How Aquaculture Is Spreading a Salmon Virus
Definitive proof that salmon farms are infecting wild Pacific salmon with PRV-1. A genetic analysis of Piscine orthoreovirus shows how it was repeatedly transported from …
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Does the future of sustainable salmon lie on dry land?
As wild fisheries collapse or reach peak harvest, land-based salmon farming offers an alternative to sea-based open net-pen farming, which has been associated with the …
Transition from open net-pen salmon farming in B.C. has begun
The federal government says it is moving forward in transitioning away from open net-pen fish farms in coastal British Columbia. The transition will be geared …
Plan to allow floating fish farms in Gulf of Mexico struck down in court
A federal appeals court has struck down plans backed by President Donald Trump’s administration to open the Gulf of Mexico’s federal waters to fish farming, …
Giant Ocean Salmon Farm Starts To Take Shape
Picture this, a giant 385 meter long, 33,000-ton salmon farm that when operational will hold 2 million salmon. The “Havfarm” currently under construction is the …
20,000 Atlantic salmon escape into B.C. waters
Wild-salmon advocates are alarmed over a large escape of farmed fish in Queen Charlotte Strait. An electrical fire at the Mowi fish farm on Robertson …
BC Coastal Fish Farms To Close By 2025?
The aquaculture industry must be shitting in their collective pants now that Justin Trudeau has been re-elected as Canada’s Prime Minister. Trudeau’s liberal party recently …
New Viruses Found in Farmed and Wild Salmon
Researchers have found three new-to-science viruses in chinook and sockeye salmon in British Columbia. The discovery, led by Gideon Mordecai, a University of British Columbia molecular biologist …
Salmon feed made out of wood successfully completes trial
We’re now making a salmon feed out of wood. Agricultural-biotechnology company Arbiom, that converts wood into a high-protein ingredient called SylPro, has announced the …
New England Steelhead?
Could we possibly see another run of Atlantic steelhead once some of these escape into the wild? I’ve often wondered if a river like the …