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 […]

In a show of unity, chiefs representing 120+ First Nations from across BC, were joined by leaders in the commercial fishing industry and tourism associations on Wednesday to encourage the federal government to move ahead with a plan to phase out open-net pen salmon farms on the British Columbia coast by 2025. “We’re here together […]

A coalition of First Nation leaders, commercial fishermen, wilderness tourism operators and salmon advocacy groups attended a press conference in Vancouver on Sept 27, 2023 to urge government to follow through on the plan to end open-net fish farms in B.C. Read the full article on Business in Vancouver here.

In 2021, the Prime Minister instructed Joyce Murray, the previous Fisheries Minister, to act on a mandate commitment to phase out open-net pen salmon farms in coastal British Columbia waters by 2025. The federal government says the transition is needed to protect wild Pacific salmon. Read full article from The Globe & Mail here.

“Sea lice on young pink and chum salmon in the Discovery Islands region dropped 96 per cent after salmon farms were removed in 2020, a new paper co-authored by independent researcher Alexandra Morton concludes.” Read more on Business in Vancouver.

The Tla’min Nation and qathet Regional District (qRD) are focused on the importance of economic development and environmental stewardship at the Catalyst Paper Tis’kwat mill site. “We are planning for a dynamic set of economic activities at Tis’kwat, including low carbon fuel production, value-added forest products and land-based aquaculture,” stated Tla’amin hegus John Hackett. Learn […]

📢 BREAKING NEWS: Salmon farming industry in BC inappropriately influences DFO science. Peer-reviewed research published in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science states – “currently, non-science interests can shape the science advice that DFO gives to decision makers.” Learn more from Pacific Salmon Foundation here. Read articles here by The Narwhal, The Tyee, […]

“The pink salmon returning to the Fraser River this summer are the first runs that migrated past the closed Discovery Islands farms from the river where they were born to the Pacific Ocean and now back to the Fraser to spawn,” says Don Svanvik – Hereditary Chief, ‘Namgis First Nation. “There is a direct correlation […]

The Union of BC Indian Chiefs, along with a coalition representing 19 First Nations in British Columbia, is stepping up in Federal Court to support the decision to remove open-net pen salmon farms from the Discovery Islands. It’s time to #endthepens and protect wild salmon for future generations. Read Global News article here.