BC’s Blue Revolution with Justin Fortier
“These activists are demanding we move ocean farms on land…but science has proven time and again that this will never be a sustainable solution.“ By…
BC’s Blue Revolution with Kaitlin Guitard
“I see wild fish stocks depleting if salmon farms are forced to reduce production. I see salmon farms as the future for an affordable food…
BC salmon farmers seek judicial reviews over aquaculture ban
Canadian Federation of Agriculture joins growing chorus of support for BC salmon farmers and urges government to review Discovery Islands aquaculture ban By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews…
BC’s Blue Revolution with Jay Pudota
“…farming fish will reduce the pressure on the wild stocks, and the technology developed in the farming industry will help in improving wild fish stocks…
Fact checking Morton’s diatribe about BC salmon farms
In a rambling conspiracy-laden letter, anti-salmon farm activist Alexandra Morton, accuses Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans of being a criminal organisation By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews…
BC salmon farm closures trigger “ghost town” fears
About 700 businesses in North Vancouver Island will be impacted by salmon farm closures in the Discovery Islands, says an independent economic recovery taskforce By…
BC’s Blue Revolution with Matt McGoveran
“The most critical issue facing the aquaculture industry is the amount of misinformation that the media and a few individuals continue to perpetuate.“ By Samantha…
Discovery Islands’ salmon farm closures will kill 1,498 jobs
Initial industry estimate pegs economic loss in North Vancouver Island’s coastal communities, dependent on salmon farms, at $379.7 million By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews The closure of…
BC’s Blue Revolution with Terra MacDonald
“Another factor of removing the divisive narrative of wild vs. farmed salmon is we could take the money, energy and expertise that is being spent…
Social licence trumps science in Discovery Islands’ salmon farming decision
But it does not mean First Nations have veto powers over salmon farming operations in their traditional territories, says Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries and…
BC’s Blue Revolution with Jordan Frizzley
“What brought me to salmon farming was the excitement of being a part of sustainable global food production and having a career that would allow…
Salmon farmers “care deeply about our coastal waters” says NDP MP
Vancouver Island MP Gord Johns also hails BC salmon farmers’ commitment to coastal communities at parliamentary inquiry By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Vancouver Island MP Gord Johns…
BC’s Blue Revolution with Amanda Luxton
My industry isn’t staying static. We are constantly improving and always striving to be better for the environment, the fish, and people. By Samantha Bacchus…
Vancouver Island ready to grow with salmon farmers
Community support grows for BC’s salmon farmers as mayors and businesses call for their voices to be heard at the aquaculture-decision making tables. By Fabian…
BC’s Blue Revolution with Brad Rempel
“Not only do the aquaculture companies provide sustainable proteins, they also use their dollars to put back into the communities for salmon rehabilitation and other…
BC’s Blue Revolution with Kenny Leslie
‘For me getting into aquaculture was a no-brainer. My degree allows me to critically evaluate the sustainability of our operations’ By Samantha Bacchus McLeodSeaWestNews The…
BC’s Blue Revolution with Michelle Franze
“Buying and consuming sustainably farmed salmon is one of the best ways to save our wild salmon” By Samantha Bacchus McLeodSeaWestNews The newly unveiled Youth…
“Wild rhetoric about aquaculture does nothing to save wild salmon”
Her science is fishy. Her claims are baseless. But Dr. Kristi Miller-Saunders keeps accusing her colleagues of collusion with the aquaculture industry to suppress research….
Green Party candidate vows to disrupt economic lifelines on Vancouver Island
Anti-fish farm activist running for the Green Party in Northern Vancouver Island has an agenda that will likely kill thousands of jobs in the forestry…
BC salmon farmers to invest millions in aquaculture projects
BC salmon farmers plan $113 million in immediate aquaculture projects that will generate nearly 450 new well-paid jobs to help Vancouver Island in its post…
‘Listen to us about aquaculture, forestry and tourism’
People of the North on Vancouver Island want strong support for aquaculture, forestry and tourism industries in the post COVID-19 economic recovery era By Fabian…
Anti-salmon farm activists vilify scientific facts to push fiction
“These activists are playing with our lives and our livelihoods…Unfortunately some of our First Nations brothers and sisters have been influenced by these activists, who…
The world loves BC’s farm raised salmon
Salmon farmers propel food and beverage processors to record $10.5 billion in sales, according to the latest data released by B.C.’s Agriculture Ministry By SeaWestNews…
Sea lice report on BC salmon farms has a surprising finding
New report by activist-scientist concedes that BC salmon farmers are managing sea lice levels well. By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews A new report aimed to show that…
US ramping up seafood security with aquaculture
Federal waters off Southern California and in the Gulf of Mexico to host Aquaculture Opportunity Areas By SeaWestNews The United States has declared the federal…
Youth Council, hiring spree to grow aquaculture
Cooke Aquaculture goes on a hiring spree in Atlantic Canada while BC salmon farmers launch Youth Council to help shape the sustainable future of farming…
UBC, Mowi to study new salmon smolt strategy
Two million dollar project will help improve both the sustainability and productivity of BC’s salmon aquaculture industry, says DFO By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Can bigger baby…
First Nation lauds Mowi milestone in B.C.
All 28 active Mowi Canada West salmon farms off B.C.’s coast are now certified by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC). By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews A First…
Salmon farmers step up to feed Canadians in need
Salmon farmers partner with Food Banks Canada to donate equivalent of 272,000 meals By SeaWestNews As demands on food banks across the country continue to…
Mowi reports escape incident involving 1,000 fish
Unlikely that the escaped fish will survive or colonise in the wild, say aquaculture and fisheries scientists By SeaWestNews Mowi Canada West is reporting that…