Salmon battle in Seattle
SkeenaWild Conservation Trust, Watershed Watch and Raincoast Conservation Foundation made arguments at a recent hearing in Seattle against the Marine Stewardship Council's re-certification of southeast Alaska salmon.
Ocean Wise pulls sustainability recommendation for southeast Alaska salmon
Vancouver-based eco-label Ocean Wise has removed salmon harvested in southeast Alaska from its list of recommended sustainable seafood products.
Challenging Alaska’s sustainable salmon greenwash
David Mills, Watershed Watch Salmon Society Fisheries Advisor Salmon are among the most gracious species on earth.
A good buy or greenwashing? Seafood eco-label misleading
The UK-based Marine Stewardship Council will recertify the Alaska salmon fishery as sustainable in May, despite its devastating bycatch of B.C. wild salmon.
Remember the Salmon War?
Alaskan fleets today catch more B.C. salmon and steelhead than B.C. fishers do, decimating those species and the ecosystems and livelihoods that depend on them. Sound familiar? It should.
Alaska’s Dirty Secret update: a tale of two fisheries
As the fishing season winds down, we’ve got an unfortunate update: Alaskan interception fisheries killed well over 3 million