Newfoundland and Canada:​
      In Canada, there are standards for the

management of waste in aquaculture, which is

measured both Provincially and Nationally as the

standards are the same for both.  Fish farmers are

required to record conditions on the seabed floor

before production begins, as well as monitor the

seabed during production. Waste can include; fish

feed and feces, waste products from harvesting

operations, dead fish carcasses, human waste, or

hazardous materials. Each site maintains a waste

management plan, and provides details on the

various waste sources, as well as how to contain,

collect, transport and dispose of different waste products.​
     Preventing the escape of farmed fish is crucial to fish farms as farmed fish could compete with native fish for habitat and food, spread disease and/or parasites, or farmed fish could interbreed with wild fish, threatening the health of the fish. Fish farms must have management plans to prevent fish from escaping as well as record and report any fish which do escape. Escape prevention and recapture plans are necessary for all fish farms (www.fao.org/fishery/en).

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       Japan is one of the largest producers  in the aquaculture industry. As a result of being the top producers worldwide, it is important for the fish harvesting companies to have top quality products to distinguish themselves from their competition. In Japan, it is the responsibility of the company, and not the government or outside organizations to regulate the farms how they are maintained. As a result, Japan has one of the top quality products with the lowest rates of pollution, damage or escaped farm fish, creating better quality products and industry when compared to the United States or the European Union (Broughton & Walker, 2010)