By Melissa Renwick, Ha-Shilth-Sa, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Esperanza Inlet, BC – Grieg Seafood BC Ltd. is introducing a new semi-closed containment system to all three of its fish farms in Esperanza Inlet, off the west coast of Vancouver Island.
Continue reading Grieg Seafood installs semi-closed containment fish farms in Esperanza InletMOWI Canada West is closing down its processing plant in Surrey and another fish farm has left the Broughton Archipelago.
Continue reading MOWI: Closing down a processing plant and removing another fish farmRachel Blaney, Member of Parliament for North Island – Powell River, gave Cortes Currents an overview of the important political issues and her family life during this past year.
Continue reading 2021 as seen by Rachel Blaney, MP for North Island-Powell RiverThe southern Discovery Islands beach clean-up is now finished.
“The last truck load of debris left our yard this morning. So we’re now just into the final stages of cleaning up our own yard as a result of all the little styrofoam balls and things,” said Breanne Quesnel.
Continue reading Southern Discovery Islands beach clean-up completedBC Salmon farming companies applied to put in a new fish farm between the Discovery Islands and Broughton Archipelago and expand their existing facilities at 11 other locations around Vancouver Island.
Two of the expansions, at Dixon Bay and Plover Point in Clayoquot Sound, have already been granted.
“We had a promise from federal government whereby they said in mandate letters to the minister of fisheries, they were going to transition the open net salmon farming industry out of BC by 2025,” explained Stan Proboszcz, Science Advisor of the Watershed Watch Salmon Society.
Continue reading Twelve fish farm applications: are fish farms really leaving BC’s open waters by 2025?
