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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
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Sardines, squid could supplant salmon on B.C. menus amid climate change: UBC studyResearchers looking at Vancouver menus and ocean temperatures going back 140 years found a growing trend in seafood that thrives in warmer waters.EnvironmentApr 22
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Improved fishway, lower river flow raise salmon migration hopes at B.C. rock slideThe future concern is ensuring the area allows salmon to continue to pass through every year, including those seasons with high water levelsEnvironmentJun 23, 2021
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Fish farms on key B.C. salmon migration route to be phased out by 2022The federal fisheries minister said 19 fish farms around the Discovery Islands near Campbell River, B.C, will not be issued licenses beyond 2022.EnvironmentDec 17, 2020
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B.C. wild salmon get $142M cash infusion for habitat restorationThe federal and provincial governments have committed more than $140 million over five years to help protect wild Pacific salmon.EnvironmentMar 15, 2019
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Government-appointed council calls for immediate actions to increase B.C.’s wild salmon populationThe report released Friday the provincial government must focus on “tangible, achievable, near-term actions."Mar 9, 2019
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B.C. government announces transition of Vancouver Island-area fish farms by 2023Premier 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.EnvironmentDec 14, 2018
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NDP government attempts at Indigenous ‘consent’ confusing and uncertainThe NDP government has unveiled its first example of what obtaining the “consent” of First Nations for resource development projects is supposed to look like and things are as confusing and uncertain as ever.PoliticsJun 28, 2018
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Confusion and uncertainty plagues NDP government’s plans for Indigenous ‘consent’The NDP government has unveiled its first example of what obtaining the “consent” of First Nations for resource development projects is supposed to look like, and things are as confusing and uncertain as ever.PoliticsJun 28, 2018
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New Brunswick’s salmon population drops for second-straight yearFor the second year om a row the Atlantic Salmon Federation says numbers are well below minimum conservation limits. Anglers are blaming the dip in one fish species on the cusp of a major come back after nearly becoming extinct. Morganne Campbell has more in this report.CanadaJun 27, 2018
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