Salmon Coalitions Push Feds to Make a Decision on B.C. Fish Farms

Salmon coalitions push feds to make a decision on B.C. fish farms

First Nations for and a against open net salmon farms in British Columbia continue to lobby the federal government on a promised moratorium on the industry in 2029. The First Nations Finfish Stewardship Coalition is calling on the Carney government to scrap the moratorium outright. “This decision was made without credible economic impact analysis of the industry in these regions and was made against the science,” Dallas Smith, a spokesperson for…

BC First Nations: coalition calls for reversal of 2029 net pen ban

A coalition of coastal First Nations in British Columbia has urged the federal government to reverse the planned 2029 ban on open net pen salmon farming, warning the policy risks undermining investment, employment and food security in remote communities. At a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, Chiefs from the First Nations for Finfish Stewardship [...]

First Nations Push Ottawa For Power To Licence Salmon Farms In B.C. Waters

SeaWestNews Coastal Indigenous leaders are pressing Prime Minister Mark Carney to reverse Ottawa’s 2029 ocean salmon farming ban on Canada’s West Coast and recognize a First Nations-led path for aquaculture, investment and food security. The post First Nations Push Ottawa For Power To Licence Salmon Farms In B.C. Waters appeared first on Sea West News.