By Cloe Logan, National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Salmon runs across the province are tumbling, but a new report says some could bounce back — with some major changes.
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Folk U: Fish farms & Seaweed production
In partnership with Cortes Community Radio & Cortes Currents, Folk U presented Cortes Island’s first reporter roundtable on Feb 21, 2021: fish farms & seaweed production.
First Nations Seaweed farming
National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Larry Johnson takes the responsibility of his traditional name — Anii-tsa-chist, or Keeper of the Sea — bestowed to him three decades ago by a much-respected uncle very seriously.
“I’m very proud of the name,” said Johnson, the president of Nuu-chah-nulth (NCN) Seafood, and a fisherman descended from generations of fishermen.
“It is an honour to hold it and to try to live up to that name, and that’s what I try to do every day,” he said.
It’s why Johnson is so excited by the prospects of seaweed aquaculture, one of the newest ventures NCN Seafood has undertaken in partnership with Cascadia Seaweed.
Continue reading First Nations Seaweed farmingDFO’s new fishing regulations
By Marc Fawcett-Atkinson, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
In 1992, Canadians watched in horror as Newfoundland’s once-thriving cod stocks collapsed, leaving thousands without jobs and ecosystems transformed.
Yet despite the horror, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has not been legally required to rebuild depleted fish stocks even as others, including the iconic salmon runs in B.C., have hit historic lows. That soon might change.
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Tahsis supports decision to phase out fish farms
Campbell River Mirror, Local Journalism Reporter
After a decade of opposing open-pen fish farming along the west coast of Vancouver Island, Tahsis is perhaps the only north Vancouver Island community to come out in support of the federal decision to phase out 19 Discovery Islands fish farms by 2022.
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