Thanks to the three First Nations of the Broughton Archipelago (Mamalilikulla, Namgis, and Kwikwasut’inuxw Haxwa’mis) and scientist Alexandra Morton, we can begin to look at changes in the health and abundance of wild salmon in the aftermath of salmon farm removal.
"The ban is a victory for outgoing Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz, who told the board that the top duty for the Department of Natural Resources in leasing its aquatic lands is to protect them for future generations." Read the full Seattle Times article.
“How we farm matters,” says Kelly Roebuck, the vice-chair of Environment Tasmania and a SeaChoice representative of the international Living Oceans campaign. Read the full article.
"In 2017, Quadra Island investigative photojournalist Tavish Campbell released underwater footage of plumes of red water flowing from the fish processing plant's discharge pipe into Brown's Bay. The bay connects to Discovery Passage, part of the Fraser River salmon migration route." B.C. Ministry of Environment investigated over Campbell River blood water debacle. Find out more.
“This study indicates greater risks to wild salmon than the science advice currently provided by the Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) to DFO,” notes Gideon Mordecai, research associate at the University of British Columbia and co-author of the study. Read the full article.
“Concerns about the industry’s impact on wild salmon played a leading role in the closure of about three dozen farms in British Columbia over the past seven years, after Clayoquot Action and other groups documented sea lice outbreaks and other diseases in farmed fish, including at farms along migration routes for wild salmon.” Read the full Guardian article.
Looks like the 2029 deadline for open-net pen salmon farming has made some waves. Best wishes to Mowi as it undertakes its strategic review of BC operations! Read the full article.
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