Many Nations. One coast. One plan.

What we are

The Coalition represents many coastal First Nations whose territories span western and central Vancouver Island to BC's central coast. Together, these Nations host the majority of Canada's modern salmon farming sector, and have done so for decades, with permission from the communities whose traditional waters it occupies.

We are stewards. We have always been stewards. We grew up on these waters, we harvest from them, and we will be here long after any government policy cycle. Modern, responsibly managed salmon farming is compatible with wild salmon protection, and we have the science and the track record to prove it.

What we're asking for

We are asking the Canadian federal government to reverse or adjust the 2029 net-pen ban to enable modern aquaculture under Indigenous-led governance. That single decision:

• Lowers grocery prices and strengthens Canadian food security.
• Protects hundreds of coastal jobs and the paycheques that fund housing, mental health, and community services.
• Unlocks hundreds of millions in deferred Canadian investment that today flows to Norway, Chile, and Scotland.
• Funds peer-reviewed wild-salmon research in perpetuity through the Indigenous Centre for Aquatic Health Science (ICAHS).
• Delivers economic reconciliation in practice, not just in speeches.

Get in touch

For press enquiries, interviews, and event coordination, contact info@keepfoodaffordable.ca.

ICAHS, the Indigenous Centre for Aquatic Health Science

ICAHS is the coalition's science-and-stewardship arm: peer-reviewed, Indigenous-led, accountable to the Nations whose waters are studied. An Indigenous-required levy from partner companies funds wild-salmon research and conservation in perpetuity.

The case, the science, and the voices live in the Knowledge Center.