MIAMI, Oct. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Atlantic Sapphire is revolutionizing the salmon industry with its proprietary, sustainably sourced Bluehouse Salmon. Raised onshore in Florida, the new premium salmon product is not only good for the consumer, but also good for the environment. Bluehouse Salmon’s first Florida harvest will be available at select retailers across the nation beginning in October 2020, with amplified […]

As a child, about 300 wild salmon, carefully packed into a chest freezer after each fishing season, sustained Kukpi7 Judy Wilson and her family for the year ahead. Salmon was a staple, sustaining her community’s nutritional, cultural and spiritual needs for generations, she explained. No longer. Read the article.

It didn’t take long for fisheries experts from British Columbia to slam the Canadian government for its latest announcement on the impacts of salmon farms on Fraser River wild salmon stocks. A news release sent out on Monday said Fisheries and Oceans Canada had finished nine scientific risk assessments to determine the impact of interactions […]

Water demonstration sheds light on controversial fish farming in B.C. On Saturday, Sept. 26 dozens of boats, kayaks, and canoes gathered on the water in front of Tofino’s First Street dock to shed some light on the issue of fish farms and the protection of wild salmon. Organized by the Nuu-chah-nulth Salmon Alliance, the peaceful […]

As the deadline passes for the possible removal of fish farms near Campbell River, a new report from the fisheries department has re-kindled the debate over how harmful farm fish are to wild stocks. Linda Aylesworth reports. Watch the video at Global News: New battle brewing over fish farms off B.C. coast

((Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C. – September 30, 2020) The Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) is appalled and gravely concerned over the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ (DFO) decision regarding recommendation no.19 from the Cohen Commission. This recommendation set a deadline for September 30, 2020, for the federal Minister of Fisheries […]

Opponents of open-net salmon farms are disputing this week’s finding by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) that farms in Discovery Island waters pose little risk to wild salmon. Environmentalist groups and conservationists claim DFO ignored crucial independent science to downplay the risks to imperiled Fraser River sockeye salmon in favour of the aquaculture […]

First Nations, conservation groups dismayed by omission of sea lice in risk assessments. B.C. First Nations and conservation groups want answers from the federal government for excluding sea lice from its risk assessments of salmon farms on wild stocks. Read the full article here.

Studies show that contentious fish farms in the Discovery Islands pose little risk to wild salmon, therefore they will not face immediate closure, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) said Monday. Nonetheless, a final decision on the fate of 18 open-net pen operations in the region will be delayed pending consultation with seven area […]

Vancouver Island First Nations chief is concerned about the amount of chemicals used to treat sea lice in the fish farms — and fisheries department’s ability to police it. For years Homalco First Nation Chief Darren Blaney has been opposed to fish farming in the Discovery Islands, on the east coast of Vancouver Island, where […]