New Studies Show B.C. Fish Farms Increased Risks For Wild Salmon
Pacific salmon are likely exposed to increased risks from pathogens concentrated in fish farms on the West Coast, two new scientific studies indicate. Young Fraser …
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Thieving sea lions break into salmon farm and gorge on feast of fish
Dozens of thieving sea lions in western Canada have spent the last few weeks gorging on fish after brazenly slipping into an industrial salmon farm …
Sea lice are becoming more resistant to pesticides
Open-net fish pens are the perfect breeding grounds for the parasites, which feast on the mucus, skin and flesh of wild salmon, causing infection and …
Wild fish stocks squandered to feed farmed salmon
Shoppers’ appetite for salmon is causing millions of tonnes of nutritious mackerel, sardines, and anchovies to be wasted as fish feed, according to new research. …
Genetic evidence of farmed straying and introgression in Swedish wild salmon populations
Science says! Escaped farmed Atlantic salmon represent a well-documented and ongoing threat to wild conspecific populations. In Norway, the world-leading producer of farmed salmon, annual …
WA Supreme Court OKs Cooke Aquaculture “Steelhead” Farming
Booooooooo! The Washington state Supreme Court unanimously upheld permits that will allow Cooke Aquaculture Pacific to farm steelhead trout in net pens in Washington waters. …
Breeding with farmed fish is changing the life cycle of wild salmon
When wild Atlantic salmon breed with escaped farmed salmon, their descendants grow faster and mature at a younger age, undermining the ability of the species …
Aquaculture salmon detected in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Maine rivers
Two aquaculture-origin Atlantic salmon were among seven adult fish collected on Nova Scotia’s Gaspereau River this year for breeding at Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Coldbrook …
Norway reveals plans for river trap system to protect wild salmon
Norway is to introduce new traps to protect wild salmon after experts warned they could become endangered as a result of contact with their farmed …
Tribal Members Say Steelhead Net Pens Violate Fishing Rights
The Swinomish Tribe has joined as a friend of the court in a lawsuit to block permits that allow steelhead farming in a commercial net-pen …