Vets urge Ottawa to pause ban on salmon farms in BC
Decision to ban net-pen salmon farms in BC does not align with the scientific findings of animal health experts says the Canadian Veterinary Medical…
Land-based fish farmers alarmed over net-pen aquaculture ban
“A full stop removal of net pen salmon farms in British Columbia would be disastrous for the whole industry because the resources that exist…
Aquaculture: Greenwashing rules should apply equally to eco-activists
Canada’s new greenwashing regulations should ensure that both corporations and environmental activist groups are held to the same truth-in-advertising standards. Commentary By Fabian Dawson SeaWestNews…
Trudeau’s rhetoric falls flat at rally to support BC’s salmon farmers
Rally in Nanaimo calls on Federal Government to deliver on its promise for a “realistic, responsible, and achievable” transition plan for BC’s salmon farming…
Salmon farmers send a strong message to Liberal caucus
The Liberal caucus retreat in Nanaimo this week unfolds against a much-maligned decision to ban open-net salmon aquaculture in British Columbia, which will kill thousands…
First Nation celebrates 25-year salmon farming pact with Mowi
Aquaculture partnership between the Kitasoo Xai’xais and Mowi Canada West hailed in a poignant ceremony to exemplify the true meaning of reconciliation with First Nations….
Canada’s support of UN’s aquaculture guidelines rings hollow in B.C.
Canada says new guidelines will be a tool to promote sustainable aquaculture domestically and abroad, even as it scales back salmon farming in British Columbia….
UN agency calls for more aquaculture, seafood farming
“Ensuring the expansion of sustainable aquaculture is of fundamental importance for consumers,” – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews…
Aquaculture: “Our people need hope for the future”
Aquaculture supply and support companies, which sustain the livelihoods of thousands of British Columbians, call for six-year salmon farm licence renewals. By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Aquaculture…
BC reiterates support for salmon farming First Nations
“First Nations which have oversight over aquaculture in their territories should have a direct role in determining the future of salmon farming in BC –…
Salmon farmers ranked as world’s top protein producers
Aquaculture companies, like Mowi and Grieg Seafood, continue to outperform land-based protein producers on all risk factors. By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Salmon farmers continue to produce…
The truth about red dye in farmed salmon
Claims that farmed salmon are bad for you because the fish are fed dyes to turn their flesh red are utterly false and perpetuate a…
Minister urged to steer aquaculture transition with balanced approach
Aquaculture technology companies call on Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier for a “balanced approach” in the transition of BC’s salmon farming industry. By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Canadian…
“To preserve wild salmon, we must also grow salmon.”
Coalition of First Nations reaffirms right to farm salmon in their traditional territories. By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Salmon farming First Nations are asking Indigenous leaders opposed…
Young Professionals: Women in Canadian Aquaculture
Mentorship and opportunities abound for women in the salmon farming industry in British Columbia. By Samantha Bacchus McLeodSeaWestNews Moderators: Michelle Franze, Manager of Communications, Partnerships,…
‘Imagination’ runs wild with bumper Pink Salmon returns
TV station removes aquaculture news segment that contained numerous false claims by an anti-salmon farming campaigner. By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Anti-salmon farming activists in British Columbia,…
Linda Sams, Matriarch of Aquaculture Canada
What I heard and learned from this Matriarch of Canadian Aquaculture, the one and only Ms. Linda Sams, Sustainable Development Director, Cermaq Canada Listening to…
“The ocean is not an aquarium” says U.N.
World Oceans Day message to develop aquaculture more effectively resonates with Canada’s First Nations, seafood farmers and coastal communities. By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews The United Nations…
United Nations calls for global expansion of aquaculture
“Aquaculture has seen enormous progress in recent decades and is destined to produce the majority of the ever-growing demand for aquatic food.” – United Nations…
Patagonia’s hypocrisy displayed in new anti-salmon farming book
“Patagonia’s campaigns against salmon farming, books and films are all about creating traction for its expensive and exclusive products…its hypocrisy.” By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Patagonia, the…
Why Gen Z is a perfect fit in the fish farming industry
The ‘mess’ Gen Z is inheriting includes a financial landscape that is more a yoyo than a landscape, climate change disasters, and the lingering effects…
Science vs sovereignty in the fight to farm salmon
Indigenous communities in BC and Washington State turn to the courts to get their voices heard and their traditional rights to farm salmon respected. By…
Aquaculture workers fight back against fish farm ban
Show us the science that is killing our jobs demand Washington State’s fish farm workers in a new aquaculture advocacy campaign By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Aquaculture…
Minister can’t be “trusted” say salmon farming First Nations
First Nations’ leaders call for ouster of Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray following her controversial, unscientific and damaging decision to shut down salmon farms in BC…
Commissioner Franz must explain her ‘political’ aquaculture decision
A broad range of American fisheries officials and scientists are calling for an inquiry into the sudden ban on commercial net pen aquaculture in Washington…
Science not politics should drive sustainable aquaculture policies
The impact of recent political decisions relating to aquaculture in British Columbia and Washington equates to the direct loss of hundreds of full-time salmon farming…
America plans to grow more seafood in its oceans
New five-year national aquaculture plan signals that the concept of growing fish on land is not yet ready for prime time. By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews America’s…
“Can’t do” approach plagues aquaculture sector in Canada
Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance calls for a shakeup at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to address the perceived conflict of interest at the…
Another day, another lie by anti-salmon farming activists
Fisheries and Oceans Canada denies claims by anti-aquaculture activists of increased farmed salmon production in British Columbia’s Clayoquot Sound By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews The Government of…
Exhibition dives into history, Innovations and challenges of aquaculture
Aquaculture: Farming the Waters is a new exhibition at the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews The past, present and future of aquaculture…