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Sustainability Latest News
Friday, October 23, 2009
First Nations Call for Say in Salmon Regulation CANADA - British Columbia's First Nations is calling for a say in the regulation of salmon farms in the province.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
New Technique Helps Salmon Farming Sustainability CANADA - Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) is a new technique that can help to improve the sustainability of salmon farming.
Investment Encouraged in Those Who Farm CANADA - A University of Manitoba plant science professor is urging society to re-invest more of the money saved from reduced food costs in ensuring the stability...
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Salmon Disappearance Causes Ecological Disaster BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Conservationists warn that the steep drop in wild salmon numbers from the province's coast is causing death by starvation of the bears...
Monday, September 07, 2009
Drop in BC Sockeye Salmon Numbers a Mystery BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada - Experts say cuts to research grants will make it difficult to determine why more than nine million sockeye will not return to the Fraser...
Friday, September 04, 2009
Pink Salmon Returns to BC BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Pink salmon are returning in abundant numbers to the Glendale River this year.
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Pink Salmon Making Major Comeback BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - After being rendered virtually extinct in the Nanaimo harbour since the 1950s, pink salmon are now returning to the area by the thous...
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Fish Farming Not The Only Culprit In Salmon Decline CANADA - Many people say that fishing for salmon along Canada's West Coast is not what it used to be.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Salmon Reintroduced to Souris River CANADA - Conservation groups are releasing 15,000 Atlantic salmon into Prince Edward Island rivers this year, including the Souris River, where there have been no...
B.C. Farmers Protest at Aqua Nor NORWAY - The presence of the federal fisheries minister at an international aquaculture trade show this week sent the wrong message to British Columbia's beleaguered...
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Sockeye Collapse: BC Indian Chiefs Accuse DFO CANADA - An Aborigine chief and Secretary-Treasurer of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs has stated his horror at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans ignorance to...
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Collapsing Salmon Runs: Farmers Reject Blame BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The BC Salmon Farmers Association is again defending Canadian farmers against criticism over their potential effect on wild salmon st...
Monday, August 17, 2009
What Went Wrong? The State of Fraser River Sockeye CANADA - The Fraser River Panel met recently to receive assessments from the Pacific Salmon Commission staff on the status of the Fraser River sockeye and pink...
Friday, August 14, 2009
Official Sockeye Counts Way Down on Estimates CANADA - The mysterious collapse of the B.C. sockeye run has dashed hopes raised just weeks ago of a good return this year.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Sustainable Campaign Sees Results in Canada CANADA - Environmental groups that have been sounding urgent alarms about dramatic declines in fish and seafood stocks are taking Canadian supermarkets to task...
Monday, August 03, 2009
Salmon Farmers Defended over Sockeye Returns CANADA - Salmon farming should not be the butt of criticism over the fall in numbers of returning adult fish seen in the early Fraser River Sockeye returns. This...
Monday, July 27, 2009
Reduced Sea Lice Brings Hope, but No Promise BROUGHTON ARCHIPELAGO, CANADA - The preliminary results from the 2009 Coordinated Area Management Plan (CAMP) released by the Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture...
Monday, July 06, 2009
Poor Salmon Run Could Threaten Treaty CANADA - The number of king salmon that reach the Canadian border might not satisfy a treaty agreement between Alaska and Canada despite massive cuts in subsistence...
Monday, June 29, 2009
Campaigner Attacks Salmon Farm Plans CANADA - Anti salmon farm campaigner, Alexandra Morton has launced a new attack on the industry following the siting of a new farm on the coast of British Colum...
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Transparency is Key to Sustainability NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA - The sustainability of fisheries depends on the transparency with which coastal states incorporate scientific advice into policies, reports...
New Film Documents Issues of Salmon Farms GLOBE - A new film is to be released in which prominent scientists and Canadian First Nation representatives speak their minds about the salmon farming industry...
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Sustainable Milestone for Atlantic Salmon in America CANADA - Cooke Aquaculture, under its marketing division, True North Salmon, is the first Canadian company to offer Eco Certified farmed Atlantic salmon in North...
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Greenpeace Launches Video on Seafood Destruction CANADA — Greenpeace launched a new video on Oceans Day to highlight concerns over the destruction of seafood and the world’s oceans.
Good News for BC Salmon Farmers BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - An article and editorial printed in yesterday's edition of “The Daily News” in Nanaimo provide refreshing perspective on the opportunities...
Canadians Celebrate World Ocean Day OTTAWA, CANADA - The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, has spoken of the importance of World Oceans Day to Canadians.

