Industry veterans say that the salmon farming industry practice of adopting state-of-the art technology to clean pen nets in B.C. is among the world’s best By SeaWestNews Two of Canada’s …
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Keenan Andrew is getting closer to finally starting the career he’s been working towards for years, thanks in part to a scholarship from Cermaq Canada. (pictured) Keenan Andrew with his …
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Growing fish for a growing World: The Future of Salmon Aquaculture
by SeaWestNewsby SeaWestNewsBy Caroline Graham The North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission(NPAFC) Increasingly, national and international government organizations are pointing to aquaculture as a solution (Food and Agriculture Organization 2016). As wild fisheries …
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Aquaculture industry supports talks to address UNDRIP issues in BC
by SeaWestNewsby SeaWestNews“We are prepared to do the necessary hard work to find a path forward together in the Broughton Archipelago in keeping with and enacting the principles of the United Nations …
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First Nations author warns of paid “puppets and props” used to plug resource projects in Canada.
by SeaWestNewsby SeaWestNewsWe don’t need any green college fund babies telling us what to do in our territories says Calvin Helin, a multi-award winning author, international speaker, entrepreneur and lawyer By SeaWestNews …
Jeremy Dunn, executive director at the BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA), is leaving the producers’ organisation to join Marine Harvest Canada’s Public Affairs division. Dunn had led BCSFA’s five-person team …
By Maurice Isaac Maurice Isaac (pictured) is a member of the Tlowitsis First Nation, and lives in Alert Bay. He is site manager at Midsummer salmon farm. I am on …
By Seawestnews “Beyond a stated preference for sockeye salmon, the Squamish Nation did not address why other fish cannot satisfy the food needs of the community,” states a Federal Court …
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Low risk of viral transfer from farmed salmon to wild sockeye, says DFO
by SeaWestNewsby SeaWestNewsReport is the first in a series that will assess the risk of pathogen transfer associated with aquaculture activities to wild fish and the environment By SeaWest News A new …
Group was warned by government not to use “reckless allegations based on incomplete science” to impact livelihood of thousands of British Columbians A group of discredited activists, whose objective is …
Over 40 First Nation and Indigenous communities are now directly or indirectly involved in farming seafood in Canada. Canada’s seafood farmers produced a solid year of sustainable growth and new …
The catch of non-target fish and ocean wildlife, or “bycatch,” results in unnecessary waste and harm to sea life says Oceana Canada A report released from Oceana Canada — Collateral …
The more British Columbians get involved in decisions about how and where our food is produced, the better it will be for our oceans and those who depend on it …
A group of activists boarded the Burdwood salmon farm yesterday, and illegally launched kayaks and divers into a pen holding harvest-size Atlantic salmon. According to Cermaq Canada, which owns the …
British Columbia’s Salmon Aquaculture Industry: A Booming Sector Facing Unfounded Criticism British Columbia’s salmon aquaculture industry, often under fire from critics wielding misleading data, has contributed over $1.5 billion to …
This Week in BC Seafood: Expanding Markets and Growing Recognition In the remote waters of Kyuquot Sound, northwest of Vancouver Island, sablefish—long treasured as a Japanese delicacy—is carefully raised in …
British Columbia’s seafood sector continues to play a vital role in the province’s economy, blending the bounty of commercial fishing with the innovation of aquaculture.
The Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) is the advocate for local government in British Columbia. UBCM’s vision is to effectively represent and serve all local governments in BC. UBCM focusses …
The B.C. NDP’s transition from protest party to minority government is not going smoothly — and its ham-fisted threat to cancel salmon farm tenures north of Vancouver Island is the …
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Vaughn Palmer: Time to reel in Popham’s ministry for fish file review
by SeaWestNewsby SeaWestNewsLast week it came out that Popham served written notice to Marine Harvest Canada, the company at the heart of the dispute. Source: Vancouver Sun – October 23, 2017 | Last …
After more than a decade of U.S.-funded attacks targeted exclusively on B.C.’s salmon farm industry, the tide is finally turning.
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Value of B.C. farm-raised salmon climbing fast, industry report says
by SeaWestNewsby SeaWestNewsSource: Vancouver Sun – September 28, 2017 | Last Updated: September 28, 2017 8:34 AM PDT The value of B.C. farm raised salmon rose 37 per cent between 2013 and 2016, …
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Millions of Atlantic salmon introduced to B.C. streams since 1905
by SeaWestNewsby SeaWestNewsAtlantic salmon release programs on the West Coast were a collaboration between the provincial government and the Dominion Department of Fisheries Source: Vancouver Sun – September 25, 2017 | Last Updated: …
One of the biggest sources for seafood for the United States are the coastal waters of British Columbia