Tag: Clayoquot Sound

Rights of Nature Report

The Rights of Nature

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

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 Chinook Alexandra Morton

Clayoquot Chinook crisis

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

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