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01 Jun
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FNWSA Press Conference on BC Wild Salmon Day 2023

This morning, the First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance (FNWSA) held a press conference to discuss the current state of wild Pacific salmon on #BCWildSalmonDay. “First Nations must stand up and continue to ensure that they do not see extinction of wild salmon for First Nations and British Columbians,” said Bob Chamberlin, Chair – FNWSA. The […]

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BC Wild Salmon Day 2023
01 Jun
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BC Wild Salmon Day 2023

Join us in celebrating #BCWildSalmonDay to honour the vital role wild Pacific salmon play in the ecosystem and our lives. The majority of British Columbians and over 100 First Nations agree. It’s time to end the pens and give wild Pacific salmon a fighting chance.

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29 May
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Committee report sounds alarm bells about DFO science

“In March 2023, the House Fisheries and Oceans Committee (FOPO) released a scathing report after its study of science at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO). The report should sound alarm bells for all Canadians, especially those old enough to remember DFO’s mismanagement of Atlantic cod and the resulting devastating collapse.” Read full letter […]

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24 May
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Evidence of harm to wild Pacific salmon suppressed by DFO

“No one can read this report (by the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans – FOPO) and believe that Canadians can rely on DFO to assess the risk open net-pens of Atlantic salmon pose to wild Pacific salmon in coastal British Columbia.Canadians deserve better. They deserve a responsible regulator who discharges its primary statutory mandate […]

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20 May
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Sean Jones: A crisis of trust with the science from the federal Fisheries Department

“No one can read this report (by the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans – FOPO) and believe that Canadians can rely on DFO to assess the risk open net-pens of Atlantic salmon pose to wild Pacific salmon in coastal British Columbia. Canadians deserve better.  They deserve a responsible regulator who discharges its primary statutory […]

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12 May
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Open letter to The Globe and Mail

News from the Wild Salmon Front  Last Wednesday you published an article by Emily De Sousa. In her article she states that DFO science “proves” that “the farms are operating in a sustainable way that poses a minimal risk to wild salmon”.  I am not aware of any such proof.  It is likely that many […]

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