SALMON FARMING
Sea lice affecting B.C. salmon populations increasingly resistant to drugs, researchers...
For years, environmental activists and some scientists have loudly voiced concerns for fish farming off B.C.'s coast, warning that the practice...
Residents concerned about salmon farm expansion near Liverpool
Some residents in the Liverpool area are worried about a possible expansion of Cooke Aquaculture's salmon farm in Liverpool Bay on...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
First Nations’ eco-knowledge vital for new salmon policy
The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs wants First Nations’ collective traditional ecological knowledge to be a critical part of Canada’s new...
Biological compass keeps salmon on track
It’s either in their nose or their retina but it’s there — a biological compass allowing Atlantic salmon to navigate along...
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