“The broader need and dependency on healthy and abundant wild salmon stocks far outstretches a community and the territory.” – Bob Chamberlain, chairman of the First Nations Wild Salmon Alliance Read the full article from Business In Vancouver here.
More than 100 First Nations support the federal government’s plan to transition away from open-net salmon farms by 2025 and called on Murray to “stay the course.” Read more from Robert Chamberlin here.
Sea lice are escaping fish farms – threatening wild Pacific salmon. Listen to the full recording of Alexandra Morton being interviewed here.
The protection of wild Pacific salmon is a priority for British Columbians, and Minister Murray plans to follow through with transitioning from net pen salmon farming in coastal British Columbia waters by 2025. Read the full article here.
“The support for this decision is very broad and deep across BC, from British Columbians as well as First Nations.” – Robert Chamberlin, Chair of the First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance Listen to the interview here.
Hear the broadcast from Karen Wristen, Executive Director at the Living Oceans Society on Weekend Mornings with Stirling Faux.
Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch recently downgraded BC farmed Atlantic salmon back to “red,” based on pesticide use and concerns about disease transmission to wild salmon. Read the full article here.
Seafood Watch – North America’s most used seafood buying guide – shifts BC farmed salmon rating from “Yellow” to “Red”. BC farmed salmon made the “Avoid” buying list because of an increased concern about impacts of sea lice and disease transmission from farmed fish to wild Pacific salmon. Read more here.