The Canadian Federation of Agriculture says aquaculture must be treated as part of Canada’s broader food economy, warning that regulatory uncertainty is pushing hundreds of millions of dollars in investment …
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Mayor Kermit Dahl, chair of the Alliance of Resource Communities, says Ottawa has made its decision on the future of salmon farming in B.C. and must make it public, warning …
Multinational aquaculture companies fear Ottawa’s plan to ban salmon farming in British Columbia could spread east, creating a “broader investment chill” across Atlantic Canada, according to a new report.
The upcoming Cold Harvest Conference brings Canada’s multi-billion-dollar seafood farming sector together as Ottawa seeks new investment, pushes domestic food production and faces a defining choice over the future of …
Nearly a decade after Dominic Barton’s economic council urged Canada to seize its aquaculture opportunity, his return as chair of Invest in Canada is renewing hope that the sector could …
The federal government is investing millions in First Nations-led hatcheries to produce more salmon while pursuing a policy that would dismantle another Indigenous-backed form of salmon production on the B.C. …
Activist financier, Tony Allard says a Trudeau-era plan to eliminate ocean salmon farming in British Columbia by 2029 advances reconciliation. Coastal First Nations that host the farms see something very …
New audited data from 11 global producers shows the salmon farming industry’s steep declines in the use of antibiotics and medication to treat sea lice.
Province raises the future of salmon farming on Canada’s West Coast as a priority during national fisheries ministers meeting in Victoria.
British Columbia wild salmon-runs rise and fall for complex reasons. But for anti-fish farming activists, every boom and bust somehow leads back to the same target.
As Canada curtails salmon production at home and spends a record $1 billion on imports, shipments from China are surging despite the country having virtually no salmon industry of its …
As Falklanders Islanders weigh whether salmon farming could become a new economic pillar, two aquaculture specialists are drawing on British Columbia’s experience to show how science, local knowledge and strong …
As Atlantic salmon prices jump more than 25 per cent, the federal government continues to sit on a policy that would slash domestic production, deepen Canada’s reliance on seafood imports …
Salmon farming First Nations accuse B.C. businessman Tony Allard and his network of aquaculture detractors of spreading fear, distorting science and dismissing Indigenous authority, as calls grow for the activists …
A bacterial disease found in captive Chinook is being used to implicate ocean salmon farms, despite no proof of a marine aquaculture source or harm to wild populations.
Activist financier wants Ottawa to dismantle a major B.C. aquaculture sector, override coastal First Nations and gamble $2 billion in public money on a land-based salmon farming model with a …
As the first five families prepare to move into Nenagwas, the Tlowitsis First Nation’s new home on Vancouver Island, Ottawa’s plan to ban ocean salmon farming in British Columbia threatens …
The world’s largest salmon farmer has sold its Atlantic Canadian business as its West Coast operations remain under strategic review and caught in Ottawa’s plan to end conventional ocean salmon …
British Columbia’s salmon farmers have built the kind of First Nations and community alliances needed to defend jobs, food production and small-town economies, a keynote address to the inaugural B.C. …
A major UN report says aquaculture now supplies most seafood eaten worldwide, while Canadian production stagnates ahead of a federal decision on salmon farming in British Columbia.
New government-backed monitoring in the world’s largest Atlantic salmon farming nation found very low pathogen levels in migrating post-smolts, adding to a growing body of science that challenges activist claims …
After years of uncertainty, B.C.’s salmon farmers used their AGM in Campbell River to show a growing coalition of support from First Nations leaders, politicians, agriculture advocates, tourism operators, resource …
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new food security agenda gives his government a chance to correct course on the future of salmon aquaculture in B.C. and protect a Canadian food sector …
After years of campaigning to shut down B.C.’s ocean salmon farms, activists are now asking Ottawa for $2 billion to bankroll a land-based alternative that has failed repeatedly and remains …
The BC Centre for Aquatic Health Sciences is transitioning into an Indigenous-led aquatic science and stewardship research hub to braid First Nations knowledge with marine research in decisions affecting British …
As Canada promotes seafood exports in Europe, the aquaculture sector is asking whether the new EU ambassador will sell ocean-grown salmon or undermine it abroad.
Activists want Ottawa to gamble B.C.’s salmon aquaculture future on land-based tanks that remain costly and unproven at scale.
Countries around the world are using science-based conservation and modern licensing to expand aquaculture and ease pressure on wild fish stocks, while Ottawa clings to a B.C. salmon farming ban …
Tim Kennedy’s visit to Iceland found a country building ocean and land-based salmon farming together, while Canada tries to destroy the coastal foundation needed to grow new aquaculture technology