salmon

Northwest Aquaculture Alliance Applauds the Washington Department of Ecology For Giving the Green Light to Cooke Aquaculture Pacific to Raise Steelhead

January 7, 2021 Northwest Aquaculture Alliance

The Northwest Aquaculture Alliance, a leading voice for responsible aquaculture in the Pacific Northwest, applauds the State of Washington Department of Ecology for making a science-based decision in approving the permit modification application from Cooke Aquaculture Pacific. …

Wild Salmon Advocates Celebrate Discovery Islands Fish Farms Decision

December 28, 2020 Rochelle Baker, Canada's National Observer

Fish farm opponents on the West Coast are jubilant after Ottawa’s announcement Thursday that operations in the Discovery Islands are being phased out over the next 18 months. …

Shutting Down Salmon Farms in BC Begins in 2022

December 18, 2020 Nelson Bennett, BIV

The beginning of end of the salmon farming industry in B.C. as we know it will start in earnest in 2022 in the Discovery Islands. …

Aquaculture Company Pilots New Salmon Farm Containment System On West Coast

December 17, 2020 Rochelle Baker, National Observer

An international aquaculture company has launched a trial of a new salmon farm containment system expected to drastically reduce the exchange of sea lice between wild and farmed fish. …

Factory-Farmed Salmon: Does it Make Sense to Grow Fish in Indoor Tanks?

December 7, 2020 Mark Kurlansky, The Guardian

One of these land-based salmon farms is planned for Bucksport, a down-on-its-luck industrial town of 5,000 people on the estuary of the Penobscot, a struggling wild salmon river. …