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26 Jul

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Vast majority of British Columbians (86%) are concerned about declining wild salmon stocks (Insights West poll, July 2021)

According to a recent Insights West poll, 86% of British Columbians are concerned about declining wild salmon stocks. Additionally, 75% of British Columbians support transition away from open net pen fish farms, and 66% feel the transition needs to happen immediately. Vancouver, BC — Insights West released a poll on Friday, July 23rd examining public […]

08 Jun

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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.

08 Jun

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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

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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.

31 May

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To protect wild fisheries, the government must listen to scientists | iPolitics

When government scientists warned the DFO that bacteria causing mouth rot in farm salmon appeared to be killing the highly endangered Fraser River sockeye salmon, the B.C. Salmon Farmers Association was briefed. The minister of Fisheries, who was consulting First Nations about the impact of salmon farms on sockeye salmon, was not. Read Alexandra Morton’s […]

28 May

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Virus spreads from B.C. fish farms to wild Chinook salmon, study finds | Seattle Times

A virus is being transmitted between net-pen salmon farms and wild juvenile Chinook salmon in British Columbia waters, according to new findings published Wednesday in Science Advances. Read the full story in the Seattle Times.

27 May

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New report says dangerous salmon virus was brought to B.C. by fish farming | Global News

An explosive new report says a dangerous virus was brought to B.C. by fish farms, and that those farms are transmitting the virus to wild salmon. Watch the report on Global News.

27 May

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Farmed salmon virus source, amplifies disease transmission in wild salmon: B.C. study | Toronto Star

VICTORIA – Evidence shows a debilitating virus found in British Columbia salmon was transferred from Atlantic fish farms, which then spread from Pacific aquaculture operations into wild fish, says a study published Wednesday. Read the full article in the Toronto Star.

27 May

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Virus Plaguing BC’s Salmon Not Native to Pacific Ocean, Study Finds | The Tyee

A new study makes it clear that salmon farms are infecting wild Pacific salmon with the Piscine orthoreovirus. Read more from The Tyee.

26 May

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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 […]

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