👏 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,” […]

Minister Nathan Cullen applauds the Broughton Aquaculture Transition Initiative. All parties, First Nations, federal and provincial governments and industry agreed to work together on an orderly transition plan for open-net pen salmon farms in the Broughton region. Read coverage in the Campbell River Mirror here.

Salmon farm companies are investing in land-based closed containment around the world – in BC they continue to pollute for free #endthepens. See post on Facebook here.

Open-net pen salmon farms continue to threaten the UNESCO biosphere in Clayoquot Sound. 20 out of the 57 open-net pen salmon farms still to be removed in BC are in Clayoquot Sound. Watch video on FB here. Video Credits: Clayoquot Action.

“The majority of First Nations across the province are calling for the removal of fish farms from the ocean,” says Bob Chamberlin, Chair – FNWSA. The “decision on Discovery Islands is the beginning of a meaningful transition plan, implementing broad stroke reconciliation across the province and working toward food security, which is part of the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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