Viruses from B.C. fish farms pose minimal risk to wild salmon: DFO
DFO plans to hold consultations with seven First Nations ahead of December licence renewal.
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First Nations and NGOs demand B.C. fish farms be shut down
First Nation leaders, fishers and non-governmental organizations are calling on the federal government to remove…
B.C. First Nation files Aboriginal Rights lawsuit against Canada over salmon farms in their territory
The Dzawada’enuxw First Nation of Kingcome is taking legal action against Canada to remove 10…
‘This is all positive’ says chief in B.C. of salmon farm changes
The elected chief councillor of Kwikwasut’inuxw Haxwa’mis First Nation in the Broughton Archipelago says the province’s new policy on fish farms is a big step toward implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
B.C. First Nation files Aboriginal title claim challenging fish farms in their territory
The Dzawada’enuxw First Nation of Kingcome Inlet filed a claim of Aboriginal title in British Columbia’s Supreme Court that affects ten fish farms in their traditional territory that they say are operating without their consent.
B.C. fish farms treating sea lice outbreak with hydrogen peroxide
Cermaq Canada, a salmon farming company now a fully owned subsidiary of the Mitsubushi Corporation, is dealing with a sea lice infestation using a number of methods including hydrogen peroxide.
Court orders First Nation occupiers to leave B.C. fish farm, but they say ‘that won’t stop them’
Hereditary Chief Ernest Alfred and his niece Karissa Glendale say they have no intention of stopping their work trying to shut down a fish farm on their traditional territory.
Canada not properly managing fish farms, environment commissioner says
Canada’s environmental watchdog says the federal government isn’t properly managing the risks that farmed salmon pose to wild salmon, nor is it doing enough to ensure Canada is meeting its international commitments on biodiversity and sustainable development.
Fish farm protesters vow to continue fight against industry despite BC court ruling
Two protestors are vowing to continue their fight against the fish farm industry despite a B.C court ruling that granted injunctions against them.