"Overall, the costs of salmon farming to marine ecosystems through pollution, parasites and high fish mortality are estimated to be about USD $50 billion globally from 2013 to 2019." Read full article.
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“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.
At the 31 minute mark is where Premier David Eby answers a question from Richard Zussman about open-net pens. View now.
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.
In Episode 12 of The Salmon People podcast, scientists deconstruct the DFO study and warn the fisheries minister of bad science. Listen to this co-production between Sandra Bartlett and Canada’s National Observer. Listen here.
"Governments seeking to redress these harms need to focus on restoring, wherever possible, what was taken away. Addressing the crisis faced by B.C. wild salmon, which are in very serious and sharp decline, is a unique opportunity to do so for the benefit of all." Read full story Salmon are the backbone of B.C.'s First Nations cultures and traditions | The Province
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