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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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Mitsubishi subsidiary hopes to build salmon farms in Nova ScotiaCermaq Canada says the Nova Scotia government has granted the company four options to lease sites in the Chedabucto Bay region along the eastern shore, and in the St. Mary's region south of Digby.EnvironmentApr 3, 2019
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Time to end open-water salmon farming, says Pacific Salmon FoundationThe independent charity says new research combined with "chronically low" wild salmon stocks mean it's time to move fish farms inland.EnvironmentMay 9, 2018
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Another humpback whale dies on B.C.’s west coast after being caught in fish farm netsWorries about humpback whales on the West Coast continue after another whale was found dead this week.EnvironmentDec 1, 2016
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