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  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. By Fabian …

  “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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  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. By …

  “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, …

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 Dawson SeaWestNews Mowi, the leading salmon farmer in British …

  Years of continuous data collection near salmon farms show a pattern of exaggeration by anti-fish farming activists. By Fabian Dawson SeaWestNews Anti-fish farming activists have long weaponized misconceptions to …

  Coastal First Nations reliant on salmon farming are accusing the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) of acting like colonial overlords. By Fabian Dawson and Samantha McLeod Coastal …

  New report showcases the Canadian salmon farming sector as a global leader in sustainable aquaculture practices. By SeaWestNews The Canadian salmon farming industry, backed by its transparency commitments and …

  “The time has come for the Federal government to bring aquaculture growth and development under Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.” – Joel Richardson, CAIA’s new Board Chair. By SeaWestNews The …

  “Canadian families across B.C. and beyond will feel the negative impact of this activist-influenced salmon transition policy. It’s bad politics and worse policy.” By SeaWestNews Canadian taxpayers could face …

  “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 …

  Claims by activists, which are driving government decisions on salmon farming in B.C., are based on shaky science and emotional rhetoric rather than empirical evidence. Commentary By SeaWestNews The …

  Three candidates in B.C.’s election outline what their parties will do to support the salmon farming sector in the province. By SeaWestNews The salmon farming industry in British Columbia …

  “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 …

  North Vancouver Island provincial election candidates say thousands in their ridings fear for their jobs as Ottawa moves to curtail salmon farming in B.C. By Fabian Dawson SeaWestNews Incumbent …

  Decision to ban net-pen salmon farms in BC does not align with the scientific findings of animal health experts says the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association. By Fabian Dawson SeaWestNews …

  “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 …

  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 By Fabian Dawson SeaWestNews The Liberal …

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 Dawson SeaWestNews Canada’s recent efforts to address …

  Rally in Nanaimo calls on Federal Government to deliver on its promise for a “realistic, responsible, and achievable” transition plan for BC’s salmon farming sector By SeaWestNews Over 200 …

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. By Fabian Dawson …

Misinformation campaigns about salmon farming seed mistrust in good government and undermine balanced policy that would benefit Canadians and the global community. CommentaryBy Cyrus Singh An unhinged discourse that is …

“We are truly honoured that so many came to support the Food Bank, learn more about us, and enjoy some delicious locally farmed salmon,” – Brian Kingzett, Executive Director of …

But will Canada undermine economic self-determination for First Nations by banning BC salmon farms that pose no more than a minimal risk to wild salmon? CommentaryBy Dr. Gary D. Marty …

Campbell River event aims to foster community engagement and raise awareness about the importance of the salmon farming sector to the local economy and food security By SeaWestNews British Columbia’s …

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 …