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## Posts
- [Why B.C.’s Salmon Farming Sector Is Worth Fighting For](https://seawestnews.com/why-b-c-s-salmon-farming-sector-is-worth-fighting-for/): Every remaining salmon farm in the province operates under an agreement with the First Nation in whose territory it is located. It is mind boggling how many news outlet ignore that most important fact.
- [Kaitlin Guitard takes the helm of Young Salmon Farmers of BC](https://seawestnews.com/kaitlin-guitard-takes-the-helm-of-young-salmon-farmers-of-bc/): For her, the work is about more than communications. It is about succession, credibility, and making sure the next generation has a voice in shaping the future of food production in Canada.
- [After East Coast Exit, Will Mowi Sell Its B.C. Salmon Farms?](https://seawestnews.com/after-east-coast-exit-will-mowi-sell-its-b-c-salmon-farms/): The world’s largest salmon farmer has sold its Atlantic Canadian business as its West Coast operations remain under strategic review and caught in Ottawa’s plan to end conventional ocean salmon farming by 2029.
- [B.C. Agriculture Forum Puts Salmon Farmers at Centre of Rural Canada’s Fight](https://seawestnews.com/b-c-agriculture-forum-puts-salmon-farmers-at-centre-of-rural-canadas-fight/): 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. Agriculture Forum highlighted.
- [Canada Left Behind in Global Aquaculture Boom](https://seawestnews.com/canada-left-behind-in-global-aquaculture-boom/): 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.
- [Norway Study Undercuts Salmon Farm Disease Claims by Activists](https://seawestnews.com/norway-study-undercuts-salmon-farm-disease-claims-by-activists/): 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 against ocean aquaculture.
- [‘A Response’ to the First Nations Leadership Council on Salmon Farming in British Columbia](https://seawestnews.com/a-response-to-the-first-nations-leadership-council-on-salmon-farming-in-british-columbia/): This letter, written in response to a request for a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney, turns the questions back on B.C.’s First Nations Leadership Council over science, reconciliation and the future of salmon farming.
- [Salmon Farmers No Longer Standing Alone As Ottawa’s Decision Nears](https://seawestnews.com/salmon-farmers-no-longer-standing-alone-as-ottawas-decision-nears/): 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 communities and food-trust experts.
- [Carney’s Food Security Plan Collides With 2029 Salmon Farming Ban in B.C.](https://seawestnews.com/carneys-food-security-plan-collides-with-2029-salmon-farming-ban-in-b-c/): 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 already delivering what he says Canada needs.
- [Activist Group Seeks $2 Billion For Land-Based Salmon Farming Gamble](https://seawestnews.com/activist-group-seeks-2-billion-for-land-based-salmon-farming-gamble/): By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews
- [“We are learning from First Nations and they are learning from us”](https://seawestnews.com/we-are-learning-from-first-nations-and-they-are-learning-from-us/): By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews
- [Toxic Trail In Fraser River Puts Juvenile Chinook Salmon At Risk](https://seawestnews.com/toxic-trail-in-fraser-river-puts-juvenile-chinook-salmon-at-risk/): A new Fraser River study finds juvenile salmon are carrying the chemical burden of cities, farms, roads and wastewater long before they reach the ocean or pass a salmon farm.
- [Will Jonathan Wilkinson Bring His Bias Against Ocean Salmon Farming to Europe](https://seawestnews.com/will-jonathan-wilkinson-bring-his-bias-against-ocean-salmon-farming-to-europe/): 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.
- [Presser Highlights The Weak Case For Land-Based Salmon Farming in B.C.](https://seawestnews.com/presser-highlights-the-weak-case-for-land-based-salmon-farming-in-b-c/): Activists want Ottawa to gamble B.C.’s salmon aquaculture future on land-based tanks that remain costly and unproven at scale.
- [What The Anti-Aquaculture Lobby Won’t Tell You On Wild Salmon Day](https://seawestnews.com/what-the-anti-aquaculture-lobby-wont-tell-you-on-wild-salmon-day/): 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 that threatens coastal jobs and First Nations partnerships.
- [Iceland Shows Why B.C.’s Ocean Salmon Farming Ban Makes No Sense](https://seawestnews.com/iceland-shows-why-b-c-s-ocean-salmon-farming-ban-makes-no-sense/): 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
- [PM Carney Wants Constructive Nation Builders, Not Destructive Ban Makers](https://seawestnews.com/pm-carney-wants-constructive-nation-builders-not-destructive-ban-makers/): “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 strike at the heart of the fight over salmon aquaculture in British Columbia.
- [British Columbia’s Seafood Sector to be Showcased on FIFA World Cup Stage](https://seawestnews.com/british-columbias-seafood-sector-to-be-showcased-on-fifa-world-cup-stage/): 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 hub set up for the world’s premier soccer tournament.
- [B.C. First Nations Plan Levy On Salmon Farmers To Fund Wild Salmon Science](https://seawestnews.com/b-c-first-nations-plan-levy-on-salmon-farmers-to-fund-wild-salmon-science/): 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.
- [Mowi’s record quarter sharpens spotlight on B.C. salmon farming ban](https://seawestnews.com/mowis-record-quarter-sharpens-spotlight-on-b-c-salmon-farming-ban/): 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 sector on the brink.
- [Activists Turn Routine Salmon Farming Letter Into Phantom Spy Plot](https://seawestnews.com/activists-turn-routine-salmon-farming-letter-into-phantom-spy-plot/): 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.
- [Just How Wild Are B.C.’s Wild Salmon?](https://seawestnews.com/just-how-wild-are-b-c-s-wild-salmon/): 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.
- [First Nations Push Ottawa For Power To Licence Salmon Farms In B.C. Waters](https://seawestnews.com/first-nations-push-ottawa-for-power-to-licence-salmon-farms-in-b-c-waters/): 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 and food security.
- [Anti-Aquaculture Campaigns Are Not Winning Over Canadian Consumers](https://seawestnews.com/anti-aquaculture-campaigns-are-not-winning-over-canadian-consumers/): 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.
- [Fisheries Committee Blocks Push for Answers on Future of Salmon Farming in British Columbia](https://seawestnews.com/fisheries-committee-blocks-push-for-answers-on-future-of-salmon-farming-in-british-columbia/): 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.
- [Capital Flight Report Points to Ottawa Driving Away Aquaculture Investments](https://seawestnews.com/capital-flight-report-points-to-ottawa-driving-away-aquaculture-investments/): 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, says the salmon farming sector.
- [“I’m gonna go, I’m gonna move and I’m gonna be a salmon farmer.”](https://seawestnews.com/im-gonna-go-im-gonna-move-and-im-gonna-be-a-salmon-farmer/): Members of the Young Salmon Farmers of BC at Mowi Canada West Broodstock Facility on Vancouver Island
- [Purpose and Pressure Forge The Next Generation of Aquaculture Leaders](https://seawestnews.com/purpose-and-pressure-forge-the-next-generation-of-aquaculture-leaders/): At a recent webinar on seafood’s leaders of tomorrow, speakers from Norway and Canada, made clear that aquaculture’s future will be shaped by people who show up, keep learning and help others grow.
- [Atlantic Canada’s Salmon Farmers Want Ottawa to Stop Funding “Activists” Targeting Aquaculture](https://seawestnews.com/atlantic-canadas-salmon-farmers-want-ottawa-to-stop-funding-activists-targeting-aquaculture/): By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews
- [Aquaculture in B.C. already delivers what Mark Carney’s new nature strategy promises](https://seawestnews.com/aquaculture-in-b-c-already-delivers-what-mark-carneys-new-nature-strategy-promises/): CommentaryBy Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews
- [U.S. study finds aquaculture buried in red tape as calls mount in Canada for regulatory reform](https://seawestnews.com/u-s-study-finds-aquaculture-buried-in-red-tape-as-calls-mount-in-canada-for-regulatory-reform/): 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 to growth.
- [Aquaculture sector fights for equal footing in Canada’s farm support system](https://seawestnews.com/aquaculture-sector-fights-for-equal-footing-in-canadas-farm-support-system/): 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 grows globally as its B.C. salmon farms remain in aquaculture limbo](https://seawestnews.com/mowi-grows-globally-as-its-b-c-salmon-farms-remain-in-aquaculture-limbo/): 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.
- [Poseidon brings B.C. Aquaculture Innovation to Aquasur 2026 in Chile](https://seawestnews.com/poseidon-brings-b-c-aquaculture-innovation-to-aquasur-2026-in-chile/): 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.
- [Boston Seafood Expo Laid Bare B.C.’s Weak Will on Salmon Farming](https://seawestnews.com/boston-seafood-expo-laid-bare-b-c-s-weak-will-on-salmon-farming/): 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 of that value.
- [Canada Celebrates Wild and Farmed Seafood Strength at Boston Expo](https://seawestnews.com/canada-celebrates-wild-and-farmed-seafood-strength-at-boston-expo/): By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews
- [Aquaculture Survey in Atlantic Canada Exposes B.C.’s Salmon Farming Disconnect](https://seawestnews.com/aquaculture-survey-in-atlantic-canada-exposes-b-c-s-salmon-farming-disconnect/): A new regional survey shows Atlantic Canadians increasingly see aquaculture as a source of jobs, food security and economic strength, while British Columbia remains stuck in a salmon farming debate shaped by politics, activism and misinformation.
- [China’s Salmon Appetite Signals New Export Opportunity for B.C. Aquaculture](https://seawestnews.com/chinas-salmon-appetite-signals-new-export-opportunity-for-b-c-aquaculture/): Surging demand in China’s seafood market, combined with renewed Canada–China trade engagement  could create major export opportunities for farmed salmon from British Columbia
- [Anti-Salmon Farming Resolution Exposes Hypocrisy in Indigenous Rights Debate](https://seawestnews.com/anti-salmon-farming-resolution-exposes-hypocrisy-in-indigenous-rights-debate/): The BC Assembly of First Nations’ resolution on salmon aquaculture collides with the very principle of Indigenous self-determination it claims to defend.
- [Building Public Trust in Aquaculture: Panel Examines Social Licence, Digital Media and the Future of Seafood](https://seawestnews.com/building-public-trust-in-aquaculture-panel-examines-social-licence-digital-media-and-the-future-of-seafood/): Industry leaders discuss misinformation, transparency and the growing importance of public trust as aquaculture expands to meet global food demand.
- [“We can’t wait to see and taste what he creates with MOWI salmon.”](https://seawestnews.com/we-cant-wait-to-see-and-taste-what-he-creates-with-mowi-salmon/): Mowi taps Michelin-trained chef  to showcase farmed salmon to North American seafood lovers
- [Canada’s Salmon Gap Widens as Ottawa Stalls Aquaculture Growth](https://seawestnews.com/canadas-salmon-gap-widens-as-ottawa-stalls-aquaculture-growth/): While global competitors scale up to meet rising demand for farmed salmon, Canadian production has flatlined as the country increasingly relies on expensive imports to fill the gap.
- [Put The Money Where Your Mouth Is, Land-Based Fish Farmer Tells Governments](https://seawestnews.com/put-the-money-where-your-mouth-is-land-based-fish-farmer-tells-governments/): Land-based fish farmer launches petition seeking federal and provincial government financing to kickstart steelhead salmon operations in Gold River, British Columbia.
- [Anti-Salmon Farming Activists Twist New Science to Revive Old, Debunked Claims](https://seawestnews.com/anti-salmon-farming-activists-twist-new-science-to-revive-old-debunked-claims/): A new scientific study is being ripped of its context and weaponized by anti-salmon farming activists to revive their discredited campaigns against ocean aquaculture in British Columbia.
- [U.S. Accelerates Aquaculture Growth as Seafood Farming Stalls in Canada](https://seawestnews.com/u-s-accelerates-aquaculture-growth-as-seafood-farming-stalls-in-canada/): A newly released report shows the United States fast-tracking domestic aquaculture production through science, permitting reform, and federal investment, even as Canada remains mired in political disputes over seafood farming.
- [Aquaculture’s Next Workforce Is Not Chasing Paychecks, It’s Chasing Purpose](https://seawestnews.com/aquacultures-next-workforce-is-not-chasing-paychecks-its-chasing-purpose/): An assessment of aquaculture’s workforce challenge shows the sector’s future depends on leadership trust and social licence but will ultimately be decided by people not platforms.
- [Aquaculture : Golden Eagle Sablefish Soars to New Heights with Export Award](https://seawestnews.com/aquaculture-golden-eagle-sablefish-soars-to-new-heights-with-export-award/): “For us to see the province of B.C. highlight aquaculture is something we’re very proud of,” - Jade Berg, director of marketing and innovation for Golden Eagle Sablefish.
- [Hypocrisy and Falsehoods Celebrated as Truth After Court Rules on Salmon Farms](https://seawestnews.com/hypocrisy-and-falsehoods-celebrated-as-truth-after-court-rules-on-salmon-farms/): The judicial decision on salmon aquaculture in B.C.’s Discovery Islands is being laundered into claims of scientific validation, ecological success, and Indigenous consensus, even though the court ruled on none of it.
- [What the Discovery Islands Salmon Aquaculture Ruling Really Means](https://seawestnews.com/what-the-discovery-islands-salmon-aquaculture-ruling-really-means/): The Discovery Islands ruling is not a victory for wild salmon. It is a victory for ministerial discretion exercised without an obligation to prove results.
- [Why aquaculture must be a central pillar of PM Carney’s new National Food Security Strategy](https://seawestnews.com/why-aquaculture-must-be-a-central-pillar-of-pm-carneys-new-national-food-security-strategy/): With food insecurity rising and affordability measures rolling out, seafood farmers want aquaculture formally embedded in Canada’s new National Food Security Strategy, not left trapped in politics.
- [World’s Blue Food Demand  Set To Double By 2050 : WEF](https://seawestnews.com/worlds-blue-food-demand-set-to-double-by-2050-wef/): The World Economic Forum says surging seafood demand will put aquaculture at the heart of global food security, as Canada wrestles with the on-the-ground reality of its planned phase-out of ocean salmon farms in British Columbia.
- [Aquaculture: Carney’s Davos Reality Check Hits Home on B.C.’s Coast](https://seawestnews.com/aquaculture-carneys-davos-reality-check-hits-home-on-b-c-s-coast/): Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Davos message should come straight back to Canada and land on one file Ottawa has fumbled for years: ocean salmon farming in British Columbia.
- [‘Grown in Canada’ Aquaculture Gains Traction in Food and Beverage Sector](https://seawestnews.com/grown-in-canada-aquaculture-gains-traction-in-food-and-beverage-sector/): By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews
- [Ottawa’s Aquaculture Policies Restrict Canadians’ Ability to “Buy Canadian”](https://seawestnews.com/ottawas-aquaculture-policies-restrict-canadians-ability-to-buy-canadian/): “Canada’s aquaculture production is a national economic treasure, but it has been seriously weakened by irresponsible government policies,”  Timothy Kennedy, CAIA President and CEO.
- [Activists exploiting First Nations hereditary leadership to derail resource projects in B.C.](https://seawestnews.com/activists-exploiting-first-nations-hereditary-leadership-to-derail-resource-projects-in-b-c/): From aquaculture to forestry and pipeline construction, activists are cloaking their ideological campaigns in hereditary authority to block resource projects in British Columbia, warns an Indigenous resource-development advocate.
- [Farming the Land Carries Higher Wildlife Costs Than Farming the Ocean](https://seawestnews.com/farming-the-land-carries-higher-wildlife-costs-than-farming-the-ocean/): Shifting animal protein production from the ocean to land puts far more species at risk, according to an international study that challenges the assumptions behind Ottawa’s plan to phase out marine salmon farming in British Columbia.
- [How Four Falsehoods Framed the BC Salmon Farming Debate in 2025](https://seawestnews.com/how-four-falsehoods-framed-the-bc-salmon-farming-debate-in-2025/): From sea lice claims to disease scare tactics, four activist narratives drove pressure on salmon farming in British Columbia in 2025, even as long-term science repeatedly contradicted them.
- [Canada Urged to Reject ‘False Certainty’ Driving Salmon Farming Ban in British Columbia](https://seawestnews.com/canada-urged-to-reject-false-certainty-driving-salmon-farming-ban-in-british-columbia/): Veteran U.S.-based fisheries scientist says Ottawa risks repeating Washington State’s aquaculture policy failure with its plan to ban ocean salmon farming in BC.
- [Why PM Mark Carney Needs to Ditch the Plan to Ban Salmon Farms in BC](https://seawestnews.com/why-pm-mark-carney-needs-to-ditch-the-plan-to-ban-salmon-farms-in-bc/): Ending the proposed ocean salmon farming ban in BC is the clearest signal PM Mark Carney can send to show that his environmental policy on aquaculture will be guided by evidence, not activism.
- [Young Salmon Farmers of BC Show Youth Leadership in Aquaculture](https://seawestnews.com/young-salmon-farmers-of-bc-show-youth-leadership-in-aquaculture/): A record food drive highlights how young professionals in BC’s salmon farming sector are connecting food security, community responsibility, and the future of aquaculture.
- [First Nation’s Declaration Challenges Plan to Ban Salmon Farming in British Columbia](https://seawestnews.com/first-nations-declaration-challenges-plan-to-ban-salmon-farming-in-british-columbia/): Amid an activist-driven federal plan to end ocean salmon farming on Canada’s West Coast, the Tlowitsis First Nation declares outside actors are undermining economic partnerships essential for rebuilding their community.
- [Seafood Prices Will Climb the Least in 2026 Amid Policy Battles](https://seawestnews.com/seafood-prices-will-climb-the-least-in-2026-amid-policy-battles/): Seafood is expected to see the smallest price increase next year, even as trade uncertainty and salmon farming policy disputes in BC raise concerns about future supply and affordability.
- [Ottawa Funds Aquaculture Tech Abroad While Shutting Down Salmon Farms at Home](https://seawestnews.com/ottawa-funds-aquaculture-tech-abroad-while-shutting-down-salmon-farms-at-home/): Federal funding is successfully advancing Canadian aquaculture technology overseas, exposing a growing disconnect with domestic policy that is sidelining locally farmed salmon in favour of imports.
- [Aquaculture Grows Again, But Canada Keeps Losing Ground](https://seawestnews.com/aquaculture-grows-again-but-canada-keeps-losing-ground/): New federal data show modest growth in farmed seafood production, but a decade after peaking, Canada’s aquaculture sector remains deeply constrained by policy uncertainty as global competitors scale up.
- [Brown’s Bay Marks Billion-Pound Salmon Milestone with Food Bank Donation](https://seawestnews.com/browns-bay-marks-billion-pound-salmon-milestone-with-food-bank-donation/): The Campbell River seafood processor marked its billion-pound milestone by donating 12,000 cans of salmon to the local food bank, underscoring a long-standing link between seafood production, food security and coastal communities.
- [Sustainability Gains Strengthen Canada’s Salmon Farming Sector](https://seawestnews.com/sustainability-gains-strengthen-canadas-salmon-farming-sector/): The 2025 CAIA Sustainability Report documents reduced antibiotic use, improved fish survival, stronger feed sourcing standards, and expanded environmental reporting across Canada’s salmon farming sector.
- [Aquaculture: BC’s Look West Plan Carries a Multi-Billion-Dollar Blind Spot](https://seawestnews.com/aquaculture-bcs-look-west-plan-carries-a-multi-billion-dollar-blind-spot/): British Columbia’s ‘Look West Plan’ calls for export growth, food security and Indigenous opportunity, but its silence on salmon aquaculture exposes a government pulling its own goals in opposite directions.
- [UN Signals Global Aquaculture Boom as Seafood Farmers Converge on Ottawa](https://seawestnews.com/un-signals-global-aquaculture-boom-as-seafood-farmers-converge-on-ottawa/): As the UN reports major international gains in aquaculture, seafood industry leaders gathering in Ottawa warn that Canada is moving in the opposite direction, undermining investment, coastal stability and Indigenous-led operations.
- [Global experts dismantle Ottawa’s case for banning BC salmon farms](https://seawestnews.com/global-experts-dismantle-ottawas-case-for-banning-bc-salmon-farms/): A sweeping international review warns that Canada’s move to ban ocean salmon farms in British Columbia casts aside decades of science, threatens the stability of coastal communities, and does almost nothing to revive declining wild salmon populations.
- [Aquaculture needs the same political will Ottawa gives to its mega projects](https://seawestnews.com/aquaculture-needs-the-same-political-will-ottawa-gives-to-its-mega-projects/): “The salmon farming sector has demonstrated its value but continues to be sidelined by federal hesitation and activist pressure,” – Dallas Smith, IPSS advisory council member
- [Tributes Flow for Susan Farquharson, a Champion of Sustainable Aquaculture](https://seawestnews.com/tributes-flow-for-susan-farquharson-a-champion-of-sustainable-aquaculture/): Susan Farquharson believed the ocean and the communities who depend on it are inseparable. That belief defined her work in aquaculture and will continue to guide those carrying it forward.
- [AI Training Program Prepares New Workforce for Aquaculture Sector](https://seawestnews.com/ai-training-program-prepares-new-workforce-for-aquaculture-sector/): As AI reshapes seafood farming, Excel Career College on Vancouver Island is preparing workers who can support both aquaculture innovation and ocean stewardship.
- [Aquaculture Suppliers Call on BC to Defend Salmon Farming Jobs](https://seawestnews.com/aquaculture-suppliers-call-on-bc-to-defend-salmon-farming-jobs/): More than 70 companies warn that Ottawa’s policy uncertainty is pushing Vancouver Island communities toward an economic breaking point, urging Premier David Eby to support a stable, Indigenous-led path forward for aquaculture.
- [Aquaculture steps up to save endangered salmon species](https://seawestnews.com/aquaculture-steps-up-to-save-endangered-salmon-species/): A decade-long project in New Brunswick is using adapted ocean aquaculture systems to raise wild salmon to adulthood and return them to rivers where returns had nearly disappeared.
- [“Government by activism” threatens aquaculture’s role on Vancouver Island](https://seawestnews.com/government-by-activism-threatens-aquacultures-role-on-vancouver-island/): The right to say no to salmon farming also includes the right to say yes. When First Nations choose to work with the aquaculture industry, that decision must be respected, the VIEA Summit heard.
- [Aquaculture is at the Heart of Vancouver Island’s Future](https://seawestnews.com/aquaculture-is-at-the-heart-of-the-vancouver-islands-future/): A new economic outlook warns Vancouver Island has reached the limits of population-driven growth. To sustain jobs and families in coastal communities, the region needs export industries like aquaculture that bring new dollars into the economy.
- [Aquaculture can help Canada swing for the fences](https://seawestnews.com/aquaculture-can-help-canada-swing-for-the-fences/): A look at Prime Minister Mark Carney’s pre-budget speech through the eyes of Canada’s seafood farmers, who know aquaculture is a ready-made solution to the bold economic future that he is calling for.
- [Canada Names New Aquaculture Leaders as U.S. Races Ahead on Seafood Farming](https://seawestnews.com/canada-names-new-aquaculture-leaders-as-u-s-races-ahead-on-seafood-farming/): Canada’s farmed seafood production has fallen to a decade low, even as the United States advances national legislation to expand aquaculture for food security and coastal growth.
- [Canada Needs To Recognise Aquaculture as a National Advantage, Not a Controversy](https://seawestnews.com/canada-needs-to-recognise-aquaculture-as-a-national-advantage-not-a-controversy/): “We have the natural assets to lead in aquaculture, but if we don’t act with urgency, we will simply miss the opportunity” – Canada’s Ocean Supercluster CEO, Kendra MacDonald
- [A Life Shaped by the Sea: Cyr Couturier’s Journey Toward Sustainable Aquaculture](https://seawestnews.com/a-life-shaped-by-the-sea-cyr-couturiers-journey-toward-sustainable-aquaculture/): Through decades of research, teaching, and global outreach, Cyr Couturier has turned the promise of aquaculture into a model for sustainable livelihoods, food security, and coastal resilience.
- [National Campaign Urges Canadians to Reflect on Who and What Feeds Them](https://seawestnews.com/national-campaign-urges-canadians-to-reflect-on-who-and-what-feeds-them/): By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews
- [Why Canada Must Grow Aquaculture and Repeal Salmon Farming Ban in BC](https://seawestnews.com/why-canada-must-grow-aquaculture-and-repeal-salmon-farming-ban-in-bc/): A new EAT–Lancet Commission report highlights aquaculture as a cornerstone of future food systems, laying bare why Canada needs to grow its seafood farming sector and scrap the activist-induced plan to shut down ocean salmon farms in BC
- [The Future of Salmon Farming in BC Tests Canada’s Commitment to Truth and Reconciliation](https://seawestnews.com/the-future-of-salmon-farming-in-bc-tests-canadas-commitment-to-truth-and-reconciliation/): “Telling us to remove salmon farms from our territories is an attempt to override our rights, our governance, and our self-determination,” say coastal First Nations in BC, as Canada marks National Truth and Reconciliation Day.
- [Mayors Tell BC Government to Stop Sitting on the Sidelines and ‘Get It Done’](https://seawestnews.com/mayors-tell-bc-government-to-stop-sitting-on-the-sidelines-and-get-it-done/): At the Get It Done BC forum, mayors warn that rural communities and industries like aquaculture, forestry, and mining face collapse unless the provincial government steps up to defend them.
- [Fish Farming Takes Centre Stage at Cold Harvest Conference](https://seawestnews.com/fish-farming-takes-centre-stage-at-cold-harvest-conference/): Industry leaders, scientists, politicians, and policymakers gather in St. John’s, Newfoundland, this week to tackle the pressing challenges facing Canada’s aquaculture sector
- [‘Salmon Capital of the World’ Leads Push for Alliance of BC Resource Communities](https://seawestnews.com/salmon-capital-of-the-world-leads-push-for-alliance-of-bc-resource-communities/): The Alliance seeks to rally communities across British Columbia into a powerful collective voice to support resource industries, including salmon aquaculture, forestry, mining, LNG, and tourism, all of which are facing growing regulatory uncertainty and economic pressure.
- [Aquaculture Seen as Pathway to Restoring Ocean Abundance for Indigenous Communities](https://seawestnews.com/aquaculture-seen-as-pathway-to-restoring-ocean-abundance-for-indigenous-communities/): Indigenous leaders unite to blend ancestral knowledge with modern science, positioning aquaculture as a solution for food security, sovereignty, and sustainable coastal economies.
- [U.S. Targets Aquaculture Gridlock as Canada’s Seafood Farmers Stay Tangled in Red Tape](https://seawestnews.com/u-s-targets-aquaculture-gridlock-as-canadas-seafood-farmers-stay-tangled-in-red-tape/): U.S. seafood leaders rally behind new legislation to expand ocean fish farming, while Canada struggles without a national framework for aquaculture.
- [Elbows Up or Belly Up: PM Carney’s Test on BC Salmon Farming](https://seawestnews.com/elbows-up-or-belly-up-pm-carneys-test-on-bc-salmon-farming/): Few issues offer a better opportunity than the federal government’s looming decision on British Columbia’s salmon farms.
- [Science Exposes Activist Myths Driving Federal Plan to Ban BC Salmon Farms](https://seawestnews.com/science-exposes-activist-myths-driving-federal-plan-to-ban-bc-salmon-farms/): New peer-reviewed findings show the evidence does not support the narrative that “no salmon farms mean no sea lice”, raising fresh questions about Ottawa’s activist-induced plan to curtail ocean-based aquaculture in British Columbia.
- [Aquaculture: Sea lice levels plummet as Ahousaht and Cermaq set a new standard](https://seawestnews.com/aquaculture-sea-lice-levels-plummet-as-ahousaht-and-cermaq-set-a-new-standard/): The Ahousaht First Nation and Cermaq Canada have reached a historic milestone by completing a 22-month farmed salmon production cycle without mechanical sea lice treatments, demonstrating what Indigenous-led stewardship and modern aquaculture can achieve in British Columbia.
- [Ottawa’s “plan to make a plan” for BC’s salmon farmers is almost done](https://seawestnews.com/ottawas-plan-to-make-a-plan-for-bcs-salmon-farmers-is-almost-done/): “I believe Canada can become a global leader in the next generation of aquaculture production,” says Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson.
- [Alaska Rethinks Salmon Farming Ban as U.S. Pushes Aquaculture Growth](https://seawestnews.com/alaska-rethinks-salmon-farming-ban-as-u-s-pushes-aquaculture-growth/): While the U.S. strengthens salmon aquaculture for food resilience, Canada is weakening it at the behest of ideological activists.
- [Huge Sockeye Returns Spark Celebrations and Warnings From First Nations in BC](https://seawestnews.com/huge-sockeye-returns-spark-celebrations-and-warnings-from-first-nations-in-bc/): Coastal First Nations in BC say this year’s sockeye surge is cause for celebration but warn that activist claims tying it to salmon farm closures misrepresent science, undermines reconciliation and skews the real story of why this is happening
- [First Nation’s Chief Slams Activist Falsehoods As Sockeye Salmon Numbers Surge in BC](https://seawestnews.com/first-nations-chief-slams-activist-falsehoods-as-sockeye-salmon-numbers-surge-in-bc/): Claims that the removal of salmon farms along the east coast of Vancouver Island is why we are seeing a bounty of Fraser-bound sockeye are “absolute nonsense”, says Chief John Smith of the Tlowitsis Nation
- [Fraser Sockeye Surge Not Tied to Salmon Farm Closures](https://seawestnews.com/fraser-sockeye-surge-not-tied-to-salmon-farm-closures/): Science shows no link between salmon farm closures and Fraser sockeye, yet news outlets continue amplifying misinformation from activist groups.
- [Aquaculture – “Sometimes you don’t know what you have until you’ve lost it.”](https://seawestnews.com/aquaculture-sometimes-you-dont-know-what-you-have-until-youve-lost-it/): PM Mark Carney has warned Canadians to be wary of what they stand to lose…For BC’s salmon farming sector, that means thousands of jobs, food security, Indigenous-led prosperity and a future rooted in science.
- [BC’s Salmon Boom Shows Wild and Farmed Fish Can Thrive Together](https://seawestnews.com/bcs-salmon-boom-shows-wild-and-farmed-fish-can-thrive-together/): As British Columbia celebrates one of its strongest wild salmon runs in years, activist spin doctors are twisting the story to fit their anti-fish farming agenda, as shown by analysis of both historical data and new scientific studies.
- [Seafood Farmers Demand Ottawa Recognise Aquaculture as Agriculture](https://seawestnews.com/seafood-farmers-demand-ottawa-recognise-aquaculture-as-agriculture/): In a pre-budget submission, seafood farmers urge Ottawa to deliver investment certainty and formally recognise aquaculture as agriculture.
- [Campbell River BBQ serves up salmon, food bank support and a message to Ottawa](https://seawestnews.com/campbell-river-bbq-serves-up-salmon-food-bank-support-and-a-message-to-ottawa/): Hundreds gather in Campbell River to support local food bank and push back on federal plan to phase out ocean salmon farming, warning of job losses and deepening hardship in coastal BC communities.

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