Another smolt step in Grieg’s aquaculture transition plan
Grieg Seafood’s hatchery expansion project will allow juvenile salmon to grow longer on land before being transferred to sea farms in British Columbia By SeaWestNews…
Top scientists rip fake claims by anti-fish farm activists
“Home-grown, ocean-farmed salmon is a valuable food resource for Canadians. It is an affordable, highly nutritious protein with year-round access” – Canada’s top fisheries and…
The lying games by BC’s anti-salmon farming activists
Politicians, media, and the public being pummelled by falsehoods about BC’s salmon farmers. By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews If fearmongering was an Olympic sport, BC’s anti-salmon farming…
Politics drives Faustian salmon aquaculture pact in BC
“To remain in power, the PMO is willing to sacrifice the citizens and their children and future generations of Northern Vancouver Islanders to a life…
Federal Court rejects ministerial bid to shut down BC salmon farms
New ruling reaffirms that “salmon aquaculture in B.C. poses no more than a minimal risk to wild salmon”, countering the false claims by anti-fish farm…
Land-based salmon farming not for us: First Nations coalition
Aquaculture-dependent First Nations decry Ottawa’s lack of understanding on what transitioning open-net salmon farming to growing fish on land means to remote Indigenous coastal communities….
Feds told to renew expiring salmon farm licences
Sources indicate that DFO is recommending that expiring salmon farm licences in BC should be renewed for between five and six years. By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews…
Coastal communities at risk if salmon farm licences expire: Premier Horgan
If Ottawa does not renew 79 soon-to-expire salmon farming licences, it would eliminate hundreds of aquaculture jobs, undermine the economy of dozens of coastal communities,…
First Nation hails reconciliation in action with aquaculture
“By Mowi Canada West investing in our future, they bring hope and prosperity to our people and economy.” – Isaiah Robinson, General Manager of Kitasoo…
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…
Calls to renew BC salmon farming licenses grow
“I’ve been involved in B.C.’s salmon industry for over 40 years and have witnessed the benefits that aquaculture brings to our people and traditional territories,”…
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…
As Canada dithers, nations move to expand aquaculture
Unlike Canada, which keeps bowing to anti-aquaculture activists, countries around the world are taking strident steps to expand seafood farming in their waters with new…
Salmon farmer sees net gains with new aquaculture technology
New aquaculture technology represents a transition towards what ocean-based salmon farms can one day become By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews One of Canada’s leading fish farmers, Grieg…
Cooke wins aquaculture boundary expansion in Nova Scotia
Decision is the latest blow to anti-salmon farm activists, who keep falsely claiming that marine aquaculture operations are responsible for dwindling wild stocks. By Fabian…
Poseidon fights climate change at BC salmon farms
Vancouver Island designed aquaculture technology from Poseidon Ocean Systems helps salmon farmer cut 76,000 kg of CO2 emissions from their operations By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Salmon…
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…
Theatre of aquaculture absurdities set for 2022 season
“Every science denier cherry picks data, believes in conspiracy theories, engages in illogical reasoning, relies on fake experts and denigrates real experts.” If that sounds…
2022 is the year to make it happen for Canada’s wild and farmed fisheries
The Fisheries Council of Canada and the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance, the national associations representing wild and farmed seafood respectively, have come together to provide…
Political rivals come together to boost American aquaculture
Rarely seen bipartisan initiative in US politics aims to strengthen food security with aquaculture. In Canada it’s a different story By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews There are…
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…
Canadian fish farmers get a code of practice
First ever Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Farmed Salmonids will further support the sustainability of the Canadian aquaculture sector By Fabian…
America forges ahead with aquaculture while Canada dithers
New aquaculture legislation tabled in the US Senate aims to spur economic growth while conserving ocean environments By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews America is ramping up offshore…
New Fisheries Minister no fan of salmon farms in BC’s oceans
Despite her record as being opposed to open-net salmon farms in BC’s oceans, the aquaculture industry says it will work with Joyce Murray, Canada’s new…
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…
Aquaculture propels First Nations, tribal communities towards ‘self-reliance’
New video shows the value of aquaculture for the environment and economic growth of tribal communities in the Pacific Northwest By SeaWestNews Tribal communities across…
Documentaries vs ‘Shockumentaries’ in the world of aquaculture
Misleading claims, erroneous statistics and out-of-context interviews dominate ‘Shockumentaries’ that pedal falsehoods about aquaculture, especially salmon farming. By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Documentary filmmakers are creative artists…
“Irrational” anti-salmon aquaculture activist to face court hearing
Anti-aquaculture activist’s actions in Scotland mirror some of the bullying and harassment experienced by employees of BC-based salmon farmers By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Mowi Scotland is…
What Canada’s next Fisheries Minister needs to do about aquaculture
Canada’s next Fisheries Minister, the fifth in just six years, needs to think outside the box for the sustainable growth of aquaculture By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews…
Aquaculture key to meet food demand, says UN
Aquaculture is vital for feeding the world’s expanding population states the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews As Canada…