The case, the science, the voices.
Press releases, op-eds, peer-reviewed science, community voices, and policy analysis. This is the ongoing campaign record.
B.C. Salmon Farming - The Precision Ocean Technology Already on the Water
B.C. salmon farms run on sensors, cameras and AI that generate millions of data points a day. The federal government's 2029 salmon farming ban would shut down the ocean-tech platform Canada says it wants to grow.
Read →BC Salmon Farming Facts - Bycatch and Incidental Catch: The Numbers on the Record
B.C. salmon farms recorded 1.5 million incidental catch mortalities from 2011 to 2022, 94.4% Pacific herring, all publicly reported. Reversing the federal government's 2029 salmon farming ban keeps that record open.
Read →How Salmon Farmers Support the Waters They Work In
Every active salmon farm in B.C. is also a daily ocean-monitoring station. The federal government's 2029 salmon farming ban removes conservation infrastructure the coast cannot easily replace.
Read →B.C. Farmed Salmon Escapes Reduced by 97%. Ottawa Should Not Ignore That Progress.
Escapes from B.C. salmon farms have dropped 97% since 2010. Here is how containment works, and why the federal government's 2029 salmon farming ban risks discarding proven progress.
Read →Canadian Salmon, Canadian-Made Salmon Feed, A Strong & Sustainable B.C. Salmon Farming Industry
B.C. salmon feed is made locally from mostly Canadian ingredients. The federal government's 2029 salmon farming ban would replace it with higher-carbon imports.
Read →Wildlife on the Coast: How Farms and Marine Life Coexist
Over a decade of reporting data shows BC salmon farms and marine wildlife coexist responsibly, with mortalities dropping 97% since the industry adopted a voluntary no-kill policy.
Read →Seven Safeguards: How Salmon Farmers Actually Manage Fish Health
B.C. salmon farms use seven layers of prevention and monitoring. Reversing the federal government's salmon farming ban keeps this system protecting wild and farmed fish.
Read →How Industry-Funded Science Protects Wild Salmon
The Trudeau-era 2029 net-pen ban would shut down an industry already funding wild salmon science through Indigenous-led research.
Read →Sea Lice and Salmon: What the Science Actually Says
Over 320,000 wild salmon examined. The data on sea lice tells a clear story. Reversing the federal government's salmon farming ban protects the science.
Read →A Permanent Funding Source for Wild Salmon Science. The 2029 Ban Eliminates It.
The Coalition will require salmon farming companies to fund wild salmon research through ICAHS. The federal government's 2029 salmon farming ban would kill that funding.
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