With wild Pacific salmon stocks at historic lows, the need to remove open-net pen salmon farms is now more urgent and important than ever. “I truly see the need to get rid of all the farms. The removal of the farms from the Discovery Islands area was really effective at helping the juvenile salmon, which […]
Ottawa’s new Fisheries Minister is being urged to maintain a federal commitment to phase out BC’s remaining ocean-based salmon farms. “The government has mandated this transition twice,” says Tony Allard, Founder – Wild Salmon Forever/Wild First. “There is widespread support in BC for closing the salmon farms off BC’s Coast.” Open-net pen salmon farms, based […]
Protecting wild Pacific salmon, the defining fish of BC’s coast. Jody Vance interviews Bob Chamberlin, Chair – First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance. “We’re down a path where we’re embracing the precautionary principle,” says Chamberlin. “The transitioning of fish farms is a measure of Reconciliation across the province and a measure to protect a vast amount […]
Over 120+ First Nations in BC support Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray’s mandate to transition open-net pen salmon farms out of coastal BC waters by 2025. Tyrone McNeil, President, Sto:Lo Tribal Council, emphasizes the importance of prioritizing the protection of wild Pacific salmon for First Nations across BC. See full list of First Nations. Watch video […]
Farlyn Campbell and Jody Eriksson have been sampling juvenile salmon in the Discovery Islands for the past few months. The transformative impact of removing salmon farms in the area, as decided by Minister Bernadette Jordan and the local First Nations in late 2020, and again by Minister Joyce in February 2023, is truly remarkable. “Removing […]
Wild Pacific salmon in BC are in a state of crisis. Now is the time to recognize the areas where we can take action to protect this iconic species. “You can control anthropogenic impacts on BC wild salmon. And the most significant one there, is the open-net pen fish farms on the migratory routes,” states […]
Proximar Seafood, funded by Grieg Kapital, is successfully growing salmon in a land-based facility in Japan. In BC, Grieg is one of the three open-net pen salmon farm companies that continue to threaten wild Pacific salmon with sea lice and pathogen transfer. “Supernatural British Columbia is paying for the deployment of this safer, greener, more […]
On #BCWildSalmonDay, the First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance (FNWSA) hosted a press conference to discuss the current state of wild Pacific salmon. Hear from Bob Chamberlin, Chair, FNWSA on the dire condition of this keystone species and the urgent need to take action. See full list of 120+ First Nations who support transition of open-net […]
Hear from a respected elder of the We Wai Kai Nation, Dan Billy, on the importance of protecting wild Pacific salmon for future generations. Over 120 First Nations across BC support the removal of open-net pen salmon farms. It’s time to #endthepens. Watch video on Facebook here.
In a letter from Michael Meneer, President & CEO, @Pacific Salmon Foundation, to Minister Joyce Murray, he states: “we believe strongly that moving the farms out of the water is urgent and essential in order to rebuild Pacific salmon stocks in British Columbia.” Read PSF’s letter here. Photo Credit: Tavish Campbell.