Campbell River Mirror, Local Journalism Reporter
Three hatcheries north of Campbell River are set to cull 8.3 million fish at an estimated revenue loss of $195 million for aquaculture company Mowi Canada West.
Continue reading Three hatcheries cull 8.3 million fishCampbell River Mirror, Local Journalism Reporter
Female aquaculture workers on Vancouver Island are reporting increased online harassment after polarized debates about Discovery Islands fish farm decision intensified on social media.
Continue reading Female aquaculture workers bullied onlineThe Strathcona Regional District (SRD) board has joined the growing number of local governments protesting the DFO’s failure to consult before ruling that the Discovery Island fish farms must be phased out by June 2022.
Continue reading SRD protests DFO’s failure to consultNational Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
B.C. farmed salmon may be pushed off people’s plates by climate change in the coming decades.
Continue reading Climate Change may push farmed salmon out of the marketThere has been a lot of talk about sea lice infestation of fish farms lately. According to a recent article from the North Island Gazette, there were more than the ‘acceptable’ number of parasites on fourteen sites this Spring. The President of Cermaq Canada just sent an industry perspective of this issue to the Strathcona Regional District Board. I decided to take a closer look at the sea lice on 15 salmon farms.
Continue reading A closer look at Sea Lice on 15 Salmon Farms
