Fish farms, jobs, and wild salmon stocks in the Discovery Islands in B.C.
A nation is allowing a fish farm to restock ahead of an all out ban but some leaders say it’s putting money over their futures.
Fish farms
Phasing out salmon farms around Discovery Islands, B.C. means it’s time to rebuild wild stocks says chief
After a historic decision to phase out fish farms in the Discovery Islands, wild salmon advocates say it’s time to rebuild and restore salmon stocks.
Opponents of Discovery Island fish farms ‘very grateful’ at federal decision to shutter pens
DFO giving companies until 2022 to completely empty salmon from sites
Viruses from B.C. fish farms pose minimal risk to wild salmon: DFO
DFO plans to hold consultations with seven First Nations ahead of December licence renewal.
First Nations and NGOs demand B.C. fish farms be shut down
First Nation leaders, fishers and non-governmental organizations are calling on the federal government to remove…
B.C. First Nation files Aboriginal Rights lawsuit against Canada over salmon farms in their territory
The Dzawada’enuxw First Nation of Kingcome is taking legal action against Canada to remove 10…
‘This is all positive’ says chief in B.C. of salmon farm changes
The elected chief councillor of Kwikwasut’inuxw Haxwa’mis First Nation in the Broughton Archipelago says the province’s new policy on fish farms is a big step toward implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
B.C. First Nation files Aboriginal title claim challenging fish farms in their territory
The Dzawada’enuxw First Nation of Kingcome Inlet filed a claim of Aboriginal title in British Columbia’s Supreme Court that affects ten fish farms in their traditional territory that they say are operating without their consent.
B.C. fish farms treating sea lice outbreak with hydrogen peroxide
Cermaq Canada, a salmon farming company now a fully owned subsidiary of the Mitsubushi Corporation, is dealing with a sea lice infestation using a number of methods including hydrogen peroxide.