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BC farmers highlight innovation in the industry

A report from the British Columbia Salmon Farmers Association has highlighted the sector’s advances in technology on a wide range of fronts, from ocean-based containment systems to sea lice treatment […] Continue Reading

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Report counts urban cost of BC farm closures

An economic analysis commissioned by the salmon industry in British Columbia has found that hundreds of urban jobs are also at risk as a result of the Canadian government’s decision […] Continue Reading

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Reprieve for Mowi over BC fish transfers

A Canadian federal judge has granted Mowi an injunction allowing it to restock two salmon farms in British Columbia with young fish. The company has been at loggerheads with the […] Continue Reading

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BC farmers put pressure on government over Discovery Islands shutdown

Pressure is mounting on the Canadian authorities to allow British Columbia’s salmon farmers more time to implement its order to close down aquaculture activities in the Discovery Islands. The decision, […] Continue Reading

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Mowi files injunction against Canada’s federal government

Mowi Canada West, the largest salmon farmer in British Columbia, last night filed an application in the Federal Court of Canada for an injunction against a federal government decision which […] Continue Reading

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Shutdown ‘puts more than 1,500 jobs at risk’

The Canadian federal government’s decision to close salmon farms in the Discovery Islands region of British Columbia will put 1,535 jobs at risk and the state’s economy will take a […] Continue Reading

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Mowi clarifies smolt number statement

A war of words has broken out between Mowi Canada West and the Canadian Fisheries department as the farming giant clarified the number of smolts that will have to be […] Continue Reading

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Legal battle looms over farms shutdown

Mowi and Cermaq are taking the Canadian government to court over its decision to force the closure of salmon farms in the Discovery Islands region of British Columbia. Mowi’s subsidiary, […] Continue Reading

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Canada’s land farmers show solidarity over salmon farm closures

Beleaguered salmon farmers in British Columbia have welcomed support from land-based farmers in Canada. Mary Robinson, President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, has written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau […] Continue Reading

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