“123 First Nations have lined up to tell the Prime Minister that the path he has chosen and declared is broadly supported across the province of BC,” says Bob Chamberlin – Chair, First Nations Wild Salmon Alliance. Removing open-net pen salmon farms from BC waters protects wild Pacific salmon and supports the food security needs […]

On National Indigenous Peoples Day, we are honouring the importance of wild Pacific salmon for Indigenous communities across BC. “When Indigenous people think about wild salmon, we think about it as a spiritual lifeline, a source of sustenance,” says Chief Dr. Robert Joseph, O.C., O.B.C., Founder and Ambassador of Reconciliation Canada. See full list of […]

Land-based salmon farming works in Japan. Why not BC? It’s time to recognize the harm caused by open-net pens and accelerate their transition out of BC waters. Read Toronto Star article here.

For all First Nations in BC, wild Pacific salmon are a spiritual lifeline, core to food security, tradition and culture across the entire province. Click here to learn more and watch a video by the First Nations Wild Salmon Alliance (FNWSA).

Consultation on the transition plan to remove open-net pen salmon farming from BC waters has been extended at the request of First Nations. “The basic problem is the department (DFO) has never done any serious work on transition planning in the four years it’s been stated government policy. If a few more months will help […]

BC open-net pen salmon farm companies are investing in land-based closed containment around the world. Grieg has invested in Proximar Seafood in Japan which will be harvesting fish next spring. Why aren’t these companies investing in land-based in BC? “I know of half a dozen First Nations that are very interested in land-based closed containment,” […]

“Salmon isn’t just simply a menu choice for our people, it is who we are,” says Bob Chamberlin, Chair of First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance. First Nations have exercised the inherent right to food fish since time immemorial, but Wild Pacific salmon is far more than a food source for First Nations people. It is […]

This morning, the First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance (FNWSA) held a press conference to discuss the current state of wild Pacific salmon on #BCWildSalmonDay. “First Nations must stand up and continue to ensure that they do not see extinction of wild salmon for First Nations and British Columbians,” said Bob Chamberlin, Chair – FNWSA. The […]

The First Nations Wild Salmon Alliance “and the Chiefs that are members, see the (federal government) Transition Plan as an opportunity to safeguard wild salmon,” says Bob Chamberlin, Chair – FNWSA. “Wild Pacific salmon simply cannot exist with open-net pen salmon farms.” Watch interview on Global News via Facebook post here.

“In March 2023, the House Fisheries and Oceans Committee (FOPO) released a scathing report after its study of science at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO). The report should sound alarm bells for all Canadians, especially those old enough to remember DFO’s mismanagement of Atlantic cod and the resulting devastating collapse.” Read full letter […]