Salmon Farms Set to Expand Despite Federal Promise to Remove Them
VANCOUVER, BC - Salmon farming companies are proposing 12 site expansions including one entirely new 4,400-metric tonne open-net salmon farm. The
Environmental organizations, scientist, back in court to keep open-net fish farms out of Discovery Islands
Phase-out decision was made after First Nations raised concerns about the impact of salmon farms on declining wild salmon stocks VANCOUVER/UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (MUSQUEAM), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (SQUAMISH) AND səlilwətaɬ (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) TERRITORIES –
Have DFO fishery managers gone rogue?
Managers open salmon fisheries in defiance of minister’s previously announced closures Three months ago, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Bernadette
Conservation group available to comment on today’s federal government announcement of commercial salmon fishing closures and license retirements
Salmon fisheries experts at Watershed Watch Salmon Society and SkeenaWild Conservation Trust are available to comment on today’s announcement by
All salmon farms given one-year licence expiry notice: Businesses and conservation groups
Campbell River and Tofino, B.C. - A group of 20 businesses and organizations from across the province issued salmon farm companies MOWI, Cermaq, Creative Salmon and Grieg Seafood a reminder notice of the expiry of all their federal licences in one year.
Salmon virus originally from the Atlantic, spread to B.C. wild salmon from farms: study
Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) – which is associated with kidney and liver damage in Chinook salmon – is continually being transmitted between
Dire situation for fish, wildlife, and habitat in BC leads to the formation of a new coalition calling for change
New Coalition Calls on Government to Re-establish B.C. as a World Leader in Fish,Wildlife and Habitat Management Surrey, B.C.—A new
Court’s decision suspending the ban on fish transfers to three Discovery Islands salmon farms is a poor outcome for wild salmon
VANCOUVER/UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (MUSQUEAM), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (SQUAMISH) AND səlilwətaɬ (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) TERRITORIES – Today the Federal Court of Canada suspended Minister of Fisheries and
Environmental organizations, scientist, in court to fight for fish farm phase out in Discovery Islands
VANCOUVER, B.C. — On behalf of environmental organizations and an independent scientist, Ecojustice will be in court to argue that aquaculture companies should not be allowed to transfer farmed fish into Discovery Islands fish farms.
City of Pitt Meadows being taken to task over salmon habitat
Vancouver—On behalf of Watershed Watch Salmon Society, Ecojustice is submitting a letter to the City of Pitt Meadows strongly advising