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Advocates press DFO to move faster on plan to phase out B.C. fish farmsA coalition of Frist Nations, environmental groups, scientists and tourism operators want the government to move more quickly on its pledge to phase out B.C. open-net salmon farms.EnvironmentSep 27, 2023
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Delay in B.C. salmon farm transition plan welcomed by both sidesThe federal government's decision to delay its ruling on a planned transition away from open-net salmon farms from British Columbia coastal waters is being welcomed by opponents on both sides of the issue.EnvironmentJun 6, 2023
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Ottawa to shut 15 salmon farms off B.C.’s coast to protect wild fishFisheries Minister Joyce Murray says the government will not renew licences for 15 open-net Atlantic salmon farms around British Columbia's Discovery Islands.EnvironmentFeb 17, 2023
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N.L. reinstates aquaculture licences after 2019 mass salmon die-offFisheries Minister Gerry Byrne suspended licenses at 10 sites owned by Northern Harvest Sea Farms sites in October after the company failed to disclose the death of 2.6 million salmon.EnvironmentMay 7, 2020
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Judge sides with ecologists on environmental assessment for salmon hatcheryLawyers on behalf of a group of wildlife advocates argued last fall that the minister's decision was not valid because he did not consider the impacts when the hatched fish are released into sea cages.CanadaMar 5, 2020
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Bald eagle vs. octopus: ‘Once in a lifetime’ fight caught on video in B.C.Fish farmers spotted a bald eagle struggling to escape from the clutches of a bright red octopus near Quatsino, B.C.TrendingDec 12, 2019
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Salmon residue still coating environment around sites of N.L. farmed fish deathsImages of the messy cleanup and slow public disclosure of the incident have prompted environmental concerns and discussions about how the province's growing aquaculture industry is regulated.EnvironmentOct 29, 2019
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Company says 2.6 million farmed salmon died in southern Newfoundland pensThe Norwegian-owned Northern Harvest Sea Farms made the announcement yesterday, after the provincial government announced it was suspending licences at the company's affected sites.EnvironmentOct 12, 2019
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Independent review to examine mass die-off at southern Newfoundland salmon farmGerry Byrne says the review will be conducted by Memorial University of Newfoundland's Marine Institute.EnvironmentOct 11, 2019
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Department of Fisheries to begin testing farmed B.C. salmon for virusPiscine orthoreovirus, or PRV, has been found to be harmful to farmed Atlantic salmon in Norway.EnvironmentJun 5, 2019
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