A letter signed by 22 organizations urges Minister Murray to take action to transition 20 open-net pen salmon farms in Clayoquot Sound, a UNESCO biosphere. Recent expansion in three farms has increased production by 25-50%, and a fourth application is currently under review by DFO with no public input. “The work that we continue to […]
When government scientists warned the DFO that bacteria causing mouth rot in farm salmon appeared to be killing the highly endangered Fraser River sockeye salmon, the B.C. Salmon Farmers Association was briefed. The minister of Fisheries, who was consulting First Nations about the impact of salmon farms on sockeye salmon, was not. Read Alexandra Morton’s […]
Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray announces that the federal government will not renew 15 open-net pen salmon farms around BC’s Discovery Islands, a key migration route for wild Pacific salmon. Minister Murray states that recent science indicates uncertainty over the risks posed by the farms to wild salmon. Thank you, Minister Murray, for making this important decision. […]
Federal Fisheries Minister reaffirms shut-down of Discovery Islands fish farms. “Minister Murray made a strong decision today and demonstrated great leadership advancing the DFO primary objective of environmental protection and safeguarding of B.C. wild salmon” says First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance Chair Bob Chamberlin. Read the full article on BIV.
Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray announces that the federal government will not renew 15 open-net pen salmon farms around BC’s Discovery Islands, a key migration route for wild Pacific salmon. Minister Murray says “…recent science indicates uncertainty over the risks posed by the farms to wild salmon.” Thank you, Minister Murray, for making this important […]
On November 25, 2022, First Nation leaders from across BC met with The Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. The meeting conveyed the united support of over 100 First Nations for the removal of all open-net pen salmon farms from BC waters. Watch a summary of the meeting hosted by FNWSA here.
16 Canadian Academics sent an urgent letter to Minister of Fisheries Joyce Murray on January 30, 2023 reporting what amounts to scientific “falsification” of evidence by DFO scientists. Learn more on National Newswatch by clicking here. It’s time to #endthepens. Send a letter to the Minister today.
Internal government documents call into question the integrity of the Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) once again. Multiple Canadian academics also questioned the integrity of CSAS while testifying at FOPO, specifically in their assessment of risk from industrial salmon farms to wild salmon. Read full op-ed on National Newswatch here. Now is the time to […]
In November, fish farm giant Grieg Seafood announced its two remaining salmon farms in the shíshálh First Nation along the Sunshine Coast in BC would be decommissioned this winter. Read more from the CBC article here. End all open-net pen salmon farms in BC. Click here to send a letter to the Minister today.