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Lousy Choices: Drug Resistant Sea Lice in Clayoquot Sound

The spring of 2018 saw parasitic sea lice on both farmed and wild juvenile salmon in Clayoquot Sound reach levels never before seen in...

Sea lice outbreak shuts down Tofino salmon farm

A sea lice infestation forced Cermaq Canada to shut down its Fortune Channel salmon farm near Tofino over the summer. “Closing the site was the...

“I think this would be a shame for British Columbia.”

The polarized debate over fish farming in British Columbia is threatening a viable and sustainable food source for the world, warns Federal Fisheries Minister...

European Union: Defaming The Prophet Muhammad Is Not Free Expression

The right to free expression does not protect defamation of the Muslim prophet Muhammad, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Thursday. Upholding a...

Why land-based fish farms work

The ‘Namgis First Nation has a long history of trying to solve the problems open netpen fish farming causes for wild salmon and their...