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Victory for Homalco First Nation and for Bute’s Wild Salmon
In December Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) discontinued its environmental review of a proposed salmon farm in Bute Inlet, saying that the proponent, Heritage Aquaculture, has withdrawn its...
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Sea Lice Threaten Fish Farms
by Wayne CullenPink salmon returns were big everywhere this year except, once again, the Broughton Archipelago, where fish farms are suspected of causing smolt death due to sea lice infections. The...
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Endangered BC Salmon Make A Strong Comeback
by Delores Broten and Wayne CullenBuried in all the angst and despair of these troubled times, a good news story has been quietly slipping itself into the creeks and rivers of the BC coast. The salmon,...
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Collapse of the Massive Fraser River Salmon Run
Thanks to constant pressure from salmon activists and NDP MP Peter Julian, the federal government has recently announced that it will conduct a judicial enquiry into the disappearance of the Fraser...
View ArticleA Future for the Fishery
Our threatened fishing industry prompts a 10-point program to protect BC salmon.by David EllisThe first forecasts are in for commercial salmon fishing for 2000, and, not surprisingly, they're not good....
View ArticleSalmon, Bears, and the Web of Life
Has the web of life been broken, beyond any hope of repair?by Maggie Paquet ©Back in autumn 1999, newspapers and at least one national magazine carried an article by Tom Reimchen of the University of...
View ArticleWill the Salmon Come Home?
A volatile political climate makes fisheries forecasts jiggery-pokery.by J. CatesIt's always difficult to predict where the fish will be found on the west coast, especially when forecasts have to be...
View ArticleSomething Fishy About Nonylphenols - Salmon Stocks Fail to Return
Canadian federal scientists say the common additive to industrial and household detergents and sprays seems to be related to the troubles of East Coast salmon stocks. The question is, where else are...
View ArticleLearning How to Fish Selectively
The 1998 salmon fishery gave countless examples of ways to conduct safer fisheries, using conventional and alternative fishing technologies.by David Lane, T . Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation...
View ArticleOnly Closed Loop Fish Farms for BC
The province is expected to make a decision about lifting the moratorium this summer. The David Suzuki Foundation wants the decision to be cautious.BC's moratorium on fish farm expansion and subsequent...
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State of Pacific Salmon
by Aaron Hill and Stan ProboszczThese are strange and precarious times for BC’s wild salmon populations, and their status is as complex and varied as the watersheds they inhabit. Some populations are...
View ArticlePiscine Reovirus- A Salmon Virus Fresh from Norway
Asking Norway about the Piscine Reovirus from Twyla Roscovich on Vimeo.From the "Department of Wild Salmon": Piscine Reovirus- A salmon virus fresh from Norway Over 90% of BC farmed salmon are testing...
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Rainforest Wolves
Another delightful start to the day, watching the wolves who have made an appearance in front of the Pacific Wild salmon stream live webcam somewhere in the Great Bear rainforest. Thank you to our...
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Endangered BC Salmon Make A Strong Comeback
by Delores Broten and Wayne CullenBuried in all the angst and despair of these troubled times, a good news story has been quietly slipping itself into the creeks and rivers of the BC coast. The salmon,...
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