The Province (September 28, 2023)
29 Sep
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WILD SALMON ARE THE BACKBONE OF FIRST NATIONS CULTURE AND AN ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE FOR BC

Protecting wild Pacific salmon is an opportunity to work towards province-wide reconciliation in BC and to benefit everyone. “Governments seeking to redress the harms need to focus on restoring, wherever possible, what was taken away. Addressing the crisis faced by B.C. wild salmon, which are in very serious and sharp decline, is a unique opportunity […]

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Global News (September 27, 2023)
29 Sep
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BC’s wild salmon economy & 100K jobs at risk

BC’s wild Pacific salmon economy along with 100,000 jobs is at risk of collapse. “The federal government needs to keep its committment to remove open-net fish farms from our communities,” said Chief Dr. Robert Joseph, Gwawaenuk First Nation, O.C., O.B.C., Founder and Ambassador of Reconciliation Canada. 123 First Nations from across BC are united with […]

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CTV News (September 28, 2023)
28 Sep
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123 First Nations unite with BC groups to remove salmon farms by 2025

In a show of unity, chiefs representing 123 First Nations from across BC, were joined by leaders in the commercial fishing industry and tourism associations on Wednesday to encourage the federal government to move ahead with a plan to phase out open-net pen salmon farms on the British Columbia coast by 2025. “We’re here together […]

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27 Sep
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Coalition of 123 First Nations urges removal of BC salmon farms

The federal government needs to follow through on its promise to fully phase out open-net pen salmon farms in B.C., says a coalition of 123 First Nations, environmental groups and tourism associations. First Nations leaders along with representatives from commercial and sport fishers, wilderness tourism operators and the Pacific Salmon Foundation say that open-net pen […]

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27 Sep
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BC wild salmon economy joins 123 First Nations to end salmon farms

A coalition of First Nation leaders, commercial fishermen, wilderness tourism operators and salmon advocacy groups attended a press conference in Vancouver on Sept 27, 2023 to urge government to follow through on the plan to end open-net fish farms in B.C. Read the full article on Business in Vancouver here.

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The Globe & Mail (September 17, 2023)
19 Sep
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Feds emphasize transition to protect wild Pacific salmon

In 2021, the Prime Minister instructed Joyce Murray, the previous Fisheries Minister, to act on a mandate commitment to phase out open-net pen salmon farms in coastal British Columbia waters by 2025. The federal government says the transition is needed to protect wild Pacific salmon. Read full article from The Globe & Mail here.

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16 Sep
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Sea lice dropped after salmon farms removed: study

“Sea lice on young pink and chum salmon in the Discovery Islands region dropped 96 per cent after salmon farms were removed in 2020, a new paper co-authored by independent researcher Alexandra Morton concludes.” Read more on Business in Vancouver.

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