Fabian Dawson

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

“We don’t want to hear what people are against. We want to hear what they’re for,” Prime Minister Mark Carney told the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, in remarks that …

B.C. will use Vancouver’s FIFA World Cup 2026 stage to showcase its wild and farmed seafood sectors to global buyers, investors and business leaders through a dedicated trade and investment …

Proposed levy would create a permanent source of money for wild salmon science in British Columbia, paid directly by salmon farming companies operating in First Nations territories.

Global harvests and profits surge for the world’s and Canada’s largest salmon farmer, even as Ottawa’s 2029 plan to ban marine salmon farms in British Columbia keeps the nation’s aquaculture …

A routine letter to Ottawa from international salmon-farming groups is being recast as a foreign-influence threat by activists whose fundraising pitch and public support are losing ground.

Ottawa’s move to mark hatchery Chinook exposes the managed reality behind British Columbia’s wild salmon debate and the selective attack on ocean-based aquaculture.

Coastal Indigenous leaders are pressing Prime Minister Mark Carney to reverse Ottawa’s 2029 ocean salmon farming ban on Canada’s West Coast and recognize a First Nations-led path for aquaculture, investment …

Canada’s latest food sentiment index found no year-over-year increase in preference for wild-caught fish over farm-raised fish, undercutting activist claims that seafood shoppers are turning against aquaculture.

Conservative MP Aaron Gunn’s bid to force release of a key B.C. salmon farming report was shut down by what he calls a “childish and embarrassing” filibuster.

A new RBC report is saying Canada needs more investment, more food production and more confidence from capital markets. What Ottawa is doing in British Columbia is the exact opposite, …

East Coast salmon farmers are urging Ottawa to deny federal funds to the Atlantic Salmon Federation, saying taxpayer dollars must not bankroll “an activist group” targeting aquaculture, rural jobs and …

Ottawa’s plan to ban ocean salmon farming in British Columbia directly undercuts Prime Minister Mark Carney’s pledge to link conservation, economic growth and partnership with First Nations. CommentaryBy Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews …

New research says aquaculture faces more federal regulation than any other American food sector, as Canada’s seafood farmers press Ottawa to cut overlap, clarify oversight and create a clearer path …

Canada’s seafood growers are recognized as farmers under tax law but remain shut out of major federally funded and cost-shared agriculture programs that pump billions into domestic food production.

Mowi’s latest annual report shows growth in major salmon-producing regions, while its B.C. business faces highly uncertain future prospects amid Ottawa’s aquaculture policy paralysis.

Campbell River-based Poseidon is taking its technology story to the largest aquaculture trade show in the southern hemisphere, highlighting the growing international reach of B.C.-built salmon farming infrastructure.

At North America’s biggest seafood trade show this week, B.C. promoted exports, jobs and global opportunity, but once again stopped short of fully backing the salmon farming sector driving much …

A strong Canadian delegation is using the ongoing Seafood Expo North America to promote exports and coastal jobs, amid growing calls for aquaculture and wild fisheries to be recognized as …