“The series sends a powerful message to communities up and down the coast that we can and will protect the…
First Nations summit aims to move decades-old aquaculture conflict to a new place of collaboration led by Indigenous seafood partnerships.…
Blending their ingenuity with advanced processing techniques helps them ensure the salmon they process is fresh, sustainable, ecologically sound, and…
“Working together with First Nations who are interested in aquaculture is essential to our future on the west coast,” said…
Aquaculture-dependent First Nations in BC set to defy government agenda to remove salmon farms from their traditional territories By Fabian…
Aquaculture-dependent First Nations decry Ottawa’s lack of understanding on what transitioning open-net salmon farming to growing fish on land means…
“As the original stewards of Canada’s coastal waters for millennia, we are calling on you to re-issue salmon farming licences…
“We are working towards sustainability of both fisheries and aquaculture…they can both exist in our waters, but it should be…
“Our coalition is opposed to the federal government disregarding science and bowing to unfounded activist claims on salmon farming that,…
If Ottawa does not renew 79 soon-to-expire salmon farming licences, it would eliminate hundreds of aquaculture jobs, undermine the economy…
“I’ve been involved in B.C.’s salmon industry for over 40 years and have witnessed the benefits that aquaculture brings to…
First Nation-Mowi seafood product featuring smoked Atlantic salmon, which is hitting Walmart shelves this Christmas, hailed as an indigenous partnership…
Salmon farmers at the forefront of sustainable food production in the latest Coller FAIRR Protein Index, which ranks the world’s…
Anti-salmon farm activists are signalling that the collective and individual rights of First Nations should be disregarded when it comes…
We Wai Kai First Nation, said to be opposed to open-net aquaculture, gets tax-dollars to investigate sablefish farming in BC…
“As much as there seems to be controversy about the business, we believe many First Nations should be looking at…
In a disturbing ruling, the Federal court has rejected intervenor status by five First Nations in the Discovery Islands’ salmon…
But it does not mean First Nations have veto powers over salmon farming operations in their traditional territories, says Bernadette…
First Nations, coastal community leaders hail plan by BC salmon farmers that will create about 10,000 new jobs and bolster…
“These activists are playing with our lives and our livelihoods…Unfortunately some of our First Nations brothers and sisters have been…
Grieg Seafood’s new Director of Reconciliation has walked-the-walk of indigenous life in Canada By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews Growing up in the…
Event in Vancouver will look at how First Nations are succeeding in business relations with companies in the energy, mining,…
Bernadette Jordan, the new Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, deserves a mandate that compliments Canada’s vision to lead the Global…
“Mowi has shown respect for our waters, and our people, we look forward to seeing sustainable salmon farming and processing…
Agreements highlight importance of supporting wild salmon populations while building aquaculture capacity within the First Nations By SeaWestNews Three First…
The BC Seafood Expo is one of the largest seafood industry trade shows in the Pacific Northwest. By SeaWestNews The…
Money will be used to leverage local Indigenous monitoring, guardianship programs and community-led habitat restoration efforts By SeaWestNews Ottawa and…
Traditional knowledge and a new lab at Vancouver Island University will help boost economic, social and spiritual well-being of coastal…
“Part of the reason I like aquaculture is because we are not an industry that gets to rest on our…
“Currently, over 90% of the planet’s wild fish stocks are being either fished to the legal maximum or overfished. It…