BC Fish Farms

• Leonardo DiCaprio wades into debate over B.C.’s fish farms

  The Canadian government is considering extending the licences of salmon farms for two to six years to give the industry more time to transition.

  Environment

  Mar 29
  
• UBC study finds 8 humpback whales entangled over 13 years at fish farms

  A UBC study was conducted that found that fish farms are impacting some young humpback whales, but relatively it is quite low compared to population numbers.

  Environment

  Mar 23
  
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• Indigenous and conservation groups urge Ottawa to back land-based B.C. salmon farms

  Indigenous and conservation groups are calling on the federal government to accelerate its transition away from open-net farms.

  Environment

  Jun 15, 2023
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• Federal government stands by B.C. salmon farm closures

  Ottawa is standing by its decision not to renew licences for 15 open-net Atlantic salmon farms in British Columbia's Discovery Islands, despite recent court challenges.

  Environment

  Mar 23, 2023
• Federal decision to shut down B.C. salmon farms prompts company court challenge

  The farms off B.C.'s coast have been a major flashpoint with environmental groups and some First Nations saying the farms are linked to disease that transfers to wild salmon.

  Environment

  Mar 21, 2023
• B.C. Indigenous coalition opposes Ottawa’s decision to shut down 15 salmon farms

  The Coalition of First Nations for Finfish Stewardship said the decision not to renew the licences for the salmon farms is not “respecting the sovereign authority."

  Canada

  Feb 18, 2023
• 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.

  Politics

  Jun 22, 2022
• Studies shed light on impact of PRV virus on farmed Atlantic salmon in B.C.

  Two new studies suggest the fish virus that has inspired an anti-fish farm movement on the West Coast isn't as harmful as some believe.

  Mar 14, 2019
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• Federal court rules not screening B.C. farmed salmon for virus is unlawful

  Piscine orthoreovirus, or PRV, is highly contagious and often found in fish farms off the B.C. coast, many of which are positioned along wild salmon migration routes.

  Environment

  Feb 5, 2019
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• B.C. government announces transition of Vancouver Island-area fish farms by 2023

  Premier John Horgan was joined by Indigenous leaders from the Broughton region, many of whom oppose local fish farms, saying it can have a negative effect on wild salmon.

  Environment

  Dec 14, 2018