Fraser sockeye crash keeps fishery closed

Bonanza of pink salmon saves commercial fishers from total bust

Fraser River sockeye make stunning comeback

Resurgence of sockeye, coho, chinook suggests Salish Sea recovery

Federal ban risks jobs, investment, and rural economies in BC

BC Salmon Farmers Association executive director Brian Kingzett warns of job losses, capital flight, and ripple effects across Canada’s food supply chain if certainty isn’t provided soon.

Ottawa challenged on BC salmon aquaculture

A new study challenges Ottawa’s plan to ban ocean-based salmon farms—putting science, Indigenous rights, and rural livelihoods at the centre of the conversation.

The great salmon gamble — how Canada’s push for land-based aquaculture foundered

Ottawa’s salmon policy overlooks scientific advice in favour of policies based on unproven assertions, writes Stewart Muir in the Financial Post.

First Nations fight BC fish farm closures

Wei Wai Kum and We Wai Kai Nations take the federal government to court while Ottawa delays a decision on their salmon farming operations.

Do they just not care?

Ottawa’s discussion paper on BC salmon farms conveys insincere consultation, writes Margareta Dovgal.

Does Ottawa have selective hearing when it comes to salmon farming in BC?

Dallas Smith of the Coalition of First Nations for Finfish Stewardship says it’s time for Ottawa to listen.

Island communities left behind as 19 fish-farms shut down

“Scientists have spoken but the government prefers to listen to activists and not to the people who live and work here,” says Port Hardy Mayor Dennis Dugas. Phasing out open-net salmon farming would mean more costs on industry, less benefit to communities.