“Salmon isn’t just simply a menu choice for our people, it is who we are,” says Bob Chamberlin, Chair of First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance. First Nations have exercised the inherent right to food fish since time immemorial, but Wild Pacific salmon is far more than a food source for First Nations people. It is […]

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 […]

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.

The First Nations Wild Salmon Alliance “and the Chiefs that are members, see the (federal government) Transition Plan as an opportunity to safeguard wild salmon,” says Bob Chamberlin, Chair – FNWSA. “Wild Pacific salmon simply cannot exist with open-net pen salmon farms.” Watch interview on Global News via Facebook post here.

“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 […]

“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 […]

“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 […]

100+ First Nations support the transition of open-net pen salmon farms out of BC waters. Watch video from the First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance on Facebook here.

“The decision to safeguard wild salmon is a very clear measure for food security for First Nations across the province,” says Bob Chamberlin, Chair – FNWSA. Watch video on Facebook here.

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 […]