By Marc Fawcett-Atkinson, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Bottom trawling, a common fishing practice where large nets are dragged along the sea floor, is exacerbating the climate crisis, a new study has found.
Continue reading Why Bottom Trawling is a climate disasterNational Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
First Nations backing Ottawa’s plan to phase out salmon farms in the Discovery Islands feel betrayed after a court ruled in favour of aquaculture companies looking to restock fish at their sites in the region.
Continue reading First Nations feel betrayed by court decisionNational Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Aquaculture companies have won a court victory that appears to overturn aspects of a recent federal government decision to phase out contentious fish farms in the Discovery Islands.
Continue reading Salmon farms win court victory: can restock pensDarren Davidson, Kootenay Co-op Radio – CJLY, 93.5fm Nelson BC, Local Journalism Initiative
The Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce has been in the middle of the region’s COVID storm for over 12 months.
Continue reading 73% of BC Businesses were receiving Government subsidies, survey saysThree recent academic papers suggest that salmon farms may pose more than a minimal risk to wild salmon migrating through the Discovery Islands.
In response, the BC Salmon Farmers Association emailed Cortes Currents that while these studies reported the presence of viruses, they did not show they were causing disease in farmed or wild salmon.
Today’s program largely consists of interviews with Dr Andrew Bateman from the Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF)’s Strategic Salmon Health Initiative (SSHI), one of the scientists involved in these studies, and readings from the industry’s response.
Continue reading Fish Farms may pose more than a minimal risk, studies suggest
