VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — A coalition of over 100 B.C. First Nations are ‘turning the screws’ on the federal Fisheries Minister, demanding she take action on coastal fish farms. Coalition spokesperson Bob Chamberlin says their group is calling for immediate action, noting that under the Cohen Commission report, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans has […]
Salmon farms in B.C. waters appear to be significantly under-counting the number of sea lice on their fish, making it less likely they’ll have to pay for delousing treatments to protect wild stocks, according to a new study. Read the full story on CBC: B.C. fish farms regularly under-count sea lice, potentially putting wild salmon […]
The Cohen Commission inquiry into declining Fraser River sockeye salmon gave the federal government until Sept. 30, 2020 to show salmon farms in the Discovery Islands were a “minimal risk of serious harm” to migrating salmon, or order them removed. Now, on the eve of that deadline conservation groups are increasing pressure on Federal Fisheries […]
The company, whose subsidiaries include US tuna giant Starkist, will use technology acquired from its deal with Norway’s Salmon Evolution earlier this year. Read the full story on IntraFish: Seafood giant Dongwon will invest $168 million into land-based salmon farm in South Korea
Fraser River sockeye continue to swim past the Big Bar landslide in larger numbers but the overall count for the river system still points to the lowest migration in recorded history. Read the full story on the Prince George Citizen: Fraser sockeye continue record-low returns, despite success of Big Bar passage
First Nations leaders in British Columbia have issued an urgent call to action to the federal government to take immediate action to save endangered sockeye salmon in the province. Read the full story on Radio Canada International: B.C. First Nations say Ottawa must take urgent action to save sockeye salmon
The in-season Fraser River sockeye salmon run is forecast at 283,000, according to Pacific Salmon Commission. Read the full story on CBC News: ‘Quite dire’: Fraser River sockeye salmon run expected to be worst ever recorded
Data from fish farms around Vancouver Island show sea lice numbers exceeding Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s requirements of three per salmon at the start of this year’s juvenile salmon migration, sparking mitigation efforts by the farms. Read the full story at BC Local News: Self-reported B.C. fish farm data showed 14 farms with violating levels […]
A salmon farming innovation that has never been tried in Canada will be tested out in Clayoquot Sound this winter. Cermaq Canada recently announced that its open-net pen Millar Channel farm site will be replaced with a semi-closed containment system that has yielded solid results during a trial in Norway over the past three years. […]
A major B.C. salmon-farm operator will soon be testing a new containment system designed to prevent sea lice and algae from entering pens and hopefully reduce the chances of fish escapement. Read the full story at Victoria News: Major B.C. salmon farm tests new containment system to curb sea lice infestations