“If implemented, this campaign-promise means shutting down our aquaculture industry and throwing 7,000 British Columbians out of work, including us.”…
“We’re taking steps to promote long-term and sustainable salmon runs in B.C.” - Lana Popham, BC Minister of Agriculture By…
“A sustainable aquaculture sector will provide safe, high-quality Canadian products to markets here at home and around the world.” By…
“A successful aquaculture industry is important for feeding the world’s growing demand for seafood products without putting more pressure on…
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…
Money will be used to leverage local Indigenous monitoring, guardianship programs and community-led habitat restoration efforts By SeaWestNews Ottawa and…
Having more constructive discussions about aquaculture will require that we are forthright in our use of information, says Fisheries Minister…
New study will look at the impact of land-based and ocean-based closed-containment salmon farms in British Columbia, as well as…
“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…
BC Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund will focus on salmon habitat protection and restoration By Fabian Dawson SeaWestNews Ottawa will…
Minister warns that B.C.’s polarized salmon farming debate threatens a viable and sustainable food source for the world By Fabian…