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
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
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
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
Vancouver Island mayors protest salmon shutdown
Local government leaders and representatives of the salmon farming industry have written an open letter to Canada’s Fisheries Minister to protest her decision to phase out 19 salmon farms in […] Continue Reading
Canadian government orders ‘phase-out’ for 19 farms
The Canadian government has ordered that 19 open-net fish farms in British Columbia must be phased out over the next 18 months. The farms, in the Discovery Islands, near the […] Continue Reading
Cermaq trials semi-closed system in Canada
Cermaq Canada has started the trial for its new Semi-Closed Containment System (SCCS) in British Columbian waters. The new system, based at Cermaq’s Millar Channel farm site, has been successfully […] Continue Reading
British Columbia ASC success for Grieg
GRIEG Seafood is celebrating achieving Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for five of its Sunshine Coast salmon farms in British Columbia, making it only the second company in the world […] Continue Reading
Trudeau salmon plan faces challenges: report
CANADIAN prime minister Justin Trudeau’s plan to ban net pen salmon farming in British Columbia faces several challenges, according to a new government report. Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans […] Continue Reading