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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In honour of #EarthDay , we would like to celebrate wild Pacific salmon. A keystone species for BC’s ecosystem and economy.

As stewards of our environment, it’s crucial that we continue to advocate for the removal of ocean-polluting Atlantic salmon farms and strive to protect

In 2019, the federal government promised to transition from open-net pen salmon farms in coastal BC waters by 2025.

Despite this promise, there are still 85 salmon farms operating along BC's west coast, with 66 of them are seeking renewals of licences that expire June 30.

The First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance (FNWSA) is urging the federal government to stick to its plan to transition from ocean-polluting salmon farms in coastal BC waters by 2025.

The FNWSA position, which is consistent with that of the federal government, “is based upon court

The First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance (FNWSA), representing over 120 First Nations from across BC, supports the removal of open-net pen salmon farms from BC waters.

The FNWSA argues that salmon farms are exacerbating the threats facing wild Pacific salmon populations, which are

The First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance (FNWSA), representing over 120 First Nations from across BC, supports the removal of open-net pen salmon farms from BC waters.

The FNWSA argues that the current technology is only adding to environmental concerns and contributing to the

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is calling on the federal government to follow through on it's mandate to transition from open-net pen salmon farming in coastal BC waters by 2025.

A decade of rigorous, peer-reviewed science led by the Pacific Salmon Foundation, DFO, First Nations, and

'The Canadian government is considering extending the licences of salmon farms for two to six years to give the industry more time to transition.

DiCaprio posted on Instagram that would “break their promise to phase out open-net pen salmon farms by 2025.”

He said people should

Scientists blame the deaths on several factors, from ocean warming caused by climate change to the aquaculture industry’s overuse of antibiotics and pesticides and its aggressive attempts to increase production. Beyond the staggering number of dead fish, the findings raise

A new study has found that mass die-offs of farmed salmon are increasing around the world, with Canada experiencing some of the biggest and most frequent mortality events.

Dr. Gerald Singh, a researcher in UVic’s School of Environmental Studies and the study’s lead author,

Over the past decade, scientists have found 865 million instances of farmed salmon dying prematurely 🤯

The frequency of these mass die-offs is rising over time for ocean-polluting Atlantic salmon farms operating in Norway, Canada and the UK. The potential maximum losses for

The First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance (FNWSA) is calling for an urgent meeting with Justin Trudeau to ensure the federal government follows through on its commitment to transition open-net pen salmon farms out of coastal BC waters by 2025.

'[Canada's] political leaders,

The head of the First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance (FNWSA) is speaking out about the federal government's consultation process as it develops a plan to transition open-net pen salmon farms out of coastal BC waters by 2025. Moving forward, it is critical that this transition plan

The First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance (FNWSA) is urging for an 'emergency' meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, along with Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, to expose the gross mismanagement of wild Pacific salmon by DFO.

'Of all the

The First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance (FNWSA) is worried that DFO is considering licence extensions for open-net pen salmon farms in BC by up to six years, despite federal commitments to phase out ocean-polluting Atlantic salmon farms by 2025.

'Get those fish farms out of the

The First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance (FNWSA) is accusing DFO officials of “rewriting” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s mandate to phase out open-net pen salmon farming in BC by 2025.

With the 2025 deadline approaching, there is still no transition plan in sight. Over 120 First

A First Nation group from the Canadian province of British Columbia is requesting an 'emergency meeting' with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau regarding the transition plan for open-net pen salmon farming from coastal BC waters.

Chiefs of the First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance