Semi-closed fish farm fails—again!
Dan
July 4, 2023
Cermaq’s second trial of their semi-closed containment system was a failure. Their SCCS will not protect wild salmon.
Cermaq’s second trial of their semi-closed containment system was a failure. Their SCCS will not protect wild salmon.
As part of the planning to transition fish farms out of BC waters by 2025, DFO conducted a survey. Hidden in Annex B: 78% of respondents want fish farms out of the ocean!
22 groups signed a joint letter to Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray asking her to stop Clayoquot fish farm expansions, and to remove all fish farms from BC waters by 2025
Why is the Department of Fisheries is approving fish farm expansions in the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve while the Minister is developing a plan to remove fish farms from BC waters by 2025?
Salmon farms are coming of the ocean in record numbers—in the Broughton Archipelago, Discovery Islands, shishalh nation and Washington State!
Why was Cermaq Canada rewarded for breaking sea lice regulations at their Bawden Point salmon farm near Tofino?
On a recent Clayoquot Salmon Investigation (CSI) mission, the sharp eyes of skipper Skookum John noticed something trapped
This is a critical year for wild salmon, as Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray maps out how to fulfill
Wild salmon are crucial for west coast ecosystems, feeding people, wildlife and trees.
On the weekend of 1-2 November 2025, hundreds of First Nations leaders, members and allies gathered in Port Alberni BC for the Migratory Salmon Potlatch.
It made headlines when Cermaq, MHSS, and the Ahousaht Nation joined for a press release about A full production cycle with no mechanical sea lice
Chinook salmon are the largest of the Pacific salmon. They have evolved a remarkably variable life history. Some leave their rivers soon after hatching, some
Signs of a die-off and ongoing pollution at Cermaq’s semi-closed containment system
Salmon are coming back in abundance after 40% of BC fish farms removed!
In 2019, the federal Liberals promised to transition from open-net pen aquaculture by 2025. Public mandate letters to successive Ministers reiterated that commitment. Then Covid
Something good and important happened last summer in the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Region. With little fanfare, Ahousaht
Leadership from the Broughton Area were invited to Tofino to speak about how they removed 17 fish farms from their territories.
Wild salmon are crucial for west coast ecosystems, feeding people, wildlife and trees.
Sometimes in politics you have to demonstrate your people power, to show the government that there is public
A Māori tribe made history recently when a New Zealand river was granted legal rights. The Whanganui River
Hereditary chiefs typically designate a speaker to speak for them in public. This is because when they say
