During the 2019 federal election, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to phase out open-net pen salmon farms in BC by 2025, because of the risks to the health of wild Pacific salmon. But in June 2023, Ottawa suddenly shelved the release of a draft transition plan toward land-based production. “Have we forgotten what happened to […]
Salmon farmed in open-net pens suffered a severe sea lice infestation in Iceland, forcing huge numbers of fish to be prematurely slaughtered 🤯 This incident comes after 3,500 farmed salmon escaped from an Icelandic farm owned by the Norwegian-based company Mowi, which also operates in BC. Images of severely diseased, dead and dying salmon at […]
Canadian federal officials are facing a lawsuit by salmon farmers over the ban of open-net pen salmon farms in the Discovery Islands from February 2023. Former fisheries ministers, Bernadette Jordan and Joyce Murray, argue that the farmers are responsible for their own financial losses because they failed to prepare. Learn more from Undercurrent News here.
On September 27, 2023 representatives from across BC expressed unprecedented unity on the need to remove open-net pen salmon farms from BC waters. This included the First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance, who have identified 120+ First Nations in BC, BC commercial & sport fishers, tourism groups, scientists, and allies from various sectors. 75% of British […]
On September 27, 2023 representatives from across BC expressed unprecedented unity on the need to remove open-net pen salmon farms from BC waters. This included the First Nations Wild Salmon Alliance, who have identified 120+ First Nations in BC, BC commercial & sport fishers, tourism groups, scientists, and allies from various sectors. 75% of British […]
On September 27, 2023 representatives from across BC expressed unprecedented unity on the need to remove open-net pen salmon farms from BC waters. This included the First Nations Wild Salmon Alliance, who have identified 120+ First Nations in BC, BC commercial & sport fishers, tourism groups, scientists, and allies from various sectors. 75% of British […]
On September 27, 2023 representatives from across BC expressed unprecedented unity on the need to remove open-net pen salmon farms from BC waters. This included the First Nations Wild Salmon Alliance, who have identified 120+ First Nations in BC, BC commercial & sport fishers, tourism groups, scientists, and allies from various sectors. 75% of British […]
On September 27, 2023 representatives from across BC expressed unprecedented unity on the need to remove open-net pen salmon farms from BC waters. This included the First Nations Wild Salmon Alliance, who have identified 120+ First Nations in BC, BC commercial & sport fishers, tourism groups, scientists, and allies from various sectors. 75% of British […]
A recent article in The New York Times states: “Land-based farming is the future of salmon aquaculture.” Science has consistently shown that open-net pen salmon farms harm wild salmon populations, polluting the surrounding ecosystem while spreading diseases and pests like sea lice. “Every place where Atlantic salmon is raised in net-pens, the wild population has […]
Thousands of salmon escaped from Mowi-owned salmon farm in Iceland ⚠️ The recent farmed salmon escape is yet another reminder of why it’s time to #endthepens in BC. These escapes have occurred far too often, jeopardizing wild salmon populations globally. “This is more than a wake-up call,” says Jón Kaldal of Icelandic Wildlife Fund about […]