“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
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 spend a year or more in the river before migrating
Signs of a die-off and ongoing pollution at Cermaq’s semi-closed containment system
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
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 intervened, stalling the work. As society got back on track,
The federal government banned open-net pen salmon farms by July 1st, 2029. Immediate regulatory change is needed!
The federal election currently underway will be critical for wild salmon. The current federal government has pledged to remove open-net pen salmon farms from the BC coast by 2025. But rather than prepare for the
Auditor General Carol Bellringer issued a scathing report after completing a two-year audit of mining regulation in British Columbia, writing “Almost all of our expectations for a robust compliance and enforcement program were not met.
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