, 57 percent of CBU students are foreign students, and we are firmly in discussions with the University about potential part-time employment opportunities to help support these students as they’re going through their studies. We’re also working on marketing projects with CBU, to have some of those students work for us as part of their educational program– they learn that side of our business and help us out. We have a great partnership with CBU, because they’re located here and the company philosophy has always been if we can do it in Cape Breton then we should try to do it here.” LOUI SBOURG SEAFOODS , LTD . Established in 1985 Montreal, Quebec A Proud Partner to Louisbourg Seafood for Over 15 Years WWW.PEARLMARKFOODS.COM Fresher than Fresh! Storing at major cities through out North America USA SALES/PROCUREMENT: 902-435-5047 CANADA SALES/PROCUREMENT: 1-800 268-1771