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"We live on a water planet, and any honest assessment of our own identity has to reflect that. Ignoring the sea isn’t an option, and so increasing our understanding of it is an essential step on the path to a better future." Read full article

“No urgent due diligence by way of removing the product from shelves, or at the very least the removal of environmental claims, has been taken by the supermarkets or certifications to date,” said Kelly Roebuck, the SeaChoice representative from Living Oceans. Read full article.

“Indigenous-led stewardship, coupled with effective long-term conservation investments, has proven to be a powerful model for delivering enduring ecosystem protection while creating jobs and building sustainable economies," said Dallas Smith, President, Nanwakolas Council. Read the full article.

At the 31 minute mark is where Premier David Eby answers a question from Richard Zussman about open-net pens. View now.
 

“The projects we’re investing in today will launch a pilot test fishery for chinook salmon and improve compliance monitoring and best sustainable practices for fishers.” Read full article.

“The study authors state that more research is needed to fully determine the impact of microplastics on the weather, but what remains clear is that more can be done to address this.” Find out more.

"A rash of lawsuits against retailers who make contentious claims about the sustainability of their products, including farmed seafood, suggests that both the retailers themselves, and the third party certification providers, need to do more to ensure their claims are justified." Read the full article.

"Many important monitoring requirements that would improve the timeliness and dependability of fish-catch data remain absent or incomplete," the report said. Read full article.

The chiefs were in Ottawa to stress the importance of the federal government's commitment to removing open-net salmon farms from B.C. waters by 2025, Bob Chamberlin, First Nations Wild Salmon Alliance chair, said Tuesday. The group represents more than 120 First Nations. Read full story from Canadian Press.

The non-government organization Atlantic Salmon Federation discovered the escape in the absence of any monitoring or enforcement action by the Province of New Brunswick or the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Read the full article.