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First Nations leaders in BC are urging an investigation into DFO’s scientific review and decision-making processes

First Nations leaders in BC are urging an investigation into DFO’s scientific review and decision-making processes following flaws in a recent report on salmon farming and parasites. 16 professors and research scientists from Canadian and American universities signed a letter to Minister Murray, stating that the DFO’s report on the association between sea lice from salmon […]

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Open-net pen salmon farms harm wild salmon and infringe Indigenous rights

Open-net pen salmon farms harm wild salmon and this represents an infringement of Indigenous rights across the province. “Wild salmon isn’t just a menu option, it’s our identity,” says Bob Chamberlin, Chair of FNWSA. Protecting wild salmon is crucial for First Nations’ food security 👊 “The government of Canada must take action to ensure the survival […]

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Majority of B.C. First Nations applaud DFO Minister Joyce Murray’s recent decision for Discovery Islands fish farms

“The majority of B.C. First Nations applaud DFO Minister Joyce Murray’s recent decision for Discovery Islands fish farms – basing this decision on scientific uncertainty, cumulative effects and the Precautionary Principle – as a necessary and critical development,” says Bob Chamberlin, Chair of FNWSA. Read article on Business Intelligence for B.C. (BIV) here.

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FNWSA Ottawa Press Conference on March 7, 2023

The First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance (FNWSA), representing First Nations from across BC, met with leaders in Ottawa on March 6th & 7th to express clear, unquestionable and transparent support for Fisheries Minister Murray’s decision to shut down 15 salmon farms in the Discovery Islands. “This is the time for strong measures and clear actions to […]

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Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray breaks “the stranglehold of DFO aquaculture scientists” on public policy

Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray breaks “the stranglehold of DFO aquaculture scientists” on public policy. According to Karen Wristen, Executive Director of the Living Oceans Society, the Minister has shown DFO how to apply the Precautionary Principle: that in situations of scientific uncertainty, one should not allow business as usual to persist and instead, take steps […]

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Joyce Murray talked to David Mckie of Canada’s National Observer about the risk to juvenile salmon swimming past the fish farms to the ocean

Fisheries and Oceans Minister Joyce Murray made a long-awaited and controversial decision to close fish farms in the Discovery Islands of British Columbia. Joyce Murray talked to David Mckie of Canada’s National Observer about the risk to juvenile salmon swimming past the fish farms to the ocean. She said she looked at all the science and […]

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