Salmon farmer sees net gains with new aquaculture technology
New aquaculture technology represents a transition towards what ocean-based salmon farms can one day become By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews One of Canada’s leading fish farmers, Grieg…
Cooke wins aquaculture boundary expansion in Nova Scotia
Decision is the latest blow to anti-salmon farm activists, who keep falsely claiming that marine aquaculture operations are responsible for dwindling wild stocks. By Fabian…
Trucker border vaccine mandates pinches Canada’s seafood industry
Trucker vaccine mandates and marine shipping disruptions threaten billions of dollars’ worth of Canadian seafood exports By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Canada’s seafood industry, already strained with…
Poseidon fights climate change at BC salmon farms
Vancouver Island designed aquaculture technology from Poseidon Ocean Systems helps salmon farmer cut 76,000 kg of CO2 emissions from their operations By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Salmon…
Anti-fish farm activists kill 80 aquaculture jobs in Surrey
Science-deficit activism against marine aquaculture throws scores of new immigrants and students out of work, as BC’s biggest salmon farmer closes fish processing plant in…
Washington’s top court rejects claims by anti-fish farm activists
The Washington State Supreme Court unanimously upholds Cooke’s aquaculture permit and rejects the dubious studies touted by anti-fish farm activists in the Pacific Northwest By…
Salmon farms have no impact on wild stocks states new study
Scottish peer-reviewed study calls for an end to the scapegoating of the salmon farming industry as the cause of population declines in wild stocks, while…
Theatre of aquaculture absurdities set for 2022 season
“Every science denier cherry picks data, believes in conspiracy theories, engages in illogical reasoning, relies on fake experts and denigrates real experts.” If that sounds…
Minister issues fish transfer licence in contentious zone
Transfer permit issued to Yellow Island Aquaculture in the Discovery Islands is “in the interest of ocean science”, says Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray. By Fabian…
Political rivals come together to boost American aquaculture
Rarely seen bipartisan initiative in US politics aims to strengthen food security with aquaculture. In Canada it’s a different story By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews There are…
First Nation’s raised and smoked salmon hits Walmart shelves
First Nation-Mowi seafood product featuring smoked Atlantic salmon, which is hitting Walmart shelves this Christmas, hailed as an indigenous partnership success story. By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews…
Anti-salmon farm activists trample on First Nations’ rights
Anti-salmon farm activists are signalling that the collective and individual rights of First Nations should be disregarded when it comes to marine aquaculture operations in…
DFO, salmon farmers dismantle “lies” about sea lice
Data from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) and a new sea lice monitoring analysis show anti-salmon farming activists continuing to spread falsehoods about…
Most Canadians support ocean-based salmon farming, aquaculture
While the federal government has been bowing to demands from anti-aquaculture activists, most Canadians see farming in the oceans as a sustainable way to harvest…
Demand for farmed salmon soars around the world
Seafood companies report record global gains as retail demand for sustainably farmed salmon grows By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews The global demand for farmed salmon is soaring…
Canadian fish farmers get a code of practice
First ever Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Farmed Salmonids will further support the sustainability of the Canadian aquaculture sector By Fabian…
Aquaculture pioneer honoured by Atlantic Canada salmon farmers
“There’s nothing quite like the feeling you get when you put a wild salmon back into its native river,” – Betty House, 2021 recipient of…
America forges ahead with aquaculture while Canada dithers
New aquaculture legislation tabled in the US Senate aims to spur economic growth while conserving ocean environments By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews America is ramping up offshore…
Job losses mount over BC salmon farm closures
Workers at Vancouver Island salmon hatchery among the first casualties of the Discovery Islands’ decision, which is expected to kill 1,535 aquaculture-related jobs, mainly in…
New Fisheries Minister no fan of salmon farms in BC’s oceans
Despite her record as being opposed to open-net salmon farms in BC’s oceans, the aquaculture industry says it will work with Joyce Murray, Canada’s new…
Inside the secretive decision to shutter salmon farms in BC
Court hears that former Fisheries Minister kept her top officials and the aquaculture industry in the dark before making her science-deficit decision to shut down…
Fishy fear mongering dominates new anti-salmon farm campaign
“Our salmon production is totally dependent upon a healthy ocean environment and we are on the seas constantly monitoring the waters we work in…not in…
Plenty of salmon for BC’s killer whales: study
No apparent shortage of salmon prey for southern resident killer whales in Canadian waters during summertime By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Anti-salmon farm activists have long been…
Documentaries vs ‘Shockumentaries’ in the world of aquaculture
Misleading claims, erroneous statistics and out-of-context interviews dominate ‘Shockumentaries’ that pedal falsehoods about aquaculture, especially salmon farming. By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Documentary filmmakers are creative artists…
“Irrational” anti-salmon aquaculture activist to face court hearing
Anti-aquaculture activist’s actions in Scotland mirror some of the bullying and harassment experienced by employees of BC-based salmon farmers By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Mowi Scotland is…
What Canada’s next Fisheries Minister needs to do about aquaculture
Canada’s next Fisheries Minister, the fifth in just six years, needs to think outside the box for the sustainable growth of aquaculture By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews…
Aquaculture key to meet food demand, says UN
Aquaculture is vital for feeding the world’s expanding population states the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews As Canada…
Minister ousted after controversial decisions on fisheries, aquaculture
Bernadette Jordan governed with a lack of clarity, bowing to demands from anti-aquaculture activists on Canada’s West Coast while being ineffective in the conflict between…
Party leaders ignore hot air from anti-aquaculture activists
An open invitation to party leaders to address the whopping increase in Greenhouse gas Emissions and other environmental challenges that will come from moving ocean-based…
Activists dish out $100,000 for anti-aquaculture election campaign
As land-based salmon farmers around the world face a financial bloodbath, activists push federal election candidates to support the immediate transition of maritime aquaculture operations…