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Action Needed on Clayoquot Salmon Farms
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Tofino BC, 26 April 2023—As fish farms are being closed around British Columbia, Cermaq Canada has requested a fourth permit to expand their operations near Tofino. Cermaq now has only 14 fish farms left in British Columbia—all in the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
Twenty-two conservation and Indigenous groups have co-signed a letter to Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray, calling on her to stop the expansion of salmon farms near Tofino, and to remove all fish farms from BC waters by 2025.
Calling for the protection of the ocean depths
There is good reason to be concerned about how much damage deep-sea mining could cause to the overall environment and the ocean in particular. The tension between the growing demand for metals that power renewable energy technologies and the impact on the earth of pursuing them is palpable. Our technological progress should not be to the detriment of ocean health.
Oceans Update February 2023
There's plenty of action in this edition of Oceans Update! From salmon farms to a new strategy for managing BC's coastline, plus ways you can improve the sustainability of seafood, we show you how to take action. Be sure to read up on Friday's announcement about the Discovery Islands salmon farms and have a look at our new video, Why #HealthyOceansMatter!
