Over 120 First Nations, commercial fishers, tourism operators, business leaders, scientists and ENGOs stand united in urging Prime Minister Trudeau to keep his 2019 promise to transition open-net pen salmon farms out of BC waters by 2025. Chief Darren Blaney of Homalco First Nation–people of the rapids in and around Discovery Islands–compared the loss of […]

First Nations and business leaders from across BC are warning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to keep his 2019 promise to transition open-net pen salmon farms out of BC waters by 2025. “Justin Trudeau, will you keep your promise?” asks Sean Jones, a lawyer based in Vancouver, BC. Over 120 First Nations and 75% of British […]

In 2019, the federal government promised to transition from open-net pen salmon farms in coastal BC waters by 2025. Despite this promise, there are still 85 salmon farms operating along BC’s west coast, with 66 of them are seeking renewals of licences that expire June 30. “It’s really troubling to see that a small group […]

The First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance (FNWSA) is urging the federal government to stick to its plan to transition from ocean-polluting salmon farms in coastal BC waters by 2025. The FNWSA position, which is consistent with that of the federal government, “is based upon court rulings, it’s based upon the auditor general’s report, it’s based […]

The First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance (FNWSA) is calling for an urgent meeting with Justin Trudeau to ensure the federal government follows through on its commitment to transition open-net pen salmon farms out of coastal BC waters by 2025. “[Canada’s] political leaders, regardless of allegiance, need to understand how critical it is to protect wild […]

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. 120+ First Nations from across BC are united with […]

“British Columbia remains the only place on the Pacific ocean’s western seaboard of North America that allows this industry,” says Bob Chamberlin, Chair, First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance. The salmon farming industry poses threats to wild Pacific salmon, such as parasitic sea lice, which attaches to juvenile salmon and kills them. Chief Arnie Lampreau, Shackan […]

The First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance (FNWSA), representing over 120 First Nations from across BC, supports the removal of salmon farms from BC waters. The FNWSA argues that the current technology is only adding to environmental concerns and contributing to the decline of wild Pacific salmon populations. “We are sadly going to be the generation […]

The First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance (FNWSA), representing over 120 First Nations from across BC, supports the removal of open-net pen salmon farms from BC waters. The FNWSA argues that salmon farms are exacerbating the threats facing wild Pacific salmon populations, which are already endangered. “We are sadly going to be the generation that’s watching, […]

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is calling on the federal government to follow through on it’s mandate to transition from open-net pen salmon farming in coastal BC waters by 2025. A decade of rigorous, peer-reviewed science led by the Pacific Salmon Foundation, DFO, First Nations, and others outlines numerous risks open-net pen salmon farms pose to wild […]