First Nations and coastal municipal governments fear their communities will face economic devastation if salmon farms are forced from British…
New Federal Government science report dismantles key claims by anti-salmon farming activists’ groups in British Columbia By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Sea…
Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance calls for a shakeup at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to address the perceived…
Canada’s next Fisheries Minister, the fifth in just six years, needs to think outside the box for the sustainable growth…
"The fisheries and aquaculture sector has a crucial contribution to make within the Four Betters: Better Production, Better Nutrition, Better…
In the divisive debate over aquaculture in Canada, anti-fish farm activists and seafood farmers seem to agree on one issue…
In a rambling conspiracy-laden letter, anti-salmon farm activist Alexandra Morton, accuses Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans of being a…
“In British Columbia aquaculture is perfectly positioned to help drive economic growth,” - Terry Beech, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister…
Illegal fishing enforcement teams seize hundreds of commercial trap gear and released large numbers of crab and other fish back…
Two million dollar project will help improve both the sustainability and productivity of BC's salmon aquaculture industry, says DFO By…
"There is no higher priority for me and for my department in British Columbia than addressing the Big Bar landslide…
"Fisheries management decisions should be based on solid peer-reviewed science not the number of signatures on a petition." - BC…
“While we know a fair amount about the lives of salmon close to shore and in our rivers and streams…
“If implemented, this campaign-promise means shutting down our aquaculture industry and throwing 7,000 British Columbians out of work, including us.”…
Trudeau’s new platform defies government’s own commitment to making decisions on aquaculture based on science and ignores the facts to…
Decision follows an eight-month scientific review on the issue of transfer of live fish from land-based hatcheries to open-ocean net…
“Currently, options for collection and recycling of marine gear have been very limited, often leading to the long-term yard storage…
Campbell River’s dream to have a Salmon Centre of Excellence gets a boost with federal funds for a wet lab…
Modernised Fisheries Act bans shark finning and the import and export of fins that are not attached to the shark…
“A sustainable aquaculture sector will provide safe, high-quality Canadian products to markets here at home and around the world.” By…
New PRV testing policy will only apply to aquaculture industry for now as government begins consultation on the transfer of…
Newly-minted British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund has received 192 applications. By SeaWestNews The newly-minted British Columbia Salmon Restoration…
New measures will be economically devastating for coastal communities and sports fishing industry By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Declaring it is time…
‘Majority of the herring are left in the water for our chinook and our southern resident killer whales to eat.’…
Making the International Year of the Salmon a Turning Point CommentaryBy Jonathan WilkinsonMinister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast…
Having more constructive discussions about aquaculture will require that we are forthright in our use of information, says Fisheries Minister…
Two new scientific studies dismantle key claims made in court by fish farm opponents. By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Two new studies…
“We are all anxious to see and learn about the findings, so that we can better tackle the problems together,”…
More than 2,400 Fisheries and Oceans and Coast Guard employees pledge to reduce their consumption of single-use plastics By SeaWestNews…
“Unfortunately, some Canadian government non-medical researchers aligned with US and Canadian activists are attempting to make this mostly innocuous virus…