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
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
“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
