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
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
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
“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
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
