The Cohen Commission inquiry into declining Fraser River sockeye salmon gave the federal government until Sept. 30, 2020 to show salmon farms in the Discovery Islands were a “minimal risk of serious harm” to migrating salmon, or order them removed. Now, on the eve of that deadline conservation groups are increasing pressure on Federal Fisheries […]
Salmon farms in B.C. waters appear to be significantly under-counting the number of sea lice on their fish, making it less likely they’ll have to pay for delousing treatments to protect wild stocks, according to a new study. Read the full story on CBC: B.C. fish farms regularly under-count sea lice, potentially putting wild salmon […]
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — A coalition of over 100 B.C. First Nations are ‘turning the screws’ on the federal Fisheries Minister, demanding she take action on coastal fish farms. Coalition spokesperson Bob Chamberlin says their group is calling for immediate action, noting that under the Cohen Commission report, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans has […]
Over the past several years, there have been increasing public concerns over the role of infectious disease in BC salmon declines, and specifically whether open-net salmon farming may increase pathogen exposure and disease risks to wild Pacific salmon. One pathogen, piscine orthoreovirus (PRV), has been of particular public concern, as it is the causative agent […]
BREAKING: We are encouraged to see the federal government putting Wild First by pledging to work with British Columbia and Indigenous communities to create a plan for transition from open net-pen fish farms in our coastal waters by 2025. There is significant work to be done and we are committed to this pursuit of a […]
Read the full story in Oceanographic Magazine: Massive salmon farm die-off pollutes British Columbia’s Clayoquot Sound
Read the full story on CTV News: Wild salmon once again swimming in potentially dangerous bloodwater in B.C.