Campbell River Mirror, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A false alarm linking salmon and COVID-19 in China is creating a serious ripple effect for BC’s seafood industry.
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Salmon Babies Arrive, From A Sea Farmer’s Perspective
North Island Gazette, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Debbie Anderson stands on the floating dock at Quatsino Lodge, waiting for the barge. Behind her, a 25-foot-deep net pen, anchored in each corner and lashed to the dock, bobs in the still water. Rain spatters on a dreary Monday morning. Volunteers bustle around the dock getting ready.
“The babies are coming, the babies are coming!” Anderson calls. The barge arrives with three trucks holding 52,000 salmon smolts between them. “LIVE FISH” is emblazoned on the boxes.
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BC Harbours Ban Large Cruise Ships Through October
By Carl Meyer, National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Harbour authorities in Victoria and Vancouver say they support the Canadian government’s decision to ban large cruise ships through October, as Ottawa continues to restrict activities that could put people at risk of becoming infected with the coronavirus.
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Island Seafood Processors Coping With COVID
National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Island seafood processors on B.C.’s Pacific coast say they are working to adapt to rapidly shifting market demands and heightened safety protocols, but some companies are taking a bigger hit from COVID-19 than others.
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Last Fall’s Chum Returns On Cortes & Quadra
Last fall’s chum runs were poor throughout British Columbia. Wilf Luedke, the chief biologist for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, described reports from the Sooke River, on Vancouver Island, as “the worst yet.” On the Fraser River, the Alouette River Management Society counted 500 instead of the 60,000 they expected. The chum returns on Cortes & Quadra Cortes were dismal.
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