Tag: salmon fishing

Federal Decision to Shut Down BC Salmon Farms Prompts Company Court Challenge

A British Columbia salmon farming company is going to court to challenge the federal government’s decision not to renew the licences for its open-net farms off Vancouver Island. Documents filed in Federal Court in Vancouver by Mowi Canada West apply for a judicial review of the decision last month by Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray to shut down 15 salmon farms. Mowi’s…


California, Oregon Ban Salmon Fishing for 2023 Amid Dwindling Fish Population

Dwindling salmon populations in California and Oregon rivers have prompted the National Marine Fisheries Service to close commercial and sports fishing season in both states on March 15. Salmon fishing season will remain closed in California and most of Oregon until 2024. “This is a decades-long trend, and the past few years of record drought…