Fisheries Minister provides “non-answers” for BC’s salmon farmers
“The decision will be made when it needs to be made,” – Fisheries Minister, Joyce Murray on the soon-to-expire aquaculture licences for BC’s salmon farmers….
US federal agency debunks fake claims by anti-aquaculture activists
In a new study, American fisheries scientists concur with their counterparts in Canada and Scotland that marine finfish aquaculture has little to no negative impact…
Salmon farmers spend millions to define aquaculture transition
Salmon farmers move ahead with multi-million dollar projects to show how the proposed transition of open-net aquaculture operations in British Columbia, can be done. By…
Licences in limbo threaten thousands of aquaculture jobs
Vancouver Island communities will lose more than 4,700 aquaculture-related jobs if the Federal Government does not renew 79 salmon farming licences immediately By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews…
Changes at the helm of the BC Salmon Farmers Association
Veteran aquaculture industry expert named as interim executive director of BC Salmon Farmers Association. By SeaWestNews The BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA) has announced that…
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…
Salmon farmer Mowi tops global sustainable protein rankings
Salmon farmers at the forefront of sustainable food production in the latest Coller FAIRR Protein Index, which ranks the world’s key food producers on sustainability…
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…
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…
Anti-salmon farm activists reap fruit from falsehoods
A new poll reveals that the falsehoods about salmon farming, precipitated by well-funded campaigns to destroy BC’s most valuable seafood export, has taken hold in…
Aquaculture science and “social acceptability” according to Bernadette Jordan
Canada’s Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan distances herself from anti-salmon farm activist but her words ring hollow to First Nations and the coastal communities in BC,…
Trudeau faces aquaculture conundrum with Green New Deal
When it comes to aquaculture, especially salmon farming, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is speaking out of both sides of his mouth with a Green New…
BC salmon farm closures will hit Surrey hard
Surrey stands to lose 344 jobs and $220 million in annual revenue with closures of salmon farms in BC’s Discovery Islands, says a new report,…
Quid-pro-quo poser in BC salmon farming ban
After ignoring her own scientists, Federal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan also rebuffed her deputy minister when deciding to ban salmon farming in BC’s Discovery…
Mowi in court to stop mass salmon slaughter
Mowi Canada West files injunction to suspend Federal Government order that compels it to kill 12 million healthy salmon, which could provide 235 million meals….
‘Transition’ does not mean removing ocean salmon farms
“In British Columbia aquaculture is perfectly positioned to help drive economic growth,” – Terry Beech, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, on the future…
Study shows challenges facing land-based salmon farms in B.C.
New aquaculture technologies, as well as conventional net-pen systems, will all play a role in contributing to global production of salmon states new government report…
Energy use, emissions will increase with land-based fish farms, but….
Canada’s Fisheries Minister, Bernadette Jordan, hints at what’s in the soon-to-be released State of Salmon Aquaculture Technologies study By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Growing salmon to full…
Canada’s Fisheries Minister clarifies her B.C. aquaculture mandate
“The mandate letter is clear that I have to come up with a plan by 2025 and that’s what I will be doing,” – Minister…
Why aquaculture needs a science-led democracy
“If campaigns against salmon farming were based on facts, I wouldn’t be writing this article.” CommentaryBy Ian Roberts As activists continue to sidestep the democratic…
Aquaculture NGO gives Trudeau a lump of coal this Xmas
“Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s mandate to phase out ocean net pen salmon farming in British Columbia flies in the face of the region’s commitment to…
Canada’s new Fisheries Minister saddled with a mandate of contradictions
Bernadette Jordan, the new Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, deserves a mandate that compliments Canada’s vision to lead the Global Blue Economy, not contradict it…
Canada embraces aquaculture globally while choking it at home
Why are we funding sustainable aquaculture initiatives overseas while trying to kill it in British Columbia? Commentary By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Aquaculture is a cornerstone of…
As Canada dithers, the world moves on with aquaculture
Canadian politicians have become victims of science-deficit activism, while countries around the world expand their aquaculture operations By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews As Canada dithers about growing…
It’s not about wild first, it’s about votes first
Where is the application of the precautionary principle to protect wild salmon when it comes to the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project? CommentaryBy Fabian…
Cooke makes a fish farming comeback in Washington waters
Northwest Aquaculture Alliance says Liberal political policy in Canada on banning open-net fish farms in B.C. is a “cheap ploy to gain votes” By SeaWestNews…
Inside Trudeau’s fishy political promise that will be a net loss for Canadians
Why the Liberal Party is short-circuiting and disrespecting its own evidence based policy-making process for B.C.’s salmon farming industry. CommentaryBy Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews There is a…
Meet the future of Canada’s sustainable aquaculture industry
“We hail from across Canada’s thriving seafood farming sector…and we all share the same passion for advancing this incredibly dynamic and sustainable sector.” – RJ…
Vaughn Palmer: Time to reel in Popham’s ministry for fish file review
Source: Vancouver Sun – October 23, 2017 | Last Updated: October 23, 2017 7:44 PM PDT VICTORIA — Once again Monday, Agricultural Minister Lana Popham was accused…