Standing in Tofino, looking out at the rainforest-covered mountains, you would never know that up the inlets, trouble is brewing… Floating open-net pen fish farms dot the inlets. These facilities spread pathogens, parasites and poop,
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,
On November 25, 2024, we exposed yet another failure of Cermaq’s semi-closed containment system (SCCS). When we approached the farm, the stench of rotting fish was the first sign that something was wrong. Then we
In 2021, Mutehekau Shipu (Magpie River) in Quebec became the first non-human natural entity in Canada to be deemed a person in the eyes of the law. Through a joint resolution passed by the Innu
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
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
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
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 treatments in Clayoquot Sound. But wait! New technology? Never heard
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
We’ve uncovered a lot of shocking and disgusting information while investigating the truths behind factory salmon farming. But nothing prepared us for the raw, gut-turning reality revealed in the footage we’re releasing today. We call
