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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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Washington won’t renew leases for Puget Sound fish farmsInvestigators found as many as 263,000 of the Cypress Island farm’s fish escaped in a 2017 incident, not the 160,000 Cooke Aquaculture told the public.CanadaNov 15, 2022
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New Brunswick Mi’kmaw chiefs join court challenge to N.L.’s Bay du Nord oil projectThe group says Ottawa did not fulfil its duty to meaningfully consult with Indigenous communities about the proposed project led by Norway-based Equinor.CanadaJul 12, 2022
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Two-year licence renewal for some fish farms as Ottawa reveals transition plan for B.C.Fisheries and Oceans Canada is mandated to phase out open-net pen fish farming in British Columbia waters by 2025.PoliticsJun 22, 2022
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N.B. releases finfish aquaculture growth plan to benefit seafood industryAquaculture and Fisheries Minister Margaret Johnson says salmon aquaculture has been contributing to the province's economy for more than 40 years.EnvironmentMar 17, 2022
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First Canadian grown genetically modified Atlantic salmon being harvested and soldAquaBounty's salmon represent the first genetically modified fish to be harvested and sold in Canada.CanadaNov 4, 2021
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More Upper Bay of Fundy Atlantic salmon are coming homeBiologists are encouraged about the number of Inner Bay of Fundy Atlantic Salmon returning to Fundy National Park to spawn.EnvironmentOct 14, 2021
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Conservation efforts credited for highest N.B. wild salmon numbers in over 30 yearsResearchers have detected more than 100 endangered Atlantic salmon returning to Fundy National Park rivers this year, the highest number since 1989.EnvironmentOct 12, 2021
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Canada names first research chair in aquatic restoration, to study salmon populationThe federal government is also adding another $431,000 to Parks Canada's five-year Atlantic salmon recovery project.CanadaNov 5, 2020
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Large Atlantic salmon populations in North America see historic lows, report saysA new report says the number of large Atlantic salmon that returned to North American rivers in 2019 was among the lowest recorded in 49 years of data collection.Jun 26, 2020
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