Court rejects bid for judicial review of salmon farm closures
Ruling will not impact the future delivery of a responsible transition plan or the upcoming marine aquaculture licencing decision, states the BC Salmon Farmers Association. By Fabian DawsonSeaWestNews A Federal…
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…
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…
First Nations to shape the future of aquaculture in BC
Canada acknowledges First Nations’ rights to define their relationships with the aquaculture industry in a plan that will shape the future of salmon farming in…
Let us keep our salmon farms say First Nation leaders
Salmon aquaculture operations have brought us out of a dark era of depression, poverty, and suicides, say First Nation leaders in a series of poignant…
First Nation renews aquaculture agreement with salmon farmer
“We are at a point of unprecedented challenges brought on by climate change, and a lack of understanding, particularly in the Federal government of our…
First Nations communities benefit from aquaculture
New government report pushes for a Federal Aquaculture Act while calling for increased funding for Indigenous fish farming initiatives. First Nations communities are in a unique…