Salmon Farm

• Advocates press DFO to move faster on plan to phase out B.C. fish farms

  A 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.

  Environment

  Sep 27, 2023
  
• Delay in B.C. salmon farm transition plan welcomed by both sides

  The 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.

  Environment

  Jun 6, 2023
  
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• Ottawa to shut 15 salmon farms off B.C.’s coast to protect wild fish

  Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray says the government will not renew licences for 15 open-net Atlantic salmon farms around British Columbia's Discovery Islands.

  Environment

  Feb 17, 2023
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• N.L. reinstates aquaculture licences after 2019 mass salmon die-off

  Fisheries 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.

  Environment

  May 7, 2020
• Judge sides with ecologists on environmental assessment for salmon hatchery

  Lawyers 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.

  Canada

  Mar 5, 2020
• 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.

  Trending

  Dec 12, 2019
• Salmon residue still coating environment around sites of N.L. farmed fish deaths

  Images 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.

  Environment

  Oct 29, 2019
• Company says 2.6 million farmed salmon died in southern Newfoundland pens

  The 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.

  Environment

  Oct 12, 2019
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• Independent review to examine mass die-off at southern Newfoundland salmon farm

  Gerry Byrne says the review will be conducted by Memorial University of Newfoundland's Marine Institute.

  Environment

  Oct 11, 2019
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• Department of Fisheries to begin testing farmed B.C. salmon for virus

  Piscine orthoreovirus, or PRV, has been found to be harmful to farmed Atlantic salmon in Norway.

  Environment

  Jun 5, 2019