Category: wild salmon

Industry, Conservationists Welcome Ottawa’s Delay on BC Salmon Farm Transition Plan

Both sides of British Columbia’s contentious fish farm debate are welcoming Ottawa’s move to delay a decision on a planned transition from open-net salmon farms in the province’s coastal waters. Representatives from B.C.’s salmon farming industry and Indigenous and conservation groups said Tuesday they agree the delay gives federal Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray more time…


Commercial Fishers and Wild Salmon Advocates Cheer Large Returns to BC Waters

The summer of 2022 is shaping up to be a bumper season for both pink and sockeye salmon in British Columbia rivers, with one veteran Indigenous fisherman reporting the biggest catches of sockeye in decades. Mitch Dudoward has worked in the salmon industry for more than 40 years, and says fishing on the Skeena River…