Greenpeace Founder Defends Fish Farming
CANADA - One of the founders and long-time leaders of Greenpeace, Patrick Moore is voicing a stinging attack on environmentalist groups for their opposition towards...

Ministers Determined to Maximise Aquatic Potential
CANADA - Federal, provincial and territorial fisheries and aquaculture ministers concluded the annual meeting of the Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture...

Locals Face up to Great Lakes Trout Farmers
CANADA - Both local people and fish farmers aim to help the environment as a battle brews over plans to expand the industry in the Great Lakes.

The Mysterious Case Of River ‘Rock Snot’
CANADA - The University of Calgary is working with Parks Canada is investigating causes of a noxious river algae, nicknamed 'rock snot', to learn more about this...

Toxic Salmon Farm has Long Lasting Effects
VANCOUVER, CANADA — Toxic contaminants from a “notorious” Kyuquot Sound salmon farm are having a lasting, negative effect on the seabed in the farm’s vicinity,...

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...

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...

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.

Funding for SmartBay Ocean Observation Project
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR, CANADA - An internationally-recognized ocean observation project in Placentia Bay will be further advanced with a $330,000 investment...

Invasive Species Threatens the Great Lakes
CANADA - An invasive species of fish is posing a potential threat to several endangered native species in the Great Lakes.

Canada's Aborigines Respond to Aquaculture Reform
CANADA - The Musgamagw-Tsawataineuk Tribal Council (MTTC) has announced that the preliminary results for the Coordinated Area Management Plan (CAMP) between Marine...

Shatner Joins B.C. Salmon Farm Debate
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — William Shatner recently waded into the debate about British Columbia's controversial fish farms.

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...

Aquaculture Critics Seek Closure of Five B.C. Farms
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - A series of open-net-cage salmon farms in key migratory routes in the northern part of Georgia Strait have come under attack by...

Modest Fishing Reduction: Huge Ecosystem Reward
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - A reduction of as little as five per cent in fisheries catch could result in as much as 30 per cent of the British Columbia coastal...

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...

Protecting Migrating Salmon
CANADA - Claims have been made that salmon farms near Campbell River are having a negative effect on wild fish –especially sockeye.

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.

BC Salmon Farmers Defend Their Practices
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Claims have been made that salmon farms near Campbell River are having a negative effect on wild fish –especially sockeye, but the British...

Multi-Trophic Aquaculture Project Wins Award
CANADA - Dr. Thierry Chopin, from the University of New Brunswick in Saint John, and Dr. Shawn Robinson, from Fisheries and Oceans Canada St. Andrews Biological...

Moving Salmon Nets May Control Parasite Spread
GUELPH, CANADA - Researchers at the University of Guelph have used DNA barcoding techniques to shed new light on controlling the spread of the salmon louse, a...

DNA Markers Identify Threat of Salmon Farm Lice
VANCOUVER, CANADA — DNA research at the University of Guelph has provided insight into a perplexing environmental problem on British Columbia's west coast, where...