Grieg Seafood currently operates 13 open-net pen salmon farms in BC. Land-based closed containment is the future.

On behalf of 102 members of the We Wai Kai First Nation, elder Barbara McCoy, speaks in opposition to open-net pen salmon farms in their territory. Watch video here.

Herring are a precious fish on the west coast. Almost every species either consume herring or prey on animals that do. Pacific herring are the most important prey of adult Chinook salmon. The death of millions of herring is another terrible impact of open-net pen salmon farms. Watch video here. Add your voice today. Let […]

BC First Nations leaders demand action from the Prime Minister on flawed decision-making processes at DFO. In an open letter, they refer to a Fisheries and Oceans report on science that outlines 48 recommendations to improve the department’s science, with six of them directly related to working with Indigenous people and incorporating Indigenous knowledge. “I’m […]

Washington State explores opportunities for land-based aquaculture with Canadian company. Nova Scotia-based Sustainable Blue’s closed-loop land-based facility is self-contained, avoiding the risks that come with open-net pen salmon farms. The company was founded in 2007 and is now selling its Atlantic salmon in Canada. “We are absolutely convinced that this is profitable, it is scalable […]

👏 Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz has signed a partnership agreement with Nova Scotia-based Sustainable Blue, a zero discharge, land-based salmon farming company. “This agreement represents an important step toward restoring finfish aquaculture in a sustainable, healthy way that does not pit farmed fish against the native salmon we all work so hard to sustain,” […]

Give wild Pacific salmon a fighting chance 👊 Let the Minister know it’s time to remove all open-net pen salmon farms from coastal BC waters. Click here to send a letter today.

Exciting news from our Washington State neighbours.  Washington’s Department of Natural Resources commits to land-based salmon farming, signing an agreement with Sustainable Blue, a Nova Scotia Atlantic salmon farming company. Great to see Washington State using Canadian technology as a key part of their transaction from open-net pen salmon farms. It’s time to transition the […]

The First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance (FNWSA), representing 70+ First Nations, stands ready to work with the federal and provincial government to create an effective transition plan that supports communities and workers. Watch clip from Press Conference in Ottawa here.

Pacific Salmon Foundation applauds Minister’s decision to shut down 15 salmon farms in the Discovery Islands. After years of peer-reviewed research, PSF and their partners have outlined numerous risks open-net pen salmon farms pose to wild Pacific salmon through the amplification and transfer of harmful parasites and pathogens. Learn more in the latest news article from PSF […]