Salmon Farms

• First Nations demand apology over video about open-net pen salmon farms

  The video, with William Shatner and Kirk McLean, was produced for the advocacy group Pacific Wild by Maximum Effort, a production company started by Ryan Reynolds.

  Environment

  Jun 24
  
• Advocates, salmon farm industry at odds over B.C. herring deaths

  Documents distributed by the Watershed Watch Salmon Society show more than 800,000 herring have been killed in association with Cermaq Canada activities alone.

  Environment

  Dec 5, 2023
  
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• Coalition of First Nations in B.C. backs salmon farm pen closure

  A coalition of 19 First Nations and the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs has applied jointly to the Federal Court to intervene in a case involving the closure of fish farms.

  Environment

  Aug 16, 2023
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• 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
• 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
• Ottawa aims to reduce size of salmon fishing industry by buying licences

  Jeff Grout, a salmon resource manager with Fisheries, says about 1,300 licences are eligible for the program, which will buy them at market rate and take them out of circulation.

  Environment

  Dec 14, 2022
• 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
• Fish farms on key B.C. salmon migration route to be phased out by 2022

  The federal fisheries minister said 19 fish farms around the Discovery Islands near Campbell River, B.C, will not be issued licenses beyond 2022.

  Environment

  Dec 17, 2020
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• B.C.’s wildlife tourism industry pushes for fish farm licences not to be renewed

  With the deadline approaching for the B.C. government to renew 20 fish farm licences, a group of marine tourism operators are imploring the government to let the licences go.

  Jun 18, 2018