On #BCWildSalmonDay , we recognize the vital role of wild Pacific salmon for the entire ecosystem in BC, including bears, whales, and eagles. Wild Pacific salmon are foundational to the food security, social and ceremonial purposes of First Nations across BC.

With the decline

BC is the last place on North America's west coast with ocean-polluting Atlantic salmon farms.

'There is broad consensus that open net fish farms have to go,' says Carla Qualtrough, Liberal MP for Delta.

Qualtrough said the federal government's commitment was to have the

Over the last decade, Federal Ministers of Fisheries & Oceans Canada have consistently had to overrule Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) in order to ensure DFO executes on its primary responsibility to safeguard Canada’s fisheries and oceans resources.

In 2023, former Fisheries

In 2019, the Liberal campaign promised to “transition from open net pen salmon farming in coastal waters to closed containment systems by 2025.” Now, the future of BC salmon farms is on Cabinet’s agenda.

When it comes to the science, DFO is in a state of conflict. A Hill Times

In 2019, Prime Minister Trudeau issued a mandate to transition open-net pen salmon farms from coastal BC waters by 2025. Over 120 First Nations from across BC, along with commercial, Indigenous and recreational fishers, tourism operators, business leaders, scientists, and ENGOs

In 2019, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a mandate to transition open-net pen salmon farms from coastal BC waters by 2025.

As cabinet contemplates how to implement the prime minister’s mandate to remove open-net pen salmon farms from BC waters, our elected officials should

In 2019, Prime Minister Trudeau issued a mandate to transition open-net pen salmon farms from coastal BC waters by 2025.

Over 120 First Nations from across BC, along with commercial, Indigenous and recreational fishers, tourism operators, business leaders, scientists, and ENGOs

Leaders representing over 120 First Nations, commercial and recreational fishers, tourism operators, business leaders, scientists, and ENGOs have sent a clear message to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: 'we expect him to keep his promise to transition open-net pen salmon farms out

In 2019, the Liberal platform promised to develop a responsible plan to transition from open-net pen salmon farming in coastal BC waters to closed containment systems by 2025.

Over 120 First Nations across BC are aligned with an uncommon coalition of commercial fishers, tourism

Chief Victor Isaac, ‘Namgis First Nation, has announced plans to reactivate a 2019 judicial review application to challenge DFO's policy of not testing for piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) before stocking open net-pen salmon farms in BC.

DFO's reliance on the PRV policy, which

Today, the ‘Namgis First Nation notified DFO that they are re-activating a judicial review on DFO’s policy of not testing for piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) prior to stocking open net-pen feedlots in BC.

DFO's reliance on the PRV policy, which refrains from testing for PRV before

In 2019, Prime Minister Trudeau promised to remove ocean-polluting Atlantic salmon farms from coastal BC waters by 2025.

It’s time to #endthepens . The future of wild Pacific salmon depends on it.

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First Nations leaders joined commercial fishers, tourism operators, business leaders, scientists and ENGOs to urge Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to follow through on his 2019 promise to transition open-net pen salmon farms out of BC waters by 2025.

“All our livelihoods directly