Author: Dan

No mines in Clayoquot Sound

A historic gold mine re-opened using modern technology, to scour out minerals the old-timers couldn’t get at? Twenty kilometres from Tofino? Is this the best we can hope for, a third of a century after

Migratory Salmon Potlach

OPEN LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY

On the Federal Commitment to End Open-Net Pen Salmon Farming in British Columbia by 2029. Issued by Ḥupačasatḥ Ḥawił (Hereditary Chief) Tsu Tsii In (Alton Watts), Hupacasath Nation, May 7, 2026 Dear Prime Minister Carney,

Deadly Nets—Marbled Murrelets die on Cermaq fish farms

Deadly Nets—Marbled Murrelets die on Cermaq fish farms

Some losses are impossible to ignore. During a recent Clayoquot Salmon Investigation (CSI) trip, we found a Marbled Murrelet swimming in a Cermaq salmon farm near Tofino. According to Cermaq’s public records, 5 Murrelets died

Wild Salmon Win

BIG WIN FOR SALMON

The news cycle is so relentless these days—but every now and then, good news comes through! Such was the case this January, when CBC reported that the Discovery Islands appeal had been lost—by fish farming giant

Migratory Salmon Potlatch

Historic Declaration signed

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. The gathering was hosted in Hupač̓asatḥ and C̓išaaʔatḥ territories by

Keep It Wild!

KEEP IT WILD!

Wild salmon are a keystone species in west coast ecosystems. They feed the bears, eagles and orcas, and have sustained Indigenous cultures for millennia. They also provide the nitrogen missing in coastal soils, which is

Cermaq's SCCS pollution Part 2

Cermaq’s doomed experiment—part II

“Massive Area” Under Closed Containment Salmon Farm “Covered 100% with Feces and Fish Feed”—Government Records Reveal A recent government inspection has uncovered shocking levels of pollution beneath an experimental salmon farm off the coast of

Clayoquot Sound, First Nations’ Visions and B.C. Tenure Change Advances Old-growth Protection and a Conservation Economy

Really good news!

Something good and important happened last summer in the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Region. With little fanfare, Ahousaht and Tla-o-qu-aht First Nations announced the creation of 10 new conservancies, which will protect 76,000 hectares of

Together for migratory salmon!

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