08
Jun
Interview with Karen Wristen | CKNW
Karen Wristen of Living Oeans addresses the importance of removing open net pen fish farms from BC waters. Hear the interview on CKNW.
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08
Jun
Interview with Bob Chamberlin | CKNW
Bob Chamberlin discusses the recent study on the impact of PRV (piscine orthoreovirus) on wild Pacific salmon. Hear Bob’s interview on CKNW.
31
May
Debilitating virus spreading to wild salmon through fish farms, say UBC researchers | BIV
A UBC study using genomic sequencing has found the piscine orthoreovirus has been transmitted from B.C. fish farms to wild Pacific chinook for at least a decade, leading researchers to call for a “precautionary approach” to salmon farming. Read more from BIV.
26
May
PRV originally from the Atlantic, spread to B.C. wild salmon from farms: Study
New research from UBC, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Genome BC & Pacific Salmon Foundation traces the origin of PRV (which causes kidney and liver damage in wild Chinook salmon) to Atlantic salmon farms in Norway, and finds that the virus is nearly ubiquitous in BC’s open net pen fish farms. Read more from […]
19
May
Discovery Islands Fish Farms Update | CKNW
Hear Bob Chamberlin and CKNW’s Stirling Faux discuss the Discovery Islands decision — and the importance of removing open net pen fish farms from BC waters. Listen now on CKNW.
17
May
Tour operators oppose fish farm company’s plans to dump pesticide off B.C. coast
Tourism industry and conservationists oppose Cermaq’s plan to dump one million litres of pesticide in Clayoquot Sound – a vital feeding ground for grey whales. Read more from CTV News.
10
May
Construction begins at 6,000 tonnes-a-year Icelandic land-based salmon farm
Land based fish farming is well underway and gaining momentum. Canada can join leaders like Iceland and transition open net pen fish farms out of BC coastal waters by 2025. Read more from Salmon Business.
29
Apr
Canada has an opportunity to be a leader in land based closed containment. Now is the time to act.
Countries around the world are already moving to land based closed containment aquaculture. Read more on BBC Business. (Photo: Atlantic Sapphire/BBC)