First Nations group says environmental impacts of B.C. salmon fish farm industry overstated
A councillor with the Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation in British Columbia says uncertainty in the open-net…
Fish farms
First Nations groups lobby Ottawa on pros, cons of open water fish farms in B.C.
Two First Nations groups from B.C., who sit on opposite sides of the open net…
Hereditary chief in B.C. says renewal of fish farms will take a ‘huge toll’ on wild salmon
Laich-Kwil-Tach Hereditary Chief Tsahaukuse (George Quocksister Jr.) says fish farms operating outside of Discovery Islands…
Wild B.C. salmon likely exposed to harmful pathogen when migrating past fish farms, study suggests
Findings received pushback from salmon farmers who argue direct link hasn’t been proven
Hereditary chiefs on Vancouver Island rally against potential fish farm renewals
Hereditary chiefs on Vancouver Island took to the waters to protest any renewal of fish…
B.C. premier raises concerns to Trudeau about jobs if fish farms close
More than 100 First Nations support the plan to transition away from open-net salmon farms by 2025
Fish farms, jobs, and wild salmon stocks in the Discovery Islands in B.C.
A nation is allowing a fish farm to restock ahead of an all out ban but some leaders say it’s putting money over their futures.
Phasing out salmon farms around Discovery Islands, B.C. means it’s time to rebuild wild stocks says chief
After a historic decision to phase out fish farms in the Discovery Islands, wild salmon advocates say it’s time to rebuild and restore salmon stocks.
Opponents of Discovery Island fish farms ‘very grateful’ at federal decision to shutter pens
DFO giving companies until 2022 to completely empty salmon from sites