Fabian Dawson

With a supportive government, B.C. salmon farmers could generate $2.5 billion in output, $930 million in GDP, and 9,000 jobs paying $560 million in wages by 2030, states the BCSFA.

Washington State’s ban on marine fish farming is a blatant case of politicians ignoring science to get votes from activists — a troubling trend mirrored in British Columbia

Brian Kingzett, Executive Director of the B.C. Salmon Farmers Association, reflects on the challenges and achievements of 2024 while sharing the sector’s vision for the year ahead.

“We’re going to lose so much if there’s no proper Transition Plan… All the recreation amenities and community services that we have worked so hard to build over the past …

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned from cabinet with a stark warning to her boss to end “costly political gimmicks”— one of them is the decision to curtail salmon farming …

 The First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance recently held a Press Conference to attack salmon-farming Indigenous communities in British Columbia. Instead, the media event spotlighted the glaring hypocrisy at the core …

Without data to justify its decision, the Trudeau Liberals are advancing a plan that could cost taxpayers $9 billion in compensation to salmon farmers, suppliers, and First Nations.

“It is ridiculous that our communities have to pay the price for the government’s activist driven decisions and poor consultation process…we are done playing this game.” – Isaiah Robinson, Deputy …

The Trudeau Liberals are risking billions in taxpayer dollars, thousands of jobs, and the livelihoods of First Nation communities with a reckless salmon farming ban that will devastate coastal economies, …

Accolades and peer-reviewed science support salmon farmers in British Columbia as politicians parrot the falsehoods of anti-fish farming activists. By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Mowi, the leading salmon farmer in British Columbia, …

Coastal First Nations reliant on salmon farming are accusing the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) of acting like colonial overlords.

“Decisions about our fish farms should come from those directly involved, not from activists unfamiliar with our work,” – Isaiah Robinson, Deputy Chief Councillor of the Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation

“Right now, we’re in a discussion about transitioning from this excellent aquaculture sector to exactly what, we don’t even know yet.” – Jennifer Woodland, chair of the B.C. Salmon Farmers …

North Vancouver…election candidates say thousands in their ridings fear for their jobs as Ottawa moves to curtail salmon farming in B.C.

“A full stop removal of net pen salmon farms in British Columbia would be disastrous for the whole industry because the resources that exist to support the net-pen salmon farms …

The Liberal Government’s long-awaited blueprint to transition British Columbia’s salmon farming sector is loaded with aspirational assertions and largely devoid of actionable items

Canada’s new greenwashing regulations should ensure that both corporations and environmental activist groups are held to the same truth-in-advertising standards. Commentary By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Canada’s recent efforts to address “greenwashing”— …

The Liberal caucus retreat in Nanaimo this week unfolds against a much-maligned decision to ban open-net salmon aquaculture in British Columbia, which will kill thousands of jobs.

New study and data counters the continued exaggeration by activists that wild fish populations are declining due to sea lice from salmon farms. By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews A new and extensive …

Land-based fish farmers in British Columbia say their nascent industry will be adversely impacted by the government’s proposed ban on traditional ocean-based salmon farming on Canada’s west coast.

When it comes to salmon farming in the waters of British Columbia, the Federal Government seems unable to keep its promises.

Aquaculture pioneers, the Kitasoo Xai’xais First Nation in British Columbia, celebrated their 25-year partnership with salmon farmer Mowi Canada West this week, in a poignant ceremony to honour those who …

Canada says new guidelines will be a tool to promote sustainable aquaculture domestically and abroad, even as it scales back salmon farming in British Columbia. By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Canada’s support …

Canada’s federal and provincial governments are being challenged by seafood farmers to develop a new vision to grow the nation’s aquaculture sector By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Canada’s seafood farmers are calling …

“Ensuring the expansion of sustainable aquaculture is of fundamental importance for consumers,” – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews An increasingly expanding global aquaculture …

National Circle for Indigenous Agriculture and Food decries hearsay, activism, and negative messaging about salmon farming in B.C. By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews A national Indigenous organization is urging the Canadian government …

Open-net aquaculture will continue in British Columbia for species other than salmon, such as sablefish states Department of Fisheries and Oceans By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Open-net aquaculture will continue in British …

First Nations also denounce Canadian actors William Shatner and Ryan Reynolds for a video filled with profanity that attacks the salmon farming sector. By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews A union representing aquaculture …

“To me it doesn’t make any logical sense to do what the government is doing right now…from a food security perspective this decision is incredibly dangerous,” Dr Sylvain Charlebois. By …