Farmers set to fight latest Discovery Islands ban
Mowi has signalled it is ready to take legal action if the Canadian government goes ahead with its threat not to renew salmon farming licences around the Discovery Islands in […] Continue Reading
An icon at stake
The salmon is an important icon on Canada’s Atlantic and Pacific coasts, connecting peoples on opposite sides of the world’s second largest country. Canada stretches 3,500 miles from Newfoundland and […] Continue Reading
BC farmers set out principles for state’s ‘transition’
British Columbia’s salmon farmers have produced a report setting out their vision for the transition from the existing open net-pen system of aquaculture. The BC Salmon Farmers Association report, BC […] Continue Reading
Grieg pulls out of BC First Nation territory
Grieg Seafood British Columbia has agreed to decommission a number of salmon farms in a territory run by the shíshálh First Nations Community. The company said the move was in […] Continue Reading
BC salmon farmers warm to fisheries minister
Relations between British Columbia salmon farmers and the Canadian federal government appear to be improving. The thaw follows a meeting between the Fisheries and Oceans Minister Joyce Murray and the […] Continue Reading
Canada spells out salmon transition plan
The Canadian government has taken the first steps towards transitioning away from open-net pen fish farming along the British Columbia coastline over the next two years. Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray […] Continue Reading
Cermaq reports 95% survival rate
International fish farmer Cermaq achieved a 95% survival rate for its Atlantic salmon last year, but variances between areas show there is room for improvement. The conclusions come from Cermaq’s […] Continue Reading
BC salmon farmers to consult First Nations after court ruling
THE British Columbia Salmon Farmers Association says it will be reaching out to Canada’s indigenous First Nation groups to find out how they want to proceed following the Canadian Federal […] Continue Reading
Mowi and Walmart help launch First Nation salmon
Walmart Canada has become the first large retailer to market salmon produce by the First Nation people of the Kitasoo and Xai’xais, British Columbia. The Klemtu Spirit Hot Smoked Atlantic Salmon […] Continue Reading